Net annual earnings in Sweden
A single worker on average pay in Sweden took home €38,950 per year in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Sweden, 2025
€38,950
Change from 2024
+7.9%
European Union, 2025
€29,954 per year
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€25,273 per year
Net annual earnings in Sweden over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €38,950 per year | €29,954 per year |
| 2024 | €36,106 per yearb (break in time series) | €28,777 per yearb (break in time series) |
| 2023 | €34,207 per year | €28,324 per year |
| 2022 | €35,189 per year | €26,654 per year |
| 2021 | €35,486 per year | €25,104 per year |
| 2020 | €33,367 per year | €24,047 per year |
| 2019 | €32,428 per year | €23,850 per year |
| 2018 | €32,688 per year | €23,167 per year |
| 2017 | €33,923 per year | €22,597 per year |
| 2016 | €33,712 per year | €22,240 per year |
| 2015 | €33,390 per year | €21,954 per year |
| 2014 | €33,923 per year | €21,608 per year |
| 2013 | €34,473 per year | €21,324 per year |
| 2012 | €33,473 per year | – |
| 2011 | €31,320 per year | – |
| 2010 | €29,044 per year | – |
| 2009 | €25,452 per year | – |
| 2008 | €26,790 per year | – |
| 2007 | €26,364 per year | – |
| 2006 | €24,244 per year | – |
| 2005 | €23,388 per year | – |
| 2004 | €22,946 per year | – |
| 2003 | €22,139 per year | – |
| 2002 | €21,701 per year | – |
| 2001 | €20,322 per year | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +7.9% from €36,106 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €33,390 per year, the figure has changed by +16.7%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €29,954 per year.