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How much does a taxi driver earn in Sweden?

Taxi, car, and van drivers. 14,300 people employed in Sweden.

29,500SEK

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

+5% 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.

The average salary for a taxi driver in Sweden is 30,300 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 29,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 27,800 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 32,400 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
30,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
27,800 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
32,400 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
14,300
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among taxi, car, and van drivers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

27,800 SEKLowest 10%29,500 SEKMedian32,400 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 28,000–31,700 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Taxi driver 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 25–34, earn 31,800 SEK a month on average — roughly 25,600 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 31,800 SEK 25,625 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 27,800 SEK 22,608 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 28,000 SEK 22,758 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.

Taxi driver pay in the private and public sector

What taxi, car, and van drivers 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 30,300 SEK 29,500 SEK 29,200 SEK 31,700 SEK
Private sector 30,300 SEK 29,500 SEK 29,200 SEK 31,700 SEK

Taxi driver salary after tax in Sweden

What taxi, car, and van drivers 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 25–34 years, earn 31,800 SEK before tax — roughly 25,625 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 32,400 SEK, which is roughly 26,077 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a taxi driver

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 27,500 37,500 Median pay Number
Men 29,200 SEK 13,100
Women 31,700 SEK 1,200

Women's average salary is 103% 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.

Taxi driver salary by age

Pay for taxi, car, and van drivers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 27,500 37,500 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 31,800 SEK 31,800 SEK – –
35–44 years 29,000 SEK 29,000 SEK – –
45–54 years 30,300 SEK 30,000 SEK – –
55–64 years 29,500 SEK 29,000 SEK – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 27,500 37,500 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education less than 9 years (ISCED97 1) 28,900 SEK 28,900 SEK – –
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 28,400 SEK 28,400 SEK – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 30,100 SEK 29,900 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 29,900 SEK 29,900 SEK – –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 30,900 SEK 30,400 SEK – –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 34,400 SEK 34,400 SEK – –

Taxi driver 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 27,500 37,500 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 32,000 SEK 32,100 SEK – –
East-Central Sweden 29,300 SEK 29,300 SEK – 290
Småland and islands 31,600 SEK 31,600 SEK – –
South Sweden 29,000 SEK 29,000 SEK – –
West Sweden 28,100 SEK 28,100 SEK – –
North-Central Sweden 28,800 SEK 28,800 SEK – –

Taxi driver 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 20,100 SEK in 2014 to 29,500 SEK in 2025, +47% 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 8321, “taxiförare m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Chaufför, persontransport
  • Chaufför, privat-
  • Chaufför, taxi
  • Droskförare
  • Färdbilsförare
  • Färdtjänstförare
  • Limousinförare
  • Personbilschaufför, persontransport
  • Personbilsförare, persontransport
  • Privatchaufför
  • Taxichaufför
  • Taxiförare

Frequently asked questions

How much does a taxi driver 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 28,100 SEK the year before (2024) — +5%. 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 taxi driver in Sweden?

The median salary for a taxi driver 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 taxi, car, and van drivers sit 23% lower than the typical job.

How much does a taxi driver earn after tax?

The median salary for a taxi driver 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 taxi, car, and van drivers?

The average (30,300 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 taxi, car, and van drivers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a taxi driver in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: taxi, car, and van drivers aged 25–34 years earn 31,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 27,800 SEK. More in the section “Taxi driver starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for taxi, car, and van drivers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 32,400 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 taxi, car, and van drivers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 103% of men's in this job. The median salary is 29,200 SEK for men and 31,700 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a taxi driver earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where taxi, car, and van drivers earn 32,000 SEK per month on average.

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