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Getting a job in Sweden, 2026

Sweden's work permit salary floor moved twice in a fortnight this year, from 80 per cent of the median wage to 90 per cent on 1 June 2026, then up again on 16 June when Statistics Sweden revised the median. The figure in force today is SEK 34,470 a month, and a named list of occupations plus anyone at a startup under five years old gets in at SEK 28,725. Here is what is actually law, what is only proposed, and why your permit is tested against a collective agreement rather than a minimum wage act.

Country guidePublished 20 September 2026·Every figure checked 20 September 2026·19 min read
SEK 34,470
Minimum monthly salary for a work permit, 90 per cent of the median, since 16 June 2026
Migrationsverket, 16 Jun 2026
SEK 28,725
The 75 per cent floor for 28 listed occupations and for startup employees
Migrationsverket, 16 Jun 2026
SEK 53,625
EU Blue Card floor, 1.25 times the average wage, 56 per cent above the ordinary permit
Migrationsverket, 15 Jul 2026
88%
Employees covered by a collective agreement, which is where Swedish pay floors come from
Medlingsinstitutet, checked 20 Sep 2026
Section 01

The salary floor, the collective agreement test, and who is exempt

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Sweden did not tighten its work permit quietly. On 1 June 2026 the salary floor moved from 80 per cent of the national median wage to 90 per cent, and a fortnight later the median itself was updated, so the number a reader would have found in May is now wrong by roughly SEK 4,800 a month.

SEK 34,470The gross monthly salary you must be offered for a Swedish work permit, in force since 16 June 2026. This is 90 per cent of the median wage of SEK 38,300.

Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket), Employees, and its word explanation page "Salary requirements for a work permit", page last updated 16 June 2026. The median comes from Statistics Sweden (SCB), "Medianlöner i Sverige", updated 16 June 2026 and referring to 2025 earnings. Both checked 20 September 2026.

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