Working Conditions in Sweden
Sweden Rates 2010
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COSTS IN THIS DOCUMENT IS INDICATIONAL!
All prices in Swedish Crowns (SEK)
All rates from the agreement starting January 1, 2010.
Actors:
Minimum wages/day
Day 1: 4’143 SEK
Day 2: 3’809 SEK
Day 3: 2’523 SEK
An established actor in Sweden can be paid up to 16’000 SEK / day. For the real big names even more. Employment over 75 days can be changed into a monthly salary. Minimum wage/month 24’967 SEK
Post synchronization, Rehearsals and script work, sound recordning: 1’942 SEK
Wardrobe and Makeup fittings and photographs in character: 942 SEK
Team
Minimum wages for Team below according to the Swedish union, Teaterförbundet and Media employers latest agreement based on how many years you have worked. In the forth column, you have an indication of where the wages really are at since all personal has an individually negotiated salary well above the minimum wages for a feature film.
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1. For crew with more than 6 years of working experience within their profession the following minimum wages are set: |
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Per day |
Per month |
Indication of commonly payed wages |
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A |
1’468 kr |
26’274 kr |
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Production-manager Art Director |
40’000-45’000*
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DoP |
7’000 — 9’000/day incl prep.period and lighting * |
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B |
1’407 kr |
25’375 kr |
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Sound recordist |
32’000 — 36’000/month |
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Boom operator |
32’000 — 36’000/month |
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Animator |
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Film editor |
10’000 — 14’000/week* |
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Make Up artist |
35’000/month |
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Wigmaker |
Including work and employers fees ca 15’000 — 20’000/wig |
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Unit Manager |
35’000 — 40’000/month* |
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Gaffer |
35’000 — 40’000/month |
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Electrician |
See Gaffer |
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Focus Puller |
35’000 — 37’000/month |
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Set dresser |
35’000 — 37’000/month |
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Script supervisor |
32’000 — 37’000/month |
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Scenic artist, Carpenters |
280/hour |
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Costume |
35’000 — 45’000/month* |
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FAD |
36’000 — 42’000/month* |
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C |
1’348 kr |
23’030 kr |
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Make Up assistant |
28’000 — 30’000/month |
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D |
1’187 kr |
21’452 kr |
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Assistants of group A- |
25’000 — 30’000/month |
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Propmaster |
28’000 — 32’000/month |
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2.: For crew with more than 3 years of working experience within their profession the following minimum wages are set: |
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Per Day |
Per month |
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A Production manager and others |
1’348 kr |
24’050 kr |
35 000 — 40’000/month* |
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B Sound recordist and others |
1’232 kr |
22’142 kr |
Ca 30’000/month |
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C Focus puller and others |
1’129 kr |
20’367 kr |
32’000/month |
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D Other assistants |
1’082 kr |
19’370 kr |
25 — 28’000/month |
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3. For other crew the following minimum wages are set: |
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Per Day |
Per Month |
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A Production manager and others |
1’204 kr |
21’555 kr |
30’000/month |
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B Focus Pullers and others |
1’129 kr |
20’240 kr |
25’000/month |
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C Clapper loaders and others |
1’060 kr |
18’886 kr |
20’000/month |
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D Other assistants |
925 kr |
16 687 kr |
18 000/month |
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4. For crew members under 3D who has less than one years experience and who has not studied at Dramatiska Insititutet. |
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Per Day |
Per month |
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Under the age of 24 |
808 kr |
14’559 kr |
16’000/month |
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Under the age of 18 |
663 kr |
11’923 kr |
16’000/month |
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* Inducation includes all overtime.
- Stunt coordinator ca 9’000/day including all fees and employment taxes
- Stunt double 6’000 — 8’000/day including all fees and employment taxes
- Stunt drivers and so on 4’000 — 6’000/day including all fees and employment taxes.
- Travel and living expenses not included.
- Equipment needed for stunts not included.
- Weapon specialists: 5’000/day including all fees and employment taxes.
- Travel and living expenses not included. Rental of weapons and ammunition not included.
- Steadicam ca 9’000/day (8 hours) including all fees and employment taxes. Also includes normal amount of extra equipment needed.
Living
600 — 1’000/night is a common price to pay after negotiating with hotels. Sometimes (hopefully) even better deals can be made. In some of the regional centres that has risen in Sweden apartment complexes are also possible to find for a more moderate cost.
Cars
Take Quote for best offers but normally around the following:
- Car 8’000/month
- Vans 10’000/month
- Smaller trucks (up to 18m2) 16’000/month
- Light truck (plain truck) 10’000/week
- Grip (plain truck) 10’000/week
- Camera (with special built interior) 10’000/week
- Generator truck 2’500 — 5’000/day, Running hours from 200/hour
Catering
For a decent catering on location you need to pay from around 120/person. The employee is to pay 74 SEK themselves (usually drawn from salary) or they will have to pay higher taxes. The amount left is OK for the production company to cover.
Per Diem & Mileage
- Normal 210 SEK/day when working within Sweden.
- Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner is deductible from this amount should the employer pay for meals following the numbers below.
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner — 189SEK
- Lunch and dinner — 147 SEK
- Lunch or Dinner — 74 SEK
- Breakfast — 42 SEK
- Mileage: 1,85 SEK / kilometre
VAT
VAT in Sweden is divided in three groups.
- 25% normal VAT
- 12% Food
- 6% Cultural activities, actors, books, all travels and hotels
Locations
Application to Police: ca 600 SEK/application
Application to Gatu-Fastighetskontoret is free but you need to pay rent for the location requested to film on. The rate is different depending on the town you are filming in and how much you require for your shoot. And on some places you can get help (rent-free!), for instance when shooting in Stockholm.
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The permit doesn’t give you right to close the street for the public. For this you need police permission and sometimes help during the shooting. Such help is paid for by the hour. From 400 — 1’000 SEK/hour/police.
Renting on location is normally around 10’000 SEK/day on simple locations such as homes. For renting commercial or cultural buildings its normal to pay from 10.000 SEK to… the sky is the limit…
As a general rule, the smaller the town the cheaper locations.