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How much do teaching professionals not elsewhere classified earn in Sweden?

Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified. 16,900 people employed in Sweden.

37,400SEK

per month is the median salary for teaching professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden in 2025. That is 2% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.3% since 2024

≈ €3,300 / $3,850 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 29,849 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 216 SEK an hour · 448,800 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 average salary for teaching professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden is 36,800 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 37,400 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 26,400 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 45,000 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
36,800 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
26,400 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
45,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
16,900
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among teaching professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

26,400 SEKLowest 10%37,400 SEKMedian45,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 32,200–41,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified 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 26,500 SEK a month on average — roughly 21,600 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 26,500 SEK 21,627 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 33,800 SEK 27,133 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 26,400 SEK 21,552 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 32,200 SEK 25,926 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.

Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified pay in the private and public sector

What teaching professionals not elsewhere classified 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 36,800 SEK 37,400 SEK 37,400 SEK 37,400 SEK
Private sector 38,200 SEK 37,600 SEK 39,000 SEK 36,400 SEK
Public sector 36,700 SEK 37,400 SEK 37,300 SEK 37,400 SEK
Central government 43,600 SEK 43,200 SEK 43,000 SEK 43,300 SEK
Municipalities 35,900 SEK 36,700 SEK 36,500 SEK 36,800 SEK
Regions (health care) 40,700 SEK 40,500 SEK 37,200 SEK 42,500 SEK

Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified salary after tax in Sweden

What teaching professionals not elsewhere classified actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 37,400 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 29,849 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

37,400 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 29,849 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 30,350 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 29,798 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 29,839 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 30,645 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 29,094 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 26,500 SEK before tax — roughly 21,627 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 45,000 SEK, which is roughly 35,164 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 45,000 Median pay Number
Men 37,400 SEK 6,000
Women 37,400 SEK 10,900

Women's average salary is 99% 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.

Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified salary by age

Pay for teaching professionals not elsewhere classified normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 26,500 SEK 26,300 SEK 26,600 SEK 1,700
25–34 years 33,800 SEK 34,300 SEK 33,500 SEK 2,600
35–44 years 36,900 SEK 37,500 SEK 36,600 SEK 3,900
45–54 years 39,200 SEK 39,100 SEK 39,200 SEK 4,200
55–64 years 40,000 SEK 39,800 SEK 40,000 SEK 3,700

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 30,700 SEK 32,900 SEK 28,800 SEK 290
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 34,400 SEK 36,900 SEK 32,000 SEK 890
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 30,800 SEK 32,600 SEK 29,700 SEK 2,700
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 35,200 SEK 36,300 SEK 34,600 SEK 3,100
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 39,200 SEK 38,800 SEK 39,400 SEK 9,800
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 45,400 SEK – – 120

Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified 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 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 40,400 SEK 40,100 SEK 40,600 SEK 2,300
East-Central Sweden 36,900 SEK 36,400 SEK 37,200 SEK 3,000
Småland and islands 34,300 SEK 35,000 SEK 34,000 SEK 2,100
South Sweden 38,000 SEK 38,300 SEK 37,800 SEK 2,500
West Sweden 36,200 SEK 36,400 SEK 36,100 SEK 3,700
North-Central Sweden 33,800 SEK 34,400 SEK 33,500 SEK 1,700
Central Norrland 36,800 SEK 36,700 SEK 36,900 SEK 730
Upper Norrland 37,300 SEK 36,900 SEK 37,400 SEK 840

Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified 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 28,200 SEK in 2014 to 37,400 SEK in 2025, +33% 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 2359, “övriga pedagoger med teoretisk specialistkompetens”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arkivpedagog
  • Ateljerista
  • Bildpedagog
  • Cirkuspedagog
  • Danslärare, övrig
  • Danspedagog
  • Dockteaterpedagog
  • Dramapedagog
  • Eurytmist
  • Forskare, pedagogik
  • Historiepedagog
  • Invandrarlärare
  • Konstpedagog
  • Kursutvecklare, utbildningsväsendet
  • Lajvpedagog
  • Levande verkstadspedagog
  • Lärare i musik- och kulturskolan
  • Lärare, SFI
  • Lärare, SFI (Svenska för invandrare)
  • Mimpedagog
  • Museilektor
  • Museilärare
  • Museipedagog
  • Musiklärare, musikskola
  • Musikpedagog, musikskola
  • Röstpedagog
  • SFI-lärare
  • SFI-lärare (Svenska för invandrare)
  • Sångpedagog
  • Teaterpedagog
  • Teckenspråkslärare
  • Teknikpedagog

Frequently asked questions

How much do teaching professionals not elsewhere classified 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 37,400 SEK a month before tax, against 36,200 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.3%. 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 teaching professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

The median salary for teaching professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden is 37,400 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 teaching professionals not elsewhere classified sit 2% lower than the typical job.

How much do teaching professionals not elsewhere classified earn after tax?

The median salary for teaching professionals not elsewhere classified is 37,400 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 29,800 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 teaching professionals not elsewhere classified?

The average (36,800 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (37,400 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what teaching professionals not elsewhere classified typically earn.

What is the starting salary for teaching professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: teaching professionals not elsewhere classified aged 18–24 years earn 26,500 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 26,400 SEK. More in the section “Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for teaching professionals not elsewhere classified?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 45,000 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 teaching professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 99% of men's in this job. The median salary is 37,400 SEK for men and 37,400 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do teaching professionals not elsewhere classified earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where teaching professionals not elsewhere classified earn 40,400 SEK per month on average.

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