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How much does a resident physician earn in Sweden?

Resident physicians. 9,900 people employed in Sweden.

56,300SEK

per month is the median salary for a resident physician in Sweden in 2025. That is 47% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €5,000 / $5,800 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 42,519 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In 2025, a resident physician in Sweden earned an average of 58,900 SEK per month. The median salary is 56,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 51,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 70,400 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
58,900 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
51,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
70,400 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
9,900
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

51,000 SEKLowest 10%56,300 SEKMedian70,400 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 53,000–61,600 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What resident physicians 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 58,900 SEK 56,300 SEK 56,900 SEK 55,900 SEK
Private sector 60,900 SEK 57,500 SEK 57,500 SEK 58,300 SEK
Public sector 58,700 SEK 56,000 SEK 56,600 SEK 55,600 SEK
Municipalities 58,000 SEK 55,800 SEK 58,200 SEK 55,100 SEK
Regions (health care) 58,700 SEK 56,000 SEK 56,600 SEK 55,600 SEK

Salary after tax

What resident physicians 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 42,519 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 57,600 SEK before tax — roughly 43,134 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 70,400 SEK, which is roughly 49,192 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a resident physician

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 70,000 Median pay Number
Men 56,900 SEK 4,200
Women 55,900 SEK 5,700

Women's average salary is 98% 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 resident physicians normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 57,600 SEK 58,500 SEK 57,000 SEK 5,600
35–44 years 59,900 SEK 60,600 SEK 59,300 SEK 3,600
45–54 years 63,500 SEK 63,100 SEK 63,800 SEK 610

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 58,600 SEK 59,400 SEK 58,100 SEK 9,100
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 62,500 SEK 63,400 SEK 61,700 SEK 700

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 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 58,800 SEK 59,600 SEK 58,300 SEK 1,900
East-Central Sweden 61,200 SEK 61,800 SEK 60,800 SEK 2,000
Småland and islands 57,100 SEK 58,100 SEK 56,400 SEK 760
South Sweden 56,000 SEK 56,600 SEK 55,500 SEK 1,500
West Sweden 59,400 SEK 60,500 SEK 58,600 SEK 1,900
North-Central Sweden 58,800 SEK 59,200 SEK 58,500 SEK 810
Central Norrland 59,900 SEK 61,600 SEK 58,800 SEK –
Upper Norrland 58,500 SEK 59,200 SEK 57,900 SEK 590

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 44,000 SEK in 2014 to 56,300 SEK in 2025, +28% 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 2212, “st-läkare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • BT-läkare
  • Läkare, ST
  • ST-läkare

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a resident physician in Sweden?

The median salary for a resident physician in Sweden is 56,300 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 resident physicians sit 47% higher than the typical job.

How much does a resident physician earn after tax?

The median salary for a resident physician is 56,300 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 42,519 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 resident physicians?

The average (58,900 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (56,300 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what resident physicians typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a resident physician in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: resident physicians aged 25–34 years earn 57,600 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 51,000 SEK.

How high can the salary go for resident physicians?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 70,400 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 resident physicians in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 98% of men's in this job. The median salary is 56,900 SEK for men and 55,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a resident physician earn the most?

Pay is highest in East-Central Sweden, where resident physicians earn 61,200 SEK per month on average.

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