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How much does a postal worker earn in Sweden?

Postmen and postal facility workers. 10,800 people employed in Sweden.

29,500SEK

per month is the median salary for a postal worker in Sweden in 2025. That is 23% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.9% since 2024

≈ €2,600 / $3,050 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 23,890 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 170 SEK an hour · 354,000 SEK a year

The hourly figure is the monthly salary divided by 173.3 hours (40 hours a week × 52 weeks / 12 months); the yearly figure is twelve times the monthly salary.

In the 2025 salary statistics, a postal worker earned 30,000 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 29,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 25,800 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 35,100 SEK.

Figures are gross monthly salary before tax, converted to full time. Income tax in Sweden is roughly 30–34% for most earners, plus a national surtax on income above about 51,000 SEK a month.

Average pay
30,000 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
25,800 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
35,100 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
10,800
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among postmen and postal facility workers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

25,800 SEKLowest 10%29,500 SEKMedian35,100 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 27,200–32,200 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Postal worker starting salary

Statistics Sweden publishes no starting-salary figures. The closest proxies are what the youngest people in the job earn and where the lower end of the pay distribution sits.

The youngest in the job, aged 18–24, earn 27,400 SEK a month on average — roughly 22,300 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 27,400 SEK 22,306 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 28,700 SEK 23,287 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 25,800 SEK 21,099 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 27,200 SEK 22,155 SEK

These are proxies, not starting salaries. An age band holds both people who have just started and people ten years into the job, and the lowest paid are not always newcomers. The collective-agreement minimum and an individual offer can sit above or below.

Postal worker pay in the private and public sector

What postmen and postal facility workers earn depends a great deal on who the employer is.

Monthly salary by sector and gender
Sector Average pay Median pay Men Women
All sectors 30,000 SEK 29,500 SEK – –
Private sector 30,000 SEK 29,500 SEK – –

Postal worker salary after tax in Sweden

What postmen and postal facility workers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 29,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 23,890 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

29,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 23,890 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 24,264 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 23,852 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 23,883 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 24,482 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 23,328 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 27,400 SEK before tax — roughly 22,306 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 35,100 SEK, which is roughly 28,114 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a postal worker

The figures assume an average municipality, no church fee and an age under 66. The calculator takes your own municipality into account.

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Pay for men and women

Women's average salary is 99% of men's average salary in this job.

Statistics Sweden calculates the ratio on average monthly salary, while the table above shows median salaries, so the two do not line up exactly. The figure is also unadjusted: it does not account for differences in age, sector or position.

Postal worker salary by age

Pay for postmen and postal facility workers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 27,400 SEK – – 2,700
25–34 years 28,700 SEK – – 2,400
35–44 years 30,200 SEK – – 1,700
45–54 years 31,600 SEK – – 1,600
55–64 years 32,700 SEK – – 2,300

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education less than 9 years (ISCED97 1) 32,400 SEK – – 170
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 30,500 SEK – – 660
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 32,200 SEK – – 2,200
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 29,200 SEK – – 5,000
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 29,300 SEK – – 1,800
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 29,200 SEK – – 970

Postal worker salary by region

Statistics Sweden reports pay by job at the level of national areas (NUTS 2), not by county.

Monthly salary by region
Region 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 30,200 SEK – – 4,700
East-Central Sweden 29,500 SEK – – 830
Småland and islands 31,100 SEK – – 1,100
South Sweden 29,600 SEK – – 1,300
West Sweden 29,100 SEK – – 1,500
North-Central Sweden 29,100 SEK – – 570
Central Norrland 30,300 SEK – – 330
Upper Norrland 30,000 SEK – – 510

Postal worker pay growth 2020–2025

Median salary per year. Years with no reported median are skipped. The dashed line marks the break between the older and the newer series at Statistics Sweden; comparisons across it should be made with care.

From 25,600 SEK in 2020 to 29,500 SEK in 2025, +15% in total. Nominal figures, not adjusted for inflation. The lighter part of the line, the years before 2023, comes from an older set of statistics at Statistics Sweden and is not fully comparable with the later years.

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Swedish job titles in this occupation

Statistics Sweden files the following Swedish job titles under SSYK 4420, “brevbärare och postterminalarbetare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Brevbärarbiträde
  • Brevbärare
  • Brevresare
  • Brevsorterare
  • Lantbrevbärare
  • Postansvarig, företag
  • Postbehandlingschef
  • Postiljon
  • Postsorterare
  • Postutdelningschef
  • Sorterare, post
  • Terminalarbetare, brevterminal
  • Terminalarbetare, paketterminal
  • Transportmästare, post
  • Utrikesexpeditör
  • Värdeexpedient
  • Överpostiljon

Frequently asked questions

How much does a postal worker earn in 2026?

The latest figures are Statistics Sweden's salary structure statistics for 2025, published on 16 June 2026. The median salary was then 29,500 SEK a month before tax, against 28,400 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.9%. Figures for 2026 are normally published in June 2027; until then the 2025 figures are the latest there are, and we do not project our own.

What is the median salary for a postal worker in Sweden?

The median salary for a postal worker in Sweden is 29,500 SEK per month before tax (2025). That means half earn less and half earn more. The median across all jobs in Sweden is 38,300 SEK, so postmen and postal facility workers sit 23% lower than the typical job.

How much does a postal worker earn after tax?

The median salary for a postal worker is 29,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 23,900 SEK after tax. The exact figure depends on which municipality you live in — our salary-after-tax calculator works it out.

What is the difference between average and median pay for postmen and postal facility workers?

The average (30,000 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (29,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what postmen and postal facility workers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a postal worker in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: postmen and postal facility workers aged 18–24 years earn 27,400 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 25,800 SEK. More in the section “Postal worker starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for postmen and postal facility workers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 35,100 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden does a postal worker earn the most?

Pay is highest in Småland and islands, where postmen and postal facility workers earn 31,100 SEK per month on average.

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