New median wage affects how high a salary you need to get a work permit

Every year, Statistics Sweden (SCB) updates the median salary in Sweden, i.e. the middle salary in a group of salaries sorted in order from the lowest to the highest. As of 17 June, the median salary is SEK 37,100.

In order for you to be granted a work permit in Sweden, one of the requirements is that your employment must enable you to make a good living. This means that you need to have a monthly salary or wages of at least 80 percent of the median salary published by Statistics Sweden (SCB).

The median salary published at the time you submit your application for a work permit is the one that applies. If you submit your application from 17 June, you must therefore meet the new level and have a salary or wages of at least SEK 29,680 to meet the requirement of a good living.

If you submitted your application before 17 June, the Swedish Migration Agency will consider it on the basis of the median salary that applied when you submitted your application.

Read more about the wages required to be granted a work permit on the page A good living – maintenance requirement for work permits

Read more about the median wage on Statistics Sweden's website, scb.se (in Swedish) External link.