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How much does a vocational teacher earn in Sweden?

Vocational education teachers. 11,200 people employed in Sweden.

43,000SEK

per month is the median salary for a vocational teacher in Sweden in 2025. That is 12% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,800 / $4,450 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 33,817 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In 2025, a vocational teacher in Sweden earned an average of 43,100 SEK per month. The median salary is 43,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 37,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 49,000 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
43,100 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
37,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
49,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
11,200
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

37,000 SEKLowest 10%43,000 SEKMedian49,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 40,000–45,900 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What vocational education teachers 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 43,100 SEK 43,000 SEK 43,100 SEK 42,900 SEK
Private sector 42,200 SEK 42,000 SEK 42,800 SEK 41,000 SEK
Public sector 43,500 SEK 43,400 SEK 43,200 SEK 43,500 SEK
Municipalities 43,500 SEK 43,400 SEK 43,300 SEK 43,500 SEK
Regions (health care) 42,300 SEK 41,700 SEK 41,800 SEK 41,700 SEK

Salary after tax

What vocational education teachers 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 33,817 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 39,400 SEK before tax — roughly 31,357 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 49,000 SEK, which is roughly 37,857 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 40,000 50,000 Median pay Number
Men 43,100 SEK 6,000
Women 42,900 SEK 5,200

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.

Pay by age

Pay for vocational education teachers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 39,400 SEK 39,600 SEK 39,200 SEK 1,000
35–44 years 41,900 SEK 42,300 SEK 41,500 SEK 2,600
45–54 years 43,400 SEK 43,300 SEK 43,600 SEK 3,400
55–64 years 44,600 SEK 44,300 SEK 45,200 SEK 3,500

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 40,000 SEK – – 150
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 41,600 SEK 42,000 SEK – 1,000
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 40,200 SEK 40,700 SEK 39,100 SEK 1,600
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 43,400 SEK 44,100 SEK 42,400 SEK 4,300
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 44,400 SEK 44,700 SEK 44,300 SEK 4,000

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 40,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 45,100 SEK 45,300 SEK 44,900 SEK 1,400
East-Central Sweden 42,800 SEK 42,700 SEK 43,000 SEK 2,000
Småland and islands 42,400 SEK 42,800 SEK 41,800 SEK 1,100
South Sweden 43,900 SEK 44,300 SEK 43,400 SEK –
West Sweden 43,400 SEK 44,000 SEK 42,900 SEK 2,300
North-Central Sweden 41,400 SEK 41,400 SEK 41,400 SEK 1,100
Central Norrland 41,200 SEK 41,000 SEK 41,600 SEK 630
Upper Norrland 42,300 SEK 42,700 SEK 41,700 SEK 750

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 31,700 SEK in 2014 to 43,000 SEK in 2025, +36% 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 2320, “lärare i yrkesämnen”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Barnavårdslärare, yrkesundervisning
  • Barnavårdslärare, yrkesutbildning
  • Gymnasielärare, yrkesämnen
  • Handelslärare
  • Komvuxlärare, gymnasielärare, yrkesämnen
  • Lantbrukslärare
  • Lärare, automation
  • Lärare, bageri och konditori
  • Lärare, barn- o. fritidsprogrammet
  • Lärare, beklädnadsyrken
  • Lärare, bygg och anläggning
  • Lärare, drift- och energiteknik
  • Lärare, DU, fartygsteknik
  • Lärare, el-teleteknik
  • Lärare, elektronik
  • Lärare, elprogrammet
  • Lärare, energiprogrammet
  • Lärare, fiskeriyrken
  • Lärare, flygteknik
  • Lärare, fordonsprogrammet
  • Lärare, fordonsteknik
  • Lärare, frisör och skönhetsvård
  • Lärare, gymnasieskola, yrkesämnen
  • Lärare, handel och administration
  • Lärare, hantverksprogrammet
  • Lärare, hotell och restaurang
  • Lärare, industriprogrammet
  • Lärare, installation
  • Lärare, kött och charkuteri
  • Lärare, lantbruk, skogsbruk, trädgård
  • Lärare, livsmedelsprogrammet
  • Lärare, media, grafisk produktion
  • Lärare, miljövård
  • Lärare, måleriteknik
  • Lärare, naturbruk
  • Lärare, omvårdnad, social omsorg
  • Lärare, omvårdnad, tandvård
  • Lärare, processteknik
  • Lärare, sjömansyrken
  • Lärare, storhushåll
  • Lärare, textil-beklädnadsteknik
  • Lärare, transport
  • Lärare, träteknik
  • Lärare, verkstads- och industriteknik
  • Lärare, VVS-teknik
  • Lärare, vårdyrken
  • Lärare, yrkesämne
  • Naturbrukslärare
  • Sjukvårdslärare
  • Skogsbruksinstruktör
  • Skogsbrukslärare
  • Sömnadslärare, yrkesinriktad utb.
  • Sömnadslärare, yrkesinriktad utbildning
  • Trädgårdslärare
  • Vårdlärare, gymnasieskola
  • Yrkeslärare, gymnasial eller eftergymnasial nivå

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a vocational teacher in Sweden?

The median salary for a vocational teacher in Sweden is 43,000 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 vocational education teachers sit 12% higher than the typical job.

How much does a vocational teacher earn after tax?

The median salary for a vocational teacher is 43,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 33,817 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 vocational education teachers?

The average (43,100 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (43,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what vocational education teachers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a vocational teacher in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: vocational education teachers aged 25–34 years earn 39,400 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 37,000 SEK.

How high can the salary go for vocational education teachers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 49,000 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 vocational education teachers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 99% of men's in this job. The median salary is 43,100 SEK for men and 42,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a vocational teacher earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where vocational education teachers earn 45,100 SEK per month on average.

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