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How much can you expect to earn as a teacher in Sweden?

Teaching is a popular career for newcomers to Sweden, in part thanks to a large number of international schools where lessons take place in English. We've taken a look at the numbers to calculate how much you can expect to earn as a teacher in Sweden, both before and after tax.

How much can you expect to earn as a teacher in Sweden?
Find out the average teacher salaries for men and women in Sweden, before and after tax. Photo: Photo: Gorm Kallestad/NTB scanpix/TT

Article published in 2019. Updated figures can be found here.

The average monthly salary for a preschool teacher in Sweden is 30,500 kronor before tax, which rises to 33,900 kronor for primary school teachers and 36,300 kronor for secondary school teachers.

Special needs teachers earn an average monthly salary of 38,600 kronor while for teachers aides the average is 24,300 kronor per month.

For comparison, the average salary in Sweden across all sectors was 34,600 kronor before tax in 2018.

Women, on average, earn 30,600 kronor per month as preschool teachers compared to a figure of 28,800 for men. The figures for primary school teachers are 34,200 kronor for women and 33,100 for men, and for secondary school teachers these rise to 36,400 for women and 36,100 for men.

Age and education level can also play a role in the salary you’re likely to take home.

The age group earning the most as preschool teachers is the 55-64-year-old category, with a monthly average of 32,400 kronor, while the highest earning age groups for primary and secondary school teachers was the age group of 65-66 years, with monthly salaries of 36,300 kronor for primary school and 38,300 kronor for secondary school.

Teachers in the 18-24 age group earn the least on average, with monthly salaries of 22,700 kronor for preschool teachers, 24,200 kronor for primary school teachers, and 25,600 kronor for secondary school teachers.

As for how much of this salary you would actually take home, we crunched the numbers using Swedish tax office Skatteverket’s calculator.

Your tax rate depends on a few factors, including where you live, so we looked at the figures for a 35-year-old living in Stockholm. To calculate the rates, we also assumed that most of our readers who grew up outside of Sweden will not be paying members of the Swedish Church, so would not pay towards Sweden’s church tax.

Other factors may play a role in your tax bill, so these calculations can be used as a guide but may not be exact.

Based on this, a 35-year-old preschool teacher earning 30,500 kronor a month would take home 23,791 kronor after tax in 2019. For a primary school teacher earning 34,500 kronor in Stockholm (the average salary for the 35-44 age group), the take-home sum would be 26,618 kronor, while a secondary school teacher earning the average salary of 36,000 kronor a month in Stockholm could expect their net paycheck to amount to 27,698 kronor per month in 2019. 

We used Statistics Sweden and Skatteverket as sources for this article. Did you find it useful? Please email [email protected] to let us know what you think or what industry you want us to look at next.

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WORKING IN SWEDEN

Ten easy-access cafés and libraries to study or work from in Stockholm

Whether you are a student looking for a place to study or someone who works remotely and is looking for a new atmosphere, Stockholm caters to a diverse range of preferences and needs.

Ten easy-access cafés and libraries to study or work from in Stockholm

At times, it’s necessary to seek out a fresh workspace or study environment to enhance our focus and productivity.

Here’s our selection of Stockholm cafés where you can enjoy a cup of coffee and the aroma of the beans in the air, to libraries where you can completely get into the zone and options that give you a chance to network in an office-like space.

Stockholm City Libraries

If you like to work in a quiet and peaceful place, then one of Stockholm City’s Libraries might be the place for you. It offers work and study places, free Wi-Fi and they also have printing facilities. A library card is not required to access the library, but if you want to borrow or reserve books then it is needed.

More information and to find the closest library to you, can be found here.

Stockholm University Library

The library on Stockholm University’s campus is open to everyone. This library has a mix of quiet work areas as well as noisy sections. Most seats have power outlets available, students and those who have access to Eduroam can use that network, but a temporary login can be found at the library entrance. In addition, there is a café and two shops situated within the same building.

More information can be found here.

Location: Universitetsvägen 14D, 114 18 Stockholm

KTH Library

Another university library which is open to everyone is the KTH Royal Institute of Technology’s library.

Here you can find a number of quiet places to work and study, with the majority of seats equipped with power outlets. Eduroam’s wireless network is available throughout the library along with a guest network, details on how to connect to this can be found at the information desk.

Café Stories is located in the entrance hall, but be aware that no foods, such as sandwiches, wraps or salads are allowed in the quiet sections of the library. Snacks and drinks which have lids are allowed in.

Find additional details here.

Location: Kungliga Tekniska högskolans bibliotek, Osquars backe 21, 114 28 Stockholm

Goto 10

Goto 10 allows its members to access work lounges, hold events, record podcasts and test a 3D printer all within their premises (they’ve also got hubs in Malmö and Linköping). The membership is free and in return you are asked to contribute to creating content for Goto 10.

Their lounges include Wi-Fi, seating with power outlets, microwaves and a coffee machine.

Information about Goto 10 and how you can become a member can be found here.

Location: Hammarby kaj 10D, 120 30 Stockholm

Scandic Hotel

The hotel group Scandic offers co-working spaces and a hotel room office in their hotels. Prices for their co-working spaces start from 99 kronor per day and it includes free Wi-Fi, power outlets, coffee and tea, printing and copying services, and a 10 percent discount on food.
The co-working spaces are available in all 270 Scandic hotels, in six countries and 26 of those are in Stockholm.

More information and a price list can be found here.

Bröd & Salt

The café chain Bröd & Salt has shops all across the city. The chain also offers a workspace subscription called Club Salt, which gives you access to six of their co-working spaces. These workspaces are located in Torsplan, Jarlsgatan, Odenplan, Kungsholmen, Fleminggatan and Uppsala if you want to venture outside the capital. They offer shared spaces to work, with power outlets and Wi-Fi, and the subscription comes with a discount on a variety of menu items sold at Bröd & Salt.

Subscriptions for the co-working space start from 599 kronor per month.

More information can be found here.

Espresso House

You can find Espresso House in many corners of the country. They may be part of a chain with everything that entails, but they are popular spots to work from, which is evident from the many laptops that can be seen when you enter. The cafés usually offer free Wi-Fi and some seats have a power outlet as well. It is important to note that it could get a bit loud in the café.

Find your closest Espresso House here.

Waynes

Another café chain in Sweden and in Stockholm is Waynes. The company has a number of shops across the city and like many cafés it provides free Wi-Fi and a certain amount of power outlets. If you do not want to travel too far, but still want a nice coffee shop to work from then Waynes fits that description.

Find out more here.

ilcaffé

Another popular café to work from is ilcaffé. Located in Bergsgatan, Drottninggatan, Långholmsgatan and Södermannagatan, this café has free Wi-Fi and a number of power outlets. The café offers a range of sandwiches, treats and coffee, so there is no wonder why it has become a popular work hub.

Information about ilcaffé can be found here.

Urban Deli

The hotel, restaurant and café chain Urban Deli has five shops in Stockholm. They are located in Sveavägen, Nytorget, Sickla, Centralen and Hagastaden. The shop in Sveavägen in particular is a popular spot used by those who want to enjoy a coffee or a meal and work or study away. It has free Wi-Fi and power outlets at certain seats.

You can find more information here.

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