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

By occupational group (SSYK) and sex, 2022 SEK

      Hourly wages
SSYK Occupational group Sex Number Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Average hourly wage
  Total Women 560 500 151.20 169.20 191.70 175.30
    Men 1 058 800 165.90 188.90 218.20 195.10
    Total 1 619 300 159.20 181.10 210.00 189.30
411 Office assistants and other secretaries Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
421 Croupiers, debt collectors and related workers Women 600 161.30 173.10 186.00 173.90
    Men 300 164.00 174.10 191.50 198.20
    Total 900 162.30 173.30 187.30 182.50
422 Client information clerks Women 7 200 151.10 163.70 177.80 169.50
    Men 2 800 151.30 164.80 176.90 169.90
    Total 10 000 151.10 164.10 177.70 169.60
432 Stores and transport clerks Women 22 700 161.10 174.60 197.40 182.40
    Men 76 500 163.00 179.90 204.20 186.40
    Total 99 200 162.30 179.30 202.90 185.50
441 Library and filing clerks Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
442 Postmen and postal facility workers Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total 13 000 151.10 164.00 179.80 168.10
443 Elected representatives Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
511 Cabin crew, guides and related workers Women .. 191.50 208.40 224.60 205.10
    Men 2 800 195.60 215.40 230.70 210.50
    Total 5 500 193.20 211.30 227.90 207.90
512 Cooks and cold-buffet managers Women 7 600 156.80 171.20 184.70 171.60
    Men 18 400 160.00 179.30 196.70 179.50
    Total 26 000 159.60 175.80 192.60 177.30
513 Waiters and bartenders Women 21 000 140.80 157.10 177.70 164.20
    Men 14 100 155.00 171.60 189.90 178.90
    Total 35 100 146.20 162.40 184.80 170.60
514 Hairdressers, beauty and body therapists Women 7 300 152.00 180.00 215.20 182.30
    Men .. 139.30 163.00 207.30 172.70
    Total 9 600 149.40 179.30 211.00 179.90
515 Building caretakers and related workers Women 7 200 166.20 183.10 197.10 185.60
    Men 20 900 163.40 181.60 202.60 188.40
    Total 28 200 164.00 182.20 201.80 187.70
516 Other service related workers Women 1 100 164.60 176.00 193.30 184.50
    Men .. 167.50 185.30 213.60 194.80
    Total .. 166.60 181.50 206.70 191.80
522 Shop staff Women 132 400 162.70 181.10 202.20 184.80
    Men 81 600 164.70 185.40 218.40 195.40
    Total 214 000 163.50 182.80 207.40 189.40
523 Cashiers and related clerks Women 5 100 145.90 164.40 189.60 171.70
    Men 2 400 138.90 156.30 193.70 177.60
    Total 7 500 142.60 162.70 189.80 173.50
524 Event seller and telemarketers Women .. 159.50 185.90 216.20 197.90
    Men .. 153.70 191.90 206.00 197.90
    Total .. 157.20 188.90 212.50 197.90
531 Child care workers and teachers aides Women 22 900 137.50 150.80 170.30 157.60
    Men 3 600 136.00 155.40 176.60 161.00
    Total 26 500 137.50 151.10 170.80 158.10
532 Personal care workers in health services Women 26 900 170.00 185.30 203.90 188.90
    Men 4 700 169.20 185.20 206.20 189.40
    Total 31 600 169.90 185.30 204.40 189.00
533 Health care assistants Women 12 700 147.20 162.10 178.20 163.70
    Men 5 500 149.40 163.50 181.50 167.00
    Total 18 200 147.80 162.60 179.20 164.80
534 Attendants, personal assistants and related workers Women 55 700 156.30 174.70 192.90 177.10
    Men 27 200 159.60 176.90 195.00 179.10
    Total 82 900 157.40 175.70 193.60 177.80
535 Dental nurses Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
541 Other surveillance and security workers Women 6 900 173.80 187.10 201.30 190.30
    Men 19 300 179.30 191.30 208.50 191.50
    Total 26 200 177.80 190.20 206.90 191.20
611 Market gardeners and crop growers Women 5 300 147.60 161.40 179.00 166.70
    Men 8 800 150.70 167.40 188.50 176.90
    Total 14 100 149.40 165.00 186.00 173.50
612 Animal breeders and keepers Women 6 800 139.40 150.00 161.40 156.10
    Men 4 600 145.00 157.00 175.50 166.00
    Total 11 400 139.80 152.90 169.70 160.80
613 Mixed crop and animal breeders Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
621 Forestry and related workers Women .. .. .. 201.50 174.50
    Men .. 150.60 175.00 207.70 180.60
    Total .. 150.60 175.00 206.70 180.30
622 Aquaculture and fishery workers Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
711 Carpenters, bricklayers and construction workers Women .. .. .. 218.60 198.80
    Men 105 600 197.20 217.50 231.70 212.90
    Total 109 000 196.80 216.90 231.10 212.50
712 Roofers, floor layers, plumbers and pipefitters Women .. 153.90 .. 204.10 178.80
    Men 37 800 192.30 220.70 242.30 217.40
    Total 38 500 192.30 218.40 241.10 216.70
713 Painters, Lacquerers, Chimney-sweepers and related trades workers Women .. 164.50 171.60 198.10 178.50
    Men .. 182.00 204.90 222.00 203.20
    Total .. 176.80 204.90 221.50 200.20
721 Sheet and structural metal workers, moulders and welders, and related workers Women .. 159.50 182.30 205.60 188.00
    Men 20 000 171.40 191.40 214.10 193.40
    Total 21 000 171.40 191.30 214.10 193.10
722 Blacksmiths, toolmakers and related trades workers Women 8 100 171.20 191.00 219.90 200.20
    Men 47 400 176.70 196.70 224.10 203.40
    Total 55 500 176.10 195.60 223.70 203.00
723 Machinery mechanics and fitters Women 2 100 170.20 197.30 228.30 198.10
    Men 55 600 179.30 201.50 227.80 205.60
    Total 57 700 178.80 201.40 227.80 205.30
731 Precision-instrument makers and handicraft workers Women .. 148.30 166.90 185.90 166.80
    Men .. 164.60 189.00 217.40 197.90
    Total .. 160.90 179.30 208.00 190.00
732 Printing trades workers Women 900 167.00 184.20 203.50 189.70
    Men 3 300 175.10 199.90 223.80 203.00
    Total 4 100 173.30 196.60 220.70 200.20
741 Electrical equipment installers and repairers Women .. .. 178.70 208.00 176.30
    Men 50 400 189.40 218.20 238.50 211.30
    Total 52 300 187.10 217.00 238.20 210.10
742 Electronics and telecommunications installers and repairers Women .. 152.60 166.20 .. 182.50
    Men .. 169.10 198.60 230.70 205.70
    Total .. 169.10 195.00 229.30 204.60
752 Wood treaters, cabinet-makers and related trades workers Women 1 000 167.00 183.40 198.70 187.70
    Men 8 300 167.70 185.90 203.40 188.00
    Total 9 300 167.60 185.80 203.00 187.90
753 Tailors, upholsterers and leather craftsmen Women .. 154.20 154.20 161.40 160.80
    Men 700 147.30 159.10 174.40 159.70
    Total .. 154.20 154.20 168.30 160.50
761 Butchers, bakers and food processors Women 2 200 157.80 168.90 192.10 178.20
    Men 4 100 162.90 186.30 203.40 188.60
    Total 6 300 161.20 178.70 200.70 185.30
811 Mining and mineral processing plant operators Women 900 187.20 238.20 297.90 243.90
    Men 7 000 195.30 235.70 306.30 246.40
    Total 7 900 194.30 235.80 304.70 246.20
812 Metal processing and finishing plant operators Women 3 100 186.90 225.80 256.10 222.30
    Men 12 800 196.00 230.70 260.20 228.30
    Total 15 900 194.30 230.00 259.20 227.20
813 Machine operators, chemical and pharmaceutical products Women 2 000 182.90 215.30 248.30 217.60
    Men 3 500 188.00 220.20 252.20 221.50
    Total 5 500 186.30 218.60 251.00 220.10
814 Machine operators, rubber, plastic and paper products Women 3 600 164.80 180.20 206.70 188.30
    Men 11 700 174.40 194.30 224.40 200.70
    Total 15 300 171.90 190.90 221.30 197.80
815 Machine operators, textile, fur and leather products Women 2 100 145.50 155.90 168.60 160.40
    Men 2 400 145.80 162.20 186.90 171.00
    Total 4 500 145.60 157.80 177.00 166.30
816 Machine operators, food and related products Women 4 500 168.10 184.70 202.90 188.20
    Men 13 600 157.40 181.20 203.10 184.30
    Total 18 100 160.70 182.30 203.10 185.20
817 Wood processing and papermaking plant operators Women 2 100 191.60 218.50 251.30 221.00
    Men 12 300 198.90 228.60 263.00 230.00
    Total 14 400 197.80 227.20 261.50 228.70
818 Other stationary plant and machine operators Women 2 900 164.00 185.40 226.10 193.80
    Men 6 800 176.30 202.30 235.60 204.30
    Total 9 700 171.80 197.30 233.60 201.20
819 Process control technicians Women 2 000 188.70 220.40 260.70 225.50
    Men 12 900 203.80 234.10 270.40 238.30
    Total 14 900 201.80 233.10 269.00 236.70
821 Assemblers Women 13 200 154.80 172.60 194.40 178.10
    Men 37 100 164.80 181.60 204.50 187.50
    Total 50 200 161.80 179.30 202.80 185.10
831 Train operators and related workers Women 1 000 225.10 255.10 276.70 251.40
    Men 5 000 238.60 262.30 280.10 258.40
    Total 6 000 235.70 261.30 279.10 257.30
832 Car, van and motorcycle drivers Women .. 161.60 176.20 180.20 172.50
    Men .. 153.60 166.60 181.30 169.10
    Total .. 153.70 169.10 180.90 169.50
833 Heavy truck and bus drivers Women 7 200 171.10 177.30 189.50 180.20
    Men 68 500 173.20 180.90 196.20 186.60
    Total 75 800 173.00 180.50 195.60 186.10
834 Mobile plant operators Women 2 900 172.30 189.00 216.60 198.70
    Men 33 700 179.30 201.20 222.30 203.80
    Total 36 600 179.30 200.30 222.10 203.40
835 Ships' deck crews and related workers Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men 400 155.00 193.90 217.50 191.20
    Total 500 156.90 188.50 216.70 189.40
911 Cleaners and helpers Women 57 800 140.20 149.80 158.10 151.20
    Men 21 800 144.10 152.70 163.00 156.70
    Total 79 600 140.50 150.10 158.10 152.80
912 Washers, window cleaners and other cleaning workers Women .. 159.60 179.30 179.30 169.40
    Men .. 140.50 153.20 179.30 159.70
    Total .. 140.50 153.20 179.30 160.20
921 Berry pickers and planters Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. 139.00 155.00 179.30 164.30
    Total .. .. 139.20 162.40 142.20
931 Construction labourers Women .. 158.00 178.40 198.30 180.50
    Men .. 161.40 189.10 216.50 189.70
    Total .. 161.40 188.60 215.50 189.50
932 Manufacturing labourers Women 3 900 147.20 162.30 178.00 165.80
    Men 6 800 154.70 169.30 187.60 171.60
    Total 10 800 151.20 166.30 185.60 169.50
933 Dockers and ground personnel Women .. 163.60 179.40 192.60 176.90
    Men .. 167.70 178.20 198.00 186.30
    Total 8 600 167.70 178.20 197.20 185.80
941 Fast-food workers, food preparation assistants Women 36 500 135.20 151.00 165.10 151.90
    Men 42 800 138.80 151.20 163.10 153.20
    Total 79 300 138.30 151.20 163.80 152.70
952 Street and market vendors Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. .. .. .. ..
    Total .. .. .. .. ..
961 Recycling collectors Women 900 171.40 178.40 193.10 181.10
    Men .. 171.40 179.80 195.40 180.20
    Total 9 300 171.40 179.70 195.40 180.30
962 Newspaper distributors, janitors and other service workers Women 13 300 142.60 149.00 160.80 152.10
    Men 23 400 145.20 157.00 181.00 162.00
    Total 36 700 143.50 152.80 173.10 158.60
988 Other professions Women 7 300 155.40 180.20 206.20 185.20
    Men 2 000 149.40 169.50 194.90 179.40
    Total 9 300 152.60 177.70 204.20 184.00
999 Occupations unidentifiable Women .. .. .. .. ..
    Men .. 187.20 .. .. 210.40
    Total .. 187.20 191.80 .. 209.20

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
2023-05-16

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