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How much do recreation and related associate professionals earn in Sweden?

Recreation and related associate professionals. 14,700 people employed in Sweden.

32,600SEK

per month is the median salary for recreation and related associate professionals in Sweden in 2025. That is 15% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €2,900 / $3,350 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 26,228 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In 2025, recreation and related associate professionals in Sweden earned an average of 32,700 SEK per month. The median salary is 32,600 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 25,400 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 39,400 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
32,700 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
25,400 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
39,400 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
14,700
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among recreation and related associate professionals in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

25,400 SEKLowest 10%32,600 SEKMedian39,400 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 29,300–35,900 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What recreation and related associate professionals 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 32,700 SEK 32,600 SEK 32,400 SEK 32,900 SEK
Private sector 32,700 SEK 32,800 SEK 31,200 SEK 33,400 SEK
Public sector 32,600 SEK 32,600 SEK 32,800 SEK 32,500 SEK
Municipalities 32,600 SEK 32,600 SEK 32,800 SEK 32,500 SEK
Regions (health care) 34,500 SEK 34,200 SEK 34,300 SEK 33,600 SEK

Salary after tax

What recreation and related associate professionals 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 26,228 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 27,100 SEK before tax — roughly 22,080 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 39,400 SEK, which is roughly 31,357 SEK after tax.

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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 25,000 40,000 Median pay Number
Men 32,400 SEK 5,900
Women 32,900 SEK 8,700

Women's average salary is 101% 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 recreation and related associate professionals normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 27,100 SEK 27,500 SEK 26,900 SEK 2,500
25–34 years 32,000 SEK 31,800 SEK 32,100 SEK 3,500
35–44 years 34,300 SEK 34,200 SEK 34,400 SEK 3,200
45–54 years 34,100 SEK 34,500 SEK 33,900 SEK 3,000
55–64 years 35,300 SEK 35,500 SEK 35,300 SEK 2,100

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 31,000 SEK 31,500 SEK 30,500 SEK 740
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 33,200 SEK 33,600 SEK 32,900 SEK 1,600
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 30,400 SEK 30,500 SEK 30,300 SEK 4,900
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 33,900 SEK 33,600 SEK 34,100 SEK 4,400
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 35,600 SEK 34,900 SEK 35,900 SEK 2,800

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 25,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 33,600 SEK 33,300 SEK 33,900 SEK 3,400
East-Central Sweden 31,600 SEK 31,900 SEK 31,500 SEK 2,600
Småland and islands 34,200 SEK 33,300 SEK 34,800 SEK 910
South Sweden 33,100 SEK 32,700 SEK 33,400 SEK 1,700
West Sweden 32,600 SEK 33,300 SEK 32,300 SEK 3,600
North-Central Sweden 32,100 SEK 31,000 SEK 32,700 SEK 1,300
Central Norrland 30,400 SEK 28,900 SEK 31,800 SEK –
Upper Norrland 33,100 SEK 32,300 SEK 33,500 SEK 620

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 24,700 SEK in 2014 to 32,600 SEK in 2025, +32% 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 3423, “fritidsledare m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Aktivitetsledare, fritidsaktivitet
  • Barn- och ungdomsledare
  • Barnkoloniledare
  • Barnkonsulent, församling
  • Barnkörledare
  • Barnledare, församling
  • Fritidsassistent
  • Fritidsgårdsföreståndare
  • Fritidsinstruktör
  • Fritidskonsulent
  • Fritidsledare
  • Föreståndare, fritidsgård
  • Församlingsassistent, skolbarn, ungdom, vuxna
  • Församlingspedagog
  • Gårdsföreståndare, fritidsgård
  • Konfirmandledare
  • Lägerledare
  • Miniorledare
  • Pensionärskonsulent
  • Projektledare, scoutverksamhet
  • Scoutledare
  • Stiftskonsulent
  • Ungdomsgårdsföreståndare
  • Ungdomskonsulent
  • Ungdomsledare
  • Ungdomssekreterare, fritidsverksamhet

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for recreation and related associate professionals in Sweden?

The median salary for recreation and related associate professionals in Sweden is 32,600 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 recreation and related associate professionals sit 15% lower than the typical job.

How much do recreation and related associate professionals earn after tax?

The median salary for recreation and related associate professionals is 32,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 26,228 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 recreation and related associate professionals?

The average (32,700 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (32,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what recreation and related associate professionals typically earn.

What is the starting salary for recreation and related associate professionals in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: recreation and related associate professionals aged 18–24 years earn 27,100 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 25,400 SEK.

How high can the salary go for recreation and related associate professionals?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 39,400 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 recreation and related associate professionals in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 101% of men's in this job. The median salary is 32,400 SEK for men and 32,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do recreation and related associate professionals earn the most?

Pay is highest in Småland and islands, where recreation and related associate professionals earn 34,200 SEK per month on average.

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