A good living – maintenance requirement for work permits
Information on the wages required to be granted a work permit.
To be granted a work permit, your job must enable you to make a good living. This means that you must have a monthly salary that amounts to at least 80 per cent of the median salary published by Statistics Sweden (SCB) and that was current when your applied for a work permit. The monthly salary must also be in line with collective agreements or common practice in the relevant profession or industry.
Current maintenance requirement
Based on the current median salary, the current maintenance requirement for a work permit is
SEK 28,480 per month.
This corresponds to 80 per cent of the median salary in Sweden, according to the statistics of Statistics Sweden (SCB).
Read more on SCB’s website (in Swedish)
External link.
Who is not subject to the requirement to make a good living?
These groups do not need to meet the requirement to make a good living:
- EU/EEA citizens and their family members
- EU Blue Card applicants
- ICT permit applicants
- seasonal workers
- athletes and coaches
- au pairs
- trainees/interns through an international exchange programme
- trainees/interns in higher education
- researchers.
It is the median salary at the time of application that counts
The Swedish Migration Agency bases its calculations on the current median salary at the time of application.
Date for updated median salary | Median salary in Sweden | 80 per cent of median salary | Applies to applications received during the period |
|---|---|---|---|
18 June 2024 | SEK 35,600 | SEK 28,480 | 18 June 2024–now |
20 June 2023 | SEK 34,200 | SEK 27,360 | 20 June 2023–17 June 2024 |
21 June 2022 | SEK 33,200 | SEK 26,560 | 21 June 2022–19 June 2023 |
22 June 2021 | SEK 32,400 | SEK 25,920 | 22 June 2021–20 June 2022 |