Det är flera faktorer som påverkar löneläget för landets chefer. Bland annat bransch, kön och bostadsort. 
I den nya lönestatistik från Unionen som Chef & Karriär har tagit del av visar att det spelar stor roll vilken sektor man är verksam i. En genomsnittlig månadslön för en chef inom IT- och telekom var över 24 000 kronor högre än snittet för ledare inom Service och tjänster.

Skillnaden mellan könen har ökat. I genomsnitt tjänar manliga chefer nästan 8 000 kronor mer än kvinnliga chefer, vilket är 1 000 kronor mer än för två år sedan.

Löneutvecklingen har varit gynnsam för cheferna. Enligt Unionens statistiken har chefslönerna ökat med över 19 procent de senaste fem åren. Statistiken nedan kan bli ett bra verktyg inför din nästa löneförhandling.
 

Branscher 2024

IT & Telekom: 73 984

Farmaci & Hälsa: 68 256

Konsult & Finans: 66 909

Media & Kommunikation: 65 197

Industri & Teknik: 63 117

Energi & Miljö: 62 596

Bygg & Fastighet: 59 908

Handel: 59 747

Transport & Logistik: 56 501

Organisationer & Föreningar: 52 577

Service & Tjänster: 49 710

Ålder

20–24: 36 866

25-29: 44 421

30-34: 52 453

35-39:  58 315

40-44: 62 818

45-49: 65 463

50-54: 66 177

55-59: 64 969

60- : 62 355

Region:

Stockholm: 69 064

Göteborg: 63 928

Sydväst: 62 307

Småland: 57 405

Uppland: 56 882

Östra Sörmland/Gotland: 56 798

SjuHall: 56 752

Mälardalen: 56 208

Öst: 56 034

Bergslagen: 55 961

Värmland: 55 149

Sydost: 55 039

Skaraborg/Väst: 54 557

Västerbotten: 53 872

Gävleborg: 53 859

Dalarna: 52 793

Norrbotten: 51 764

Mellannorrland: 51 135

Källa: Unionen. Medellöner för chefsmedlemmar under 2024. 

1. Can I get money from the wage guarantee if my employer goes bankrupt? 
   
   All employees, regardless of employment form, are covered by the state wage guarantee. You can receive compensation even as a CEO.

    To be entitled to the wage guarantee, you must be available to the labor market. Unionen's recommendation is that you register as unemployed with the Employment Service.
    

2. How much can I get? 
   
   The maximum amount you can receive is four price base amounts, which means 235,200 kronor at the 2025 level. 
   You can never receive more than this, regardless of how high your salary has been.
   The wage guarantee applies to wages earned three months back from the date of the bankruptcy application.
   
   The guarantee also applies to the time between the bankruptcy application and the bankruptcy, as well as during the notice period. You can only receive money for a maximum of eight months, but the length depends on how much you earn. Many Unionen members have salaries that hit the ceiling and cannot receive money for the entire period. For example, someone earning 45,000 kronor a month can only receive wage guarantee for just over five months.
   
    
3. When will I get the money? 
   
   Generally, it often takes between one and six months. How quickly you can receive money depends on several factors, such as how complicated the bankruptcy is and how cooperative the company is with the bankruptcy trustee. The bankruptcy trustee must determine the amounts to be paid out.
   
    
4. What should I do myself? 
   
   If you do not receive your salary, it is important to contact your union as soon as possible. You should also ask the employer why the salary has not been paid.
   Do not wait to contact the union to be nice to the employer or because they say they will turn the downturn around. Unionen's firm belief is that employees must act quickly.
   
    
5. What happens to my vacation? 
   For vacation, the three-month rule does not apply, and you can go further back in time.
   You can get paid for the days you have earned during the current earning year, remaining days from the previous earning year, and the days you were entitled to save from the year before last according to the vacation law. For example, if you had 25 vacation days in 2023 and chose to save five, you can get paid for them.
   
   This is a translation of an article originally written in Swedish. For the Swedish version, please see the link below.