Median income
SEK 624,0472024 · Published threshold
SE · SEK · 2024
Sweden Income Percentiles 2024: Median & Top 1%
The 2024 WID-based median annual income in Sweden is SEK 624,047, or SEK 52,004 when divided by 12. The annual top-1% entry threshold is SEK 2,746,273. These are pre-tax national-income estimates for equal-split adults aged 20+, not employee salaries or household incomes.
Median income, average salary and income percentiles
The median is the 50th-percentile boundary, with half of adults below it and half above. The imported dataset contains percentile thresholds, not an arithmetic mean. Averaging these boundaries does not produce an average salary. A top-1% threshold is the entry boundary, not the average income of the richest 1%.
CountrySweden
Annual pre-tax incomeSEK
Data sourceWID.world · 2024
Sweden income thresholds
Selected published WID thresholds. Amounts are annual pre-tax national income, not take-home salary. Monthly equivalents divide the annual amount by 12.
| Approximate rank | Annual income (SEK) | Monthly equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Top 50% | SEK 624,047 | SEK 52,004 |
| Top 25% | SEK 859,229 | SEK 71,602 |
| Top 10% | SEK 1,151,804 | SEK 95,984 |
| Top 5% | SEK 1,430,045 | SEK 119,170 |
| Top 1% | SEK 2,746,273 | SEK 228,856 |
| Top 0.1% | SEK 9,522,240 | SEK 793,520 |
Income data: 2024 · PPP: 2024 · World: 2024
How is it calculated?
Annual pre-tax national income for equal-split adults aged 20+. This WID concept is broader than salary. Country rank uses local thresholds; worldwide rank uses WID purchasing-power conversion. We use logarithmic interpolation between points and extrapolation outside them.
This estimate is outside the published threshold range; it uses extrapolation and is more uncertain.
Amounts use each country's own currency and data year. This is a rank comparison, not an exchange-rate, cost-of-living or relocation estimate.
Income tiers
The tier names are a RankMyIncome display system, not official WID classifications.
Diamond: Top 10% · Master: Top 5% · Grandmaster: Top 1% · Challenger: Top 0.1%
Data source: WID.world · Methodology (English)
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Worldwide rank of the country median
Top 9.12%USD PPP 73,474.51 · 2024
Top 1% threshold / median
4.4×2024
Income distribution explorer
Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
p10
SEK 119,488Published threshold
p25
SEK 399,957Published threshold
p50
SEK 624,047Published threshold
p75
SEK 859,229Published threshold
p90
SEK 1,151,804Published threshold
p95
SEK 1,430,045Published threshold
p99
SEK 2,746,273Published threshold
p99.9
SEK 9,522,240Published threshold
Common questions
What is the median income in Sweden?
SEK 624,047 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
What is the top 10% income in Sweden?
SEK 1,151,804 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
Is this a salary percentile?
WID pre-tax national income is broader than salary. These are adult income ranks, not employee salary percentiles.
Related tools
Compare adult median income
Sweden can be compared with Norway, Finland and Iceland using the same adult-income definition. SEK, NOK, EUR and ISK amounts are not directly comparable. The PPP medians below allow a national purchasing-power comparison, rather than a comparison of take-home salaries.
| Country | Median (USD PPP) | Income / PPP year |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 73,474.51 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Norway | 109,653.72 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Finland | 53,897.71 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Iceland | 76,543.51 | 2024 / 2024 |
The top-10% threshold is 1.85 times the median; the top-1% threshold is 4.4 times the median. These ratios compare income boundaries, not shares of total income.
Sources and interpretation
Monthly equivalents divide annual income by 12; they are not take-home pay. PPP compares national price levels, not current exchange rates or personal living costs. WID estimates may be revised.
WID.world · tptinc992j / tptincj992 · 2024 · SEK. PPP: xlcusp999i / xlcuspi999 · 2024.
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