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How much do wellness consultants and health educators earn in Sweden?

Wellness consultants and health educators. 2,400 people employed in Sweden.

35,500SEK

per month is the median salary for wellness consultants and health educators in Sweden in 2025. That is 7% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,150 / $3,650 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 28,416 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

Wellness consultants and health educators earn 36,500 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 35,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 29,200 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
36,500 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
29,200 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
45,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
2,400
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among wellness consultants and health educators in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

29,200 SEKLowest 10%35,500 SEKMedian45,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 32,400–40,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What wellness consultants and health educators 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 36,500 SEK 35,500 SEK – 34,900 SEK
Private sector 35,500 SEK 34,400 SEK – 33,600 SEK
Public sector 39,700 SEK 38,600 SEK 37,400 SEK 39,000 SEK
Central government 43,400 SEK 41,100 SEK 41,500 SEK 40,400 SEK
Municipalities 38,700 SEK 37,800 SEK 36,200 SEK 38,000 SEK
Regions (health care) 40,300 SEK 39,000 SEK 37,400 SEK 39,300 SEK

Salary after tax

What wellness consultants and health educators 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 28,416 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 34,600 SEK before tax — roughly 27,737 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

Women's average salary is 89% 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 wellness consultants and health educators normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 34,600 SEK – 34,500 SEK 360
35–44 years 37,500 SEK – 35,700 SEK –
45–54 years 37,300 SEK – 36,900 SEK –
55–64 years 37,700 SEK – 37,600 SEK –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 36,100 SEK – 36,000 SEK 130
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 32,800 SEK – 32,700 SEK –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 35,800 SEK – 35,300 SEK –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 37,600 SEK – 37,700 SEK –

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 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 37,900 SEK – 37,800 SEK 360
East-Central Sweden 36,300 SEK – 36,500 SEK 260
Småland and islands 37,300 SEK – 37,000 SEK 170
South Sweden 38,300 SEK – 37,700 SEK –
West Sweden 34,400 SEK – 34,200 SEK –
North-Central Sweden 37,000 SEK – 34,700 SEK –

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 26,500 SEK in 2014 to 35,500 SEK in 2025, +34% 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 3424, “friskvårdskonsulenter och hälsopedagoger m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Distriktskonsulent, hälsoinformatör
  • Friskvårdare
  • Friskvårdsassistent
  • Friskvårdsinstruktör
  • Friskvårdskonsult
  • Friskvårdsledare
  • Friskvårdsterapeut
  • Gymföreståndare
  • Hälsocoach
  • Hälsoinformatör
  • Hälsopedagog
  • Hälsorådgivare
  • Hälsostrateg
  • Hälsoupplysare
  • Livscoach
  • Viktväktarkonsulent

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for wellness consultants and health educators in Sweden?

The median salary for wellness consultants and health educators in Sweden is 35,500 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 wellness consultants and health educators sit 7% lower than the typical job.

How much do wellness consultants and health educators earn after tax?

The median salary for wellness consultants and health educators is 35,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 28,416 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 wellness consultants and health educators?

The average (36,500 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (35,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what wellness consultants and health educators typically earn.

What is the starting salary for wellness consultants and health educators in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: wellness consultants and health educators aged 25–34 years earn 34,600 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 29,200 SEK.

How high can the salary go for wellness consultants and health educators?

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.

Where in Sweden do wellness consultants and health educators earn the most?

Pay is highest in South Sweden, where wellness consultants and health educators earn 38,300 SEK per month on average.

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