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How much does a psychiatric nurse earn in Sweden?

Psychiatry nurses. 3,200 people employed in Sweden.

46,800SEK

per month is the median salary for a psychiatric nurse in Sweden in 2025. That is 22% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €4,150 / $4,800 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 36,376 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The mean monthly salary for a psychiatric nurse in Sweden is 47,800 SEK (2025). The median salary is 46,800 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 40,600 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 56,300 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
47,800 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
40,600 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
56,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
3,200
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among psychiatry nurses in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

40,600 SEKLowest 10%46,800 SEKMedian56,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 43,600–50,700 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What psychiatry nurses 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 47,800 SEK 46,800 SEK 48,900 SEK 46,500 SEK
Public sector 47,700 SEK 46,800 SEK 48,300 SEK 46,600 SEK
Municipalities 46,700 SEK 46,200 SEK 47,500 SEK 45,900 SEK
Regions (health care) 47,800 SEK 46,800 SEK 48,400 SEK 46,600 SEK

Salary after tax

What psychiatry nurses actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. Between the cheapest and the most expensive one the difference is several hundred kronor a month.

That is roughly 36,376 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 43,100 SEK before tax — roughly 33,885 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 56,300 SEK, which is roughly 42,519 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a psychiatric nurse

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

Median salary for men and women
Gender 40,000 55,000 Median pay Number
Men 48,900 SEK 620
Women 46,500 SEK 2,600

Women's average salary is 94% 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.

Pay by age

Pay for psychiatry nurses normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 43,100 SEK – 42,700 SEK 300
35–44 years 46,200 SEK 48,700 SEK 45,500 SEK 760
45–54 years 47,800 SEK 49,700 SEK 47,400 SEK 950
55–64 years 49,700 SEK 51,700 SEK 49,200 SEK 960

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 50,100 SEK – 49,500 SEK 250
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 47,500 SEK 49,800 SEK 47,000 SEK 2,900

Pay by region

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

Monthly salary by region
Region 40,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 50,000 SEK 53,600 SEK 49,200 SEK 630
East-Central Sweden 48,100 SEK – 47,300 SEK 430
Småland and islands 46,800 SEK 47,700 SEK 46,600 SEK 430
South Sweden 47,300 SEK – 46,900 SEK 440
West Sweden 47,800 SEK 50,300 SEK 47,200 SEK 690
North-Central Sweden 46,200 SEK – 45,900 SEK 210
Central Norrland 44,000 SEK – – –
Upper Norrland 47,400 SEK – 47,700 SEK 180

Pay growth 2014–2025

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 32,100 SEK in 2014 to 46,800 SEK in 2025, +46% 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 2225, “psykiatrisjuksköterskor”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Psykiatrisjuksköterska
  • Sjuksköterska, psykiatrisk vård

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a psychiatric nurse in Sweden?

The median salary for a psychiatric nurse in Sweden is 46,800 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 psychiatry nurses sit 22% higher than the typical job.

How much does a psychiatric nurse earn after tax?

The median salary for a psychiatric nurse is 46,800 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 36,376 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 psychiatry nurses?

The average (47,800 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (46,800 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what psychiatry nurses typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a psychiatric nurse in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: psychiatry nurses aged 25–34 years earn 43,100 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 40,600 SEK.

How high can the salary go for psychiatry nurses?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 56,300 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Is there a gender pay gap among psychiatry nurses in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 94% of men's in this job. The median salary is 48,900 SEK for men and 46,500 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a psychiatric nurse earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where psychiatry nurses earn 50,000 SEK per month on average.

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