How much do sports coachers and instructors earn in Sweden?

Sports coachers and instructors. 16,200 people employed in Sweden.

33,900SEK

per month is the median salary for sports coachers and instructors in Sweden in 2025. That is 11% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+6.3% since 2024

≈ €3,000 / $3,500 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 27,209 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 196 SEK an hour · 406,800 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.

The mean monthly salary for sports coachers and instructors in Sweden is 36,900 SEK (2025). The median salary is 33,900 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 25,600 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 53,700 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: 36,900 SEK; Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%: 25,600 SEK; Earn less than this
Highest 10%: 53,700 SEK; Earn more than this
People employed: 16,200; In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among sports coachers and instructors in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

25,600 SEKLowest 10%33,900 SEKMedian53,700 SEKHighest 10%

Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 28,700–41,600 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Sports coachers and instructors 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 31,100 SEK a month on average — roughly 25,100 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
	Before tax	After tax
Average, aged 18–24	31,100 SEK	25,097 SEK
Average, aged 25–34	34,400 SEK	27,586 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than	25,600 SEK	20,948 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than	28,700 SEK	23,287 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.

Sports coachers and instructors pay in the private and public sector

What sports coachers and instructors 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	36,900 SEK	33,900 SEK	33,900 SEK	34,400 SEK
Private sector	38,000 SEK	34,800 SEK	34,800 SEK	34,800 SEK
Public sector	31,100 SEK	30,600 SEK	30,400 SEK	30,800 SEK
Municipalities	31,100 SEK	30,600 SEK	30,400 SEK	30,800 SEK
Regions (health care)	31,200 SEK	–	–	–

Sports coachers and instructors salary after tax in Sweden

What sports coachers and instructors actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 33,900 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 27,209 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

33,900 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality	Municipal and regional tax	After tax
Average municipality	32.38%	27,209 SEK
Stockholm	30.55%	27,654 SEK
Göteborg	32.60%	27,163 SEK
Malmö	32.42%	27,200 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax)	28.93%	27,914 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax)	35.65%	26,539 SEK

The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 31,100 SEK before tax — roughly 25,097 SEK after.
The best paid 10% earn more than 53,700 SEK, which is roughly 41,022 SEK after tax.

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Pay for men and women

Median salary for men and women
Gender	30,000 50,000	Median pay	Number
Men		33,900 SEK	7,000
Women		34,400 SEK	9,200

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.

Sports coachers and instructors salary by age

Pay for sports coachers and instructors normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age	Average pay	Men	Women	Number
18–24 years	31,100 SEK	29,100 SEK	32,200 SEK	2,600
25–34 years	34,400 SEK	34,200 SEK	34,500 SEK	4,300
35–44 years	39,200 SEK	40,800 SEK	37,900 SEK	3,600
45–54 years	40,500 SEK	39,800 SEK	41,000 SEK	3,200
55–64 years	39,000 SEK	37,100 SEK	41,100 SEK	2,100

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education	Average pay	Men	Women	Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2)	31,500 SEK	31,200 SEK	32,100 SEK	–
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C)	38,000 SEK	39,100 SEK	36,600 SEK	1,400
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A)	34,100 SEK	33,300 SEK	34,700 SEK	4,900
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B)	38,600 SEK	39,700 SEK	37,800 SEK	3,700
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A)	38,900 SEK	39,900 SEK	38,500 SEK	4,900

Sports coachers and instructors 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	Average pay	Men	Women	Number
Stockholm	43,200 SEK	38,700 SEK	47,800 SEK	4,000
East-Central Sweden	33,100 SEK	33,100 SEK	33,100 SEK	–
Småland and islands	35,700 SEK	37,300 SEK	33,700 SEK	–
South Sweden	31,900 SEK	30,700 SEK	33,600 SEK	–
West Sweden	35,500 SEK	39,300 SEK	33,200 SEK	4,300
North-Central Sweden	33,400 SEK	36,200 SEK	32,000 SEK	–
Central Norrland	42,300 SEK	39,700 SEK	–	–
Upper Norrland	35,700 SEK	–	35,400 SEK	–

Sports coachers and instructors 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 28,100 SEK in 2014 to 33,900 SEK in 2025, +21% 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 3422, “idrottstränare och instruktörer m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

Aerobicsinstruktör
Aerobicstränare
Babysiminstruktör
Badmintontränare
Bandydomare
Barngymnastikledare
Baskettränare
Bordtennistränare
Boxningstränare
Brottningstränare
Coach, idrottsledare
Distriktsinstruktör, idrott
Distriktskonsulent, idrott och sport
Distriktstränare
Domare, idrott
Dopingkontrollant
Dykinstruktör
Elitdomare
Fallskärmsinstruktör
Fitnessinstruktör
Fotbollsdomare
Fotbollsinstruktör
Fotbollsledare
Fotbollstränare
Friidrottstränare
Förbundstränare
Föreningsinstruktör
Galopptränare
Golfinstruktör
Golfinstruktör, friskvård
Golftränare
Golftränare, friskvård
Gymnastikinstruktör, motion
Gymnastikledare
Gymnastikledare, motion
Gymnastiktränare
Handbollsdomare
Hippolog
Hockeydomare
Idrottsdomare
Idrottsinstruktör
Idrottskonsulent
Idrottsledare
Idrottspedagog
Idrottstränare
Idrottstränare, motion
Innebandydomare
Innebandytränare
Instruktör, idrott
Ishockeydomare
Ishockeytränare
Judotränare
Kanottränare
Karateinstruktör
Klubbtränare
Klätterinstruktör
Klätterinstruktör, friskvård
Konståkningstränare
Meditationsledare
Motionsinstruktör
Motionskonsulent
Motionsledare
Padeltränare
Personlig tränare, friskvård
Ridinstruktör
Ridlärare
Ridskoleinstruktör
Salsainstruktör
Salsainstruktör, motion
Seglarinstruktör
Simhoppsinstruktör
Siminstruktör
Simlärare
Simlärare, friskvård
Simskollärare
Simskollärare, friskvård
Simtränare
Skidinstruktör
Skidlärare
Skidlärare, friskvård
Skidtränare
Snowboardinstruktör, friskvård
Snowboardtränare
Spinninginstruktör
Sportchef
Sportledare
Stavgångsinstruktör
Stavgångsledare
Styrkeinstruktör
Tekniskt biträde, travbana
Tennisinstruktör
Tennisinstruktör, motion
Tennistränare
Travfunktionär
Travtränare
Tränare, idrott
Träningsinstruktör
Träningsledare
Ungdomsinstruktör, idrott
Vattenaerobicsinstruktör
Vattengymnastikinstruktör
Vattenpolotränare
Workoutinstruktör
Yoga instruktör

Frequently asked questions

How much do sports coachers and instructors 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 33,900 SEK a month before tax, against 31,900 SEK the year before (2024) — +6.3%. 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 sports coachers and instructors in Sweden?

The median salary for sports coachers and instructors in Sweden is 33,900 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 sports coachers and instructors sit 11% lower than the typical job.

How much do sports coachers and instructors earn after tax?

The median salary for sports coachers and instructors is 33,900 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 27,200 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 sports coachers and instructors?

The average (36,900 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (33,900 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what sports coachers and instructors typically earn.

What is the starting salary for sports coachers and instructors in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: sports coachers and instructors aged 18–24 years earn 31,100 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 25,600 SEK. More in the section “Sports coachers and instructors starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for sports coachers and instructors?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 53,700 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 sports coachers and instructors in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 101% of men's in this job. The median salary is 33,900 SEK for men and 34,400 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do sports coachers and instructors earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where sports coachers and instructors earn 43,200 SEK per month on average.

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