How much does a Museum guide make

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Museum guide salary

28 500 kr

Guides and tour leaders

What will be the salary after tax?

27 500 - 33 000 kr / month

Women earn 98% of what men do.

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Average salary 28 500 kr
Males 28 900 kr
Females 28 300 kr
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Salary and Work for Museum Guides

Working as a museum guide is both exciting and rewarding. A museum guide, who is often also classified as a tour guide, has an average salary of 28 500 SEK per month. There is a certain gender pay gap where men earn 28 900 SEK while women earn 28 300 SEK, meaning that women earn 98% of what men do. Interestingly, the average salary has decreased from 28 900 SEK to 28 500 SEK since last year.

Job Responsibilities as a Museum Guide

As a museum guide, you have a varied workday where you primarily lead visitors through the museum's exhibitions, tell stories about objects and their historical context, and answer questions. It is a social profession that requires good communication skills and the ability to engage visitors. Museum guides may also be involved in planning special events and educational programs.

Education and Qualifications

There are no specific requirements for formal education to become a museum guide, but a background in history, art history, archaeology, or similar subjects is often advantageous. Many employers also value previous experience in similar work, either as a guide or in the tourism industry. Some museums also offer internal training for newly hired guides.

Job Outlook

According to the Swedish Public Employment Service, there is limited data to make an exact assessment of job opportunities and the recruitment situation for museum guides. This means that it may be difficult to predict exactly how the job market will look for this profession in the future. However, it is always an advantage to have relevant education and experience and to be flexible and open to working in different types of museums and cultural institutions.

Possible Benefits

Benefits for museum guides can vary depending on the employer. Some museums offer paid training, which can be a significant advantage for those who want to deepen their knowledge and improve their guiding skills. Other benefits may include free entry to museums and cultural events, as well as sometimes the opportunity to participate in study trips.

What to Consider?

If you are interested in working as a museum guide, it is important to be passionate about culture and history and to be able to communicate this in an engaging way to visitors. Being flexible and prepared to work at irregular times, including weekends and evenings, can also be an advantage. It can also be beneficial to be multilingual, especially in museums that often have international visitors.

Who has the highest salary?
The highest salary for a Museum guide is 33000 kr. This salary belongs to a woman working in the Public sector with a upper secondary education, maximum 2 years. The highest salary for a man in this profession is 31000 kr.
Who has the lowest salary?
The lowest salary for a Museum guide is 27500 kr. This salary belongs to a woman also working in the Private sector. The lowest salary for a man in this profession is 28400 kr.
Salary distributed by age and sector
Age Women's salary as a percentage of men's Base salary Monthly salary
18-24 24600 kr 27000 kr
25-34 26500 kr 28600 kr
55-64 27300 kr 28500 kr
Snitt 98% 26600 kr 28500 kr
* Empty columns indicate that the statistical data was insufficient to allow for a statistically significant conclusion.
Salary per sector
AllAllPublic Public Private Private Private officialsPrivate officialsPublic Public Private Private 45000450003600036000270002700018000180009000900000
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All information displayed on this page is based on data from the Swedish Central Bureau of Statistics (SCB), the Swedish Tax Agency and the Swedish employment agency. Learn more about our data and data sources here.

All figures are gross salaries, meaning salaries before tax. The average salary, or mean salary, is calculated by adding up the total salary for all individuals within the profession and dividing it by the number of individuals. For specific job categories, we have also considered various criteria such as experience and education.

Profession Museum guide has the SSYK code 5113, which we use to match against the SCB database to obtain the latest salary statistics.

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