Minimum wage in Sweden

No statutory minimum: collective agreements set the floor

Sweden has no statutory minimum wage. Collective agreements between unions and employers set pay floors, and the great majority of employees are covered.

There is no single statutory figure to show for Sweden.

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Who sets it

Collective agreements between unions and employers' organisations set minimum pay for each sector. The state leaves pay-setting to them.

How it changes

Agreements are renewed at intervals, and floors move when they are renewed.

Who is covered, and who is treated differently

Most employees are covered by an agreement, directly or because their employer follows it.
Where there is no agreement, pay is set in the individual contract.

What to watch for

There is no single figure to quote. Find the collective agreement that applies to the sector.

Understand the legal system first

Sweden belongs to the Civil law family. How pay is regulated depends on how the legal system makes and applies labour law.

Read the Sweden legal-system profile in the Legal Families Atlas →
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Official sources

Swedish Mediation Office (Medlingsinstitutet, Swedish)

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