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How much does a teaching assistant earn in Sweden?

Teachers aides. 39,800 people employed in Sweden.

29,000SEK

per month is the median salary for a teaching assistant in Sweden in 2025. That is 24% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €2,550 / $3,000 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 23,513 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The mean monthly salary for a teaching assistant in Sweden is 29,100 SEK (2025). The median salary is 29,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 24,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 34,000 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
29,100 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
24,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
34,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
39,800
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

24,000 SEKLowest 10%29,000 SEKMedian34,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 26,100–31,700 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What teachers aides 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 29,100 SEK 29,000 SEK 28,700 SEK 29,100 SEK
Private sector 28,300 SEK 27,100 SEK 28,100 SEK 26,600 SEK
Public sector 29,300 SEK 29,200 SEK 28,800 SEK 29,500 SEK
Municipalities 29,300 SEK 29,200 SEK 28,800 SEK 29,400 SEK
Regions (health care) 32,100 SEK 31,800 SEK 32,400 SEK 31,700 SEK

Salary after tax

What teachers aides 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 23,513 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 24,900 SEK before tax — roughly 20,420 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 34,000 SEK, which is roughly 27,284 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 35,000 Median pay Number
Men 28,700 SEK 13,200
Women 29,100 SEK 26,600

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 teachers aides normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 24,900 SEK 24,900 SEK 24,900 SEK 7,500
25–34 years 28,400 SEK 28,500 SEK 28,200 SEK 7,700
35–44 years 29,800 SEK 30,600 SEK 29,500 SEK 8,700
45–54 years 30,900 SEK 31,200 SEK 30,700 SEK 8,000
55–64 years 31,400 SEK 32,000 SEK 31,200 SEK 6,900

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education less than 9 years (ISCED97 1) 27,100 SEK – 26,900 SEK 450
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 28,800 SEK 29,300 SEK 28,500 SEK 2,200
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 29,800 SEK 30,400 SEK 29,700 SEK 6,800
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 28,100 SEK 27,700 SEK 28,300 SEK 17,500
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 30,100 SEK 30,300 SEK 30,100 SEK 7,500
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 30,700 SEK 31,000 SEK 30,600 SEK 5,200
No information about level of educational attainment 28,000 SEK – – 130

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 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 29,000 SEK 29,300 SEK 28,800 SEK 8,300
East-Central Sweden 28,700 SEK 28,500 SEK 28,800 SEK 7,000
Småland and islands 29,300 SEK 29,200 SEK 29,300 SEK 3,800
South Sweden 29,100 SEK 28,900 SEK 29,300 SEK 5,800
West Sweden 29,800 SEK 29,500 SEK 29,900 SEK 8,000
North-Central Sweden 28,600 SEK 28,600 SEK 28,700 SEK 3,800
Central Norrland 29,300 SEK 28,600 SEK 29,700 SEK 1,400
Upper Norrland 29,300 SEK 29,100 SEK 29,400 SEK 1,700

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 23,000 SEK in 2014 to 29,000 SEK in 2025, +26% 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 5312, “elevassistenter m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Elevassistent
  • Elevstödjare
  • Elevvårdsassistent
  • Hemspråkstränare
  • Kamratstödjare
  • Klassmorfar
  • Klassmormor
  • Lärarassistent
  • Läxhjälp, inom skolan
  • Modersmålstränare
  • Pedagogassistent
  • Resursassistent, skola
  • Resurslärare, elevassistent skola
  • Skolvärd
  • Skolvärdinna
  • Studiehandledare, modersmålsträning
  • Ungdomsgårdsarbetare
  • Värd, skola

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a teaching assistant in Sweden?

The median salary for a teaching assistant in Sweden is 29,000 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 teachers aides sit 24% lower than the typical job.

How much does a teaching assistant earn after tax?

The median salary for a teaching assistant is 29,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 23,513 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 teachers aides?

The average (29,100 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (29,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what teachers aides typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a teaching assistant in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: teachers aides aged 18–24 years earn 24,900 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 24,000 SEK.

How high can the salary go for teachers aides?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 34,000 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 teachers aides in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 101% of men's in this job. The median salary is 28,700 SEK for men and 29,100 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a teaching assistant earn the most?

Pay is highest in West Sweden, where teachers aides earn 29,800 SEK per month on average.

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