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How much do unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 earn in Sweden?

Unit managers in social and curative care, level 2. 4,300 people employed in Sweden.

54,000SEK

per month is the median salary for unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 in Sweden in 2025. That is 41% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.3% since 2024

≈ €4,800 / $5,550 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 41,224 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 312 SEK an hour · 648,000 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.

In the 2025 salary statistics, unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 earned 52,300 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 54,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 37,800 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 62,500 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
52,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
37,800 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
62,500 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
4,300
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

37,800 SEKLowest 10%54,000 SEKMedian62,500 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 45,500–58,500 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Unit managers in social and curative care, level 2: 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 44,700 SEK a month on average — roughly 35,000 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 44,700 SEK 34,962 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 37,800 SEK 30,150 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 45,500 SEK 35,501 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.

Unit managers in social and curative care, level 2: pay in the private and public sector

What unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 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 52,300 SEK 54,000 SEK 53,900 SEK 54,000 SEK
Private sector 43,900 SEK 41,700 SEK 41,500 SEK 41,700 SEK
Public sector 56,700 SEK 56,500 SEK 56,100 SEK 56,600 SEK
Central government 57,500 SEK 56,500 SEK 56,500 SEK 56,600 SEK
Municipalities 56,600 SEK 56,500 SEK 55,800 SEK 56,600 SEK
Regions (health care) 58,700 SEK – – –

Unit managers in social and curative care, level 2: salary after tax in Sweden

What unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 54,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 41,224 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

54,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 41,224 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 42,055 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 41,137 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 41,208 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 42,571 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 39,946 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 44,700 SEK before tax — roughly 34,962 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 62,500 SEK, which is roughly 45,453 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for unit managers in social and curative care, level 2

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 60,000 Median pay Number
Men 53,900 SEK 830
Women 54,000 SEK 3,400

Women's average salary is 100% 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.

Unit managers in social and curative care, level 2: salary by age

Pay for unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 44,700 SEK – 44,900 SEK 450
35–44 years 51,000 SEK 52,300 SEK 50,700 SEK 1,300
45–54 years 53,900 SEK 53,900 SEK 53,900 SEK 1,500
55–64 years 54,700 SEK 52,600 SEK 55,300 SEK 960

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 42,400 SEK – 41,400 SEK 270
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 41,000 SEK – 40,200 SEK 430
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 48,800 SEK 51,700 SEK 47,900 SEK 540
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 55,600 SEK 56,100 SEK 55,600 SEK 3,000

Unit managers in social and curative care, level 2: 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 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 51,600 SEK 52,500 SEK 51,400 SEK 1,300
East-Central Sweden 51,800 SEK 52,600 SEK 51,700 SEK 690
Småland and islands 53,700 SEK – 53,800 SEK 290
South Sweden 53,300 SEK – 53,200 SEK 620
West Sweden 53,700 SEK 55,400 SEK 53,200 SEK 830
North-Central Sweden 52,300 SEK – 52,100 SEK 300
Central Norrland 46,500 SEK – 51,700 SEK –
Upper Norrland 53,100 SEK – 53,600 SEK 140

Unit managers in social and curative care, level 2: 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 39,000 SEK in 2014 to 54,000 SEK in 2025, +38% 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 1522, “enhetschefer inom socialt och kurativt arbete, nivå 2”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Boendechef, kommun, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Boendeföreståndare, kommunal (vård och omsorg), verksamhetsnära chef
  • Dagcenterföreståndare, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Enhetschef, dagcenter handikappomsorg, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Enhetschef, habiliteringscenter, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Enhetschef, socialtjänst, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Föreståndare, hem för vård och boende, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Föreståndare, institution för personer med funktionsnedsättning, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Förläggningschef, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Områdeschef, handikappomsorg, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Ungdomshemsföreståndare, verksamhetsnära chef
  • VD, inom kurativ verksamhet, utan chefshierarki
  • Verkställande direktör, inom kurativ verksamhet, utan chefshierarki

Frequently asked questions

How much do unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 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 54,000 SEK a month before tax, against 52,300 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 unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 in Sweden?

The median salary for unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 in Sweden is 54,000 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 unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 sit 41% higher than the typical job.

How much do unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 earn after tax?

The median salary for unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 is 54,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 41,200 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 unit managers in social and curative care, level 2?

The average (52,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (54,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 typically earn.

What is the starting salary for unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 aged 25–34 years earn 44,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 37,800 SEK. More in the section “Unit managers in social and curative care, level 2: starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for unit managers in social and curative care, level 2?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 62,500 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 unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 100% of men's in this job. The median salary is 53,900 SEK for men and 54,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 earn the most?

Pay is highest in Småland and islands, where unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 earn 53,700 SEK per month on average.

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