Average hourly earnings of manual workers in the private sector

Including variable supplements, excluding and including overtime pay and percentage of overtime hours, April 2025. SEK

NACE Branch of Industry Average hourly
earnings
excluding
overtime pay
[1]
Percentage
change from
April 2024
Percentage
of overtime
hours, April
Average hourly
earnings
including
overtime pay
[1]
            2024 2025      
B-S excl. O Total 201.35 ± 1.00 2.1 1.8 1.6 203.59 ± 1.02
B Mining and quarrying 305.04 ± 3.21 2.6 4.2 4.8 309.78 ± 3.35
C Manufacturing 214.37 ± 1.17 0.9 2.8 2.7 217.93 ± 1.21
B+C Mining and quarrying + Manufacturing 216.42 ± 1.16 0.9 2.8 2.8 220.00 ± 1.20
25–30+33 Engineering industry 211.70 ± 1.59 0.6 2.8 2.8 215.34 ± 1.68
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 225.80 ± 5.33 0.1 2.5 2.4 230.51 ± 6.07
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 205.75 ± 1.71 2.5 3.4 2.6 209.65 ± 1.88
F Construction 223.76 ± 3.15 2.9 1.7 1.5 226.35 ± 3.07
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 199.47 ± 2.83 2.4 1.0 0.8 200.50 ± 2.82
H Transportation and storage 197.15 ± 3.10 3.5 3.5 3.3 201.31 ± 3.42
I Accommodation and food service activities 173.39 ± 2.23 3.4 0.2 0.2 173.55 ± 2.24
J Information and communication .. ± .. .. .. .. .. ± ..
K Financial and insurance activities .. ± .. .. .. .. .. ± ..
L Real estate activities 191.20 ± 1.92 1.6 0.8 0.8 192.44 ± 2.03
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 196.97 ± 11.76 4.6 0.6 0.6 197.98 ± 11.92
N Administrative and support service activities 185.70 ± 4.23 0.3 1.9 1.9 188.08 ± 4.22
P Education 167.86 ± 1.83 3.1 0.2 0.2 168.21 ± 1.87
Q Human health and social work activities 185.74 ± 2.41 1.3 0.7 0.6 186.78 ± 2.41
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 171.98 ± 4.05 4.0 0.3 0.5 172.65 ± 4.05
S Other service activities 183.84 ± 5.49 4.5 0.9 0.6 184.45 ± 5.49

1) A 95 % confidence interval for the average hourly earnings is given by the statistic ± the margin of uncertainty.

.. = Data not available.

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Last updated
2025-06-30

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