HR and People salaries in Sweden

executive (High quality data)

P25

SEK 648,000

Median

SEK 828,000

P75

SEK 1,068,000

per month

SEK 69,000

About SEK 69,000 per month at the median.

Published occupation: 'Personal- och HR-chefer, niva 1' (SSYK 1221), HR managers level 1. Basis authority: SCB states figures are monthly salary before tax converted to full time (quote: 'Manadslonerna ar baserade pa belopp som betalas ut fore skatt och ar uppraknade till heltid', SCB Lonesok page). Method: SCB wage structure statistics (Lonestructurstatistik hela ekonomin), data year 2025, all sectors, both sexes, whole country; stratified random sample of about 8 000 companies, firms with 500 or more employees and the public sector fully enumerated (SCB quality declaration am0110_kd_2025). Manager level convention (NYK): niva 1 = manager with other managers reporting directly, subordinated to CEO or equivalent; niva 2 = first line operational manager.

lead (High quality data)

P25

SEK 612,000

Median

SEK 744,000

P75

SEK 945,600

per month

SEK 62,000

About SEK 62,000 per month at the median.

Published occupation: 'Personal- och HR-chefer, niva 2' (SSYK 1222), HR managers level 2. Basis authority: SCB states figures are monthly salary before tax converted to full time (quote: 'Manadslonerna ar baserade pa belopp som betalas ut fore skatt och ar uppraknade till heltid', SCB Lonesok page). Method: SCB wage structure statistics (Lonestructurstatistik hela ekonomin), data year 2025, all sectors, both sexes, whole country; stratified random sample of about 8 000 companies, firms with 500 or more employees and the public sector fully enumerated (SCB quality declaration am0110_kd_2025). Manager level convention (NYK): niva 1 = manager with other managers reporting directly, subordinated to CEO or equivalent; niva 2 = first line operational manager. The SSYK occupation group spans all experience levels within the occupation, so the band mixes junior and senior staff.

senior (High quality data)

P25

SEK 504,000

Median

SEK 582,000

P75

SEK 684,000

per month

SEK 48,500

About SEK 48,500 per month at the median.

Published occupation: 'Personal- och HR-specialister' (SSYK 2423), HR specialists. Basis authority: SCB states figures are monthly salary before tax converted to full time (quote: 'Manadslonerna ar baserade pa belopp som betalas ut fore skatt och ar uppraknade till heltid', SCB Lonesok page). Method: SCB wage structure statistics (Lonestructurstatistik hela ekonomin), data year 2025, all sectors, both sexes, whole country; stratified random sample of about 8 000 companies, firms with 500 or more employees and the public sector fully enumerated (SCB quality declaration am0110_kd_2025). The SSYK occupation group spans all experience levels within the occupation, so the band mixes junior and senior staff.