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Salaries in Sweden - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sweden is, by default, in the range of 29,379.00 SEK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 80,923.00 SEK (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in Sweden is
80% of people earn:
29K - 81K SEK
10% earn less lthan 29K SEK
10% earns more than 81K SEK
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Distribution of employees in Sweden into salary brackets in SEK.

Average salary and range in Sweden by age in SEK.

<24
 
 
Average 38K
Median 37K
10% 25K
25% 30K
75% 45K
90% 54K
25-34
 
 
Average 51K
Median 46K
10% 24K
25% 33K
75% 64K
90% 85K
35-44
 
 
Average 59K
Median 54K
10% 31K
25% 40K
75% 72K
90% 94K
45-54
 
 
Average 55K
Median 48K
10% 23K
25% 31K
75% 70K
90% 98K
55+
 
 
Average 50K
Median 44K
10% 23K
25% 30K
75% 64K
90% 88K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Sweden (SEK).

Men
53,842 SEK
48,785 SEK
Women
In general, in Sweden, men earn 10.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Sweden

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Sweden (SEK).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
153,178.00 SEK
2. IT Director Top Management
142,215.00 SEK
3. Leasing Director Leasing
133,556.00 SEK
4. Plant manager Top Management
122,108.00 SEK
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
121,244.00 SEK
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
118,073.00 SEK
7. Managing Director Top Management
113,548.00 SEK
8. Solution architect Information Technology
112,107.00 SEK
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
110,492.00 SEK
10. Head of product development Management
109,761.00 SEK
11. Sales Director Top Management
106,963.00 SEK
12. Technical Director Top Management
103,418.00 SEK
13. Agile Coach Information Technology
103,038.00 SEK
14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
100,931.00 SEK
15. Marketing Director Top Management
100,515.00 SEK
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
100,380.00 SEK
17. Logistics Director Top Management
98,534.00 SEK
18. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
94,892.00 SEK
19. SRE – Site Reliability Engineer Information Technology
93,767.00 SEK
20. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
93,430.00 SEK

The worst paid positions in Sweden

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Sweden (SEK)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
22,014.00 SEK
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
24,969.00 SEK
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
25,238.00 SEK
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
26,123.00 SEK
5. Cleaner General labour
26,455.00 SEK
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
26,628.00 SEK
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
27,192.00 SEK
8. Packer Production
27,361.00 SEK
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
27,508.00 SEK
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
27,529.00 SEK
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
27,666.00 SEK
12. General Labourer General labour
27,766.00 SEK
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
27,808.00 SEK
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
28,057.00 SEK
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
28,109.00 SEK
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
28,219.00 SEK
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
28,414.00 SEK
18. Florist Service Industries
28,462.00 SEK
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
28,630.00 SEK
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
28,746.00 SEK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

HungaryHungary
26,358 SEK (gross)
SerbiaSerbia
14,213 SEK (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
10,776 SEK (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
28,051 SEK (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Female
Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,538 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
72,000 SEK
Anually salary
90,456 USD
Anually salary
864,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-02 20:21:27
Male
Recruiter
Human Resources
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,481 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
81,000 SEK
Anually salary
101,772 USD
Anually salary
972,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-29 17:02:07
Male
Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Stockholm
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,638 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,200 SEK
Anually salary
31,656 USD
Anually salary
302,400 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-25 03:35:58
Male
Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,863 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
56,000 SEK
Anually salary
70,356 USD
Anually salary
672,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-24 11:18:13
Male
Cloud Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
6,805 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
65,000 SEK
Anually salary
81,660 USD
Anually salary
780,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-23 21:55:31
Male
Construction worker
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Kalmar
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,455 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
33,000 SEK
Anually salary
41,460 USD
Anually salary
396,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-23 09:09:09
Male
Department Manager
Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Piteå
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
6,334 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
60,500 SEK
Anually salary
76,008 USD
Anually salary
726,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-12 09:40:40
Male
Project Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Linköping
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,848 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
46,300 SEK
Anually salary
58,176 USD
Anually salary
555,600 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-05 14:47:44
Male
Solution architect
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,980 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
66,667 SEK
Anually salary
83,760 USD
Anually salary
800,004 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-04 19:23:17
Male
Professor
Education, Science & Research
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Vaxjo
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,843 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
84,460 SEK
Anually salary
106,116 USD
Anually salary
1,013,520 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-03 22:52:08
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Sweden is 52,882 SEK.

The best-paid positions in the country Sweden are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Country Manager/Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Sweden are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Sweden, regardless of the work they do, women earn 9.39% less than men.

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