Private sector, manual workers: Average hourly wage and wage dispersion

By occupational group (SSYK) and sex, 2025 SEK

      Hourly wages
SSYK Occupational group Sex Number Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Average hourly wage
  Total Women 576 000 168.40 187.50 211.70 194.90
    Men 1 044 400 186.00 211.20 241.50 218.80
    Total 1 620 400 177.50 202.30 233.10 211.60
411 Office assistants and other secretaries Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
421 Croupiers, debt collectors and related workers Women 400 178.30 190.60 205.70 193.10
    Men 200 177.00 194.70 225.90 217.50
    Total 600 177.70 191.40 207.70 201.90
422 Client information clerks Women 8 700 168.20 181.60 200.10 193.60
    Men 3 400 167.40 188.20 203.40 191.90
    Total 12 200 168.00 183.00 200.70 193.10
432 Stores and transport clerks Women 22 100 181.50 197.10 221.90 205.90
    Men 72 400 186.70 202.50 228.40 211.00
    Total 94 500 185.30 201.50 227.10 209.80
441 Library and filing clerks Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
442 Postmen and postal facility workers Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total 10 800 166.70 183.30 201.40 187.90
443 Elected representatives Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
511 Cabin crew, guides and related workers Women 2 200 210.50 229.70 251.60 227.20
    Men 2 400 217.90 237.00 256.40 233.20
    Total 4 600 213.20 233.00 254.20 230.40
512 Cooks and cold-buffet managers Women 7 700 177.50 187.90 207.30 193.90
    Men 18 200 188.00 199.00 216.10 204.00
    Total 25 900 180.70 196.50 212.00 201.30
513 Waiters and bartenders Women 27 300 161.60 182.00 201.70 188.70
    Men 17 600 174.80 190.60 210.10 195.60
    Total 44 900 168.10 185.70 206.50 191.70
514 Hairdressers, beauty and body therapists Women 9 000 154.60 191.30 215.20 191.80
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total 10 600 155.40 191.30 214.70 191.20
515 Building caretakers and related workers Women 7 100 182.40 199.30 217.00 203.80
    Men 18 500 187.50 205.80 223.20 208.50
    Total 25 600 185.30 203.80 222.30 207.30
516 Other service related workers Women .. 175.70 187.80 210.00 194.70
    Men .. 180.90 196.70 216.60 206.20
    Total .. 178.10 193.90 213.70 201.70
522 Shop staff Women 123 700 181.70 202.00 225.80 205.20
    Men 80 600 183.10 209.00 239.80 215.10
    Total 204 300 182.30 204.20 230.60 209.50
523 Cashiers and related clerks Women .. 153.50 174.20 209.20 188.60
    Men 2 600 157.90 180.90 201.30 192.00
    Total 8 600 155.10 176.10 208.10 189.80
524 Event seller and telemarketers Women .. 174.50 205.00 248.60 228.60
    Men .. 165.80 180.30 220.70 208.60
    Total .. 170.80 196.40 238.70 222.90
531 Child care workers and teachers aides Women 26 200 148.20 161.40 178.70 169.00
    Men 3 700 149.80 166.40 187.20 173.60
    Total 29 900 149.20 162.00 179.30 169.60
532 Personal care workers in health services Women 24 600 187.00 203.50 223.10 206.20
    Men 4 800 191.20 210.40 233.20 213.50
    Total 29 400 187.40 204.50 225.10 207.30
533 Health care assistants Women 15 800 165.00 180.90 198.60 182.30
    Men 6 600 169.20 183.70 202.30 185.10
    Total 22 400 166.20 181.70 199.90 183.20
534 Attendants, personal assistants and related workers Women 55 200 171.60 191.80 211.10 193.80
    Men 28 600 174.90 193.30 212.60 194.40
    Total 83 800 172.60 192.30 211.60 194.00
535 Dental nurses Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
541 Other surveillance and security workers Women 6 700 199.10 211.80 228.30 214.60
    Men 16 700 203.90 215.80 231.10 218.70
    Total 23 400 201.90 214.60 230.40 217.60
611 Market gardeners and crop growers Women 5 900 161.40 176.70 195.70 182.00
    Men 14 300 168.00 185.60 209.20 192.50
    Total 20 300 166.20 182.30 205.00 189.60
612 Animal breeders and keepers Women 6 400 156.80 172.60 186.40 174.60
    Men 4 200 149.40 160.00 190.30 177.80
    Total 10 600 149.40 171.20 188.10 176.00
613 Mixed crop and animal breeders Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. 155 161 174 172
621 Forestry and related workers Women .. .. 193 221.60 205.10
    Men .. 170.30 195.00 222.10 205.90
    Total .. 171.10 195.00 221.70 205.80
622 Aquaculture and fishery workers Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
711 Carpenters, bricklayers and construction workers Women .. 196 234 242.80 229.80
    Men 87 800 223.60 241.50 255.10 240.60
    Total 90 800 223.10 241.50 254.60 240.20
712 Roofers, floor layers, plumbers and pipefitters Women .. .. 244 257.70 234.10
    Men 34 200 238.00 255.30 265.60 250.50
    Total 35 400 234.40 254.40 265.10 250.00
713 Painters, Lacquerers, Chimney-sweepers and related trades workers Women .. .. 192.20 216.80 191.30
    Men 28 800 209.10 226.80 240.80 223.80
    Total 33 100 205.30 224.80 239.50 219.50
721 Sheet and structural metal workers, moulders and welders, and related workers Women 800 186.00 200.80 220.50 204.80
    Men 18 700 205.10 227.70 245.30 228.30
    Total 19 500 203.50 227.10 245.30 227.50
722 Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers Women 9 300 184.50 208.50 240.00 216.70
    Men 45 800 195.40 217.60 245.10 224.80
    Total 55 100 193.30 216.00 244.30 223.50
723 Machinery mechanics and fitters Women 2 600 193.80 219.50 250.40 227.60
    Men 60 000 197.20 224.00 254.20 229.50
    Total 62 600 197.20 223.80 254.20 229.40
731 Precision-instrument makers and handicraft workers Women .. 173.30 188.90 200.80 192.20
    Men .. 213.10 245.80 271.70 247.10
    Total .. 190.20 223.90 264.10 233.70
732 Printing trades workers Women 1 200 176.30 193.10 215.20 199.30
    Men 3 000 183.90 211.50 241.00 218.50
    Total 4 200 177.80 203.80 234.50 213.20
741 Electrical equipment installers and repairers Women 2 600 205 223.80 237.10 224.40
    Men 51 600 214.40 242.90 265.70 241.30
    Total 54 200 214.30 241.50 265.20 240.60
742 Electronics and telecommunications installers and repairers Women .. .. .. 259 212.20
    Men .. .. .. 269.10 241.80
    Total .. .. 248.60 269.10 240.80
752 Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades workers Women 900 184.50 199.20 219.50 202.80
    Men 7 800 192.30 206.30 220.80 210.70
    Total 8 700 191.70 205.60 220.70 209.90
753 Tailors, upholsterers and leather craftsmen Women 1 000 174.10 193.90 215.20 197.50
    Men 800 173.30 193.40 211.00 192.80
    Total 1 800 173.40 193.70 215.20 195.30
761 Butchers, bakers and food processors Women .. 178.20 185.00 210.00 197.00
    Men 4 700 180.30 194.80 222.00 204.40
    Total 7 000 179.30 190.70 216.40 202.00
811 Mining and mineral processing plant operators Women 1 200 205.90 261.00 337.00 266.30
    Men 8 800 224.40 257.50 336.90 271.50
    Total 9 900 223.00 258.10 336.90 271.00
812 Metal processing and finishing plant operators Women 2 700 213.40 249.00 284.50 245.60
    Men 12 400 220.10 251.90 286.50 250.80
    Total 15 100 219.40 251.50 286.00 249.90
813 Machine operators, chemical and pharmaceutical products Women 1 800 215.70 257.60 296.70 257.70
    Men 3 300 219.70 266.30 310.80 265.70
    Total 5 000 218.20 263.30 305.60 263.00
814 Machine operators, rubber, plastic and paper products Women .. 179.70 202.00 223.30 209.40
    Men 10 700 195.30 220.00 255.70 230.20
    Total 14 600 191.30 214.60 249.30 224.70
815 Machine operators, textile, fur and leather products Women 2 800 163.70 176.50 188.90 178.50
    Men 3 400 156.70 177.50 198.30 181.80
    Total 6 200 159.60 177.20 193.60 180.30
816 Machine operators, food and related products Women 5 100 180.40 202.90 226.60 206.30
    Men 12 900 182.30 203.60 230.70 209.50
    Total 18 000 181.60 203.60 229.60 208.70
817 Wood processing and papermaking plant operators Women 2 700 221.60 254.00 283.10 252.80
    Men 13 900 226.90 261.90 296.80 262.40
    Total 16 600 226.00 260.50 294.90 260.90
818 Other stationary plant and machine operators Women 1 700 185.20 206.50 235.50 213.00
    Men 4 500 193.50 216.90 248.20 222.80
    Total 6 200 190.80 214.80 245.60 220.20
819 Process control technicians Women 2 500 205.00 240.40 282.80 248.50
    Men 13 300 223.70 254.10 293.40 261.50
    Total 15 800 220.70 251.90 291.70 259.50
821 Assemblers Women 11 600 176.60 194.60 221.60 201.80
    Men 38 400 186.30 208.70 234.30 212.80
    Total 50 000 184.30 205.40 231.30 210.40
831 Train operators and related workers Women 1 200 250.40 279.00 318.60 279.20
    Men 5 500 262.40 293.70 319.30 288.00
    Total 6 700 260.10 291.90 319.30 286.50
832 Car, van and motorcycle drivers Women .. 174.40 189.50 206.90 179.90
    Men 18 600 170.90 182.60 193.40 182.10
    Total 21 200 171.00 184.10 194.30 181.90
833 Heavy truck and bus drivers Women 9 400 191.30 200.00 211.10 202.70
    Men 77 300 192.40 202.70 216.00 206.30
    Total 86 800 192.30 202.40 215.90 206.00
834 Mobile plant operators Women 3 400 191.10 212.40 241.00 220.80
    Men 35 300 199.70 214.20 239.10 220.10
    Total 38 700 198.10 214.20 239.50 220.20
835 Ships' deck crews and related workers Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men 400 175.30 208.00 228.40 212.40
    Total 500 172.70 197.70 223.70 207.70
911 Cleaners and helpers Women 56 600 155.50 169.00 176.10 167.80
    Men 23 900 161.30 173.10 184.20 175.90
    Total 80 500 156.60 170.00 177.70 170.30
912 Washers, window cleaners and other cleaning workers Women 500 162.20 179.80 200.90 180.30
    Men .. 167.60 184.30 213.30 192.70
    Total .. 167.10 183.90 211.10 191.50
921 Berry pickers and planters Women .. 155 169 186 168
    Men .. 153.00 164.80 179.30 171.20
    Total .. 153 166.20 182.00 170.30
931 Construction labourers Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. 209.40 235.50 238.00 228.00
    Total .. 208.50 235.50 238.00 227.80
932 Manufacturing labourers Women 2 400 171.00 183.30 198.50 187.10
    Men .. 174.60 189.00 209.20 194.80
    Total 6 700 173.90 187.10 204.80 192.10
933 Dockers and ground personnel Women .. .. .. .. 194.00
    Men .. 168.00 190.80 215.80 197.10
    Total .. 167.40 190.80 216.10 196.90
941 Fast-food workers, food preparation assistants Women 44 600 153.00 167.90 182.90 172.00
    Men 36 500 157.20 172.10 186.50 174.10
    Total 81 000 155.40 170.00 184.60 173.10
952 Street and market vendors Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
961 Recycling collectors Women 1 000 190.20 200.50 211.60 200.90
    Men 6 000 194.60 203.30 216.80 206.70
    Total 7 000 194.20 203.00 216.30 205.90
962 Newspaper distributors, janitors and other service workers Women 12 600 157.60 163.90 175.80 168.40
    Men 22 400 157.60 167.10 186.60 172.90
    Total 35 000 157.60 165.60 181.50 171.40
988 Other professions Women 6 600 175.60 199.70 228.20 209.20
    Men 2 000 160.70 187.20 213.40 202.90
    Total 8 600 171.60 197.60 225.10 207.80
999 Occupations unidentifiable Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. 260.50

Definitions and explanations

The average salary is calculated as the sum of the individual's salary divided by the number of individuals.

Lower quartile, median and upper quartile means that 25%, 50% and 75% of employees have a salary that is below the specified value.

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Last updated
2026-05-19

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