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Salaries in Sweden - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sweden is, by default, in the range of 33,276 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 88,656 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:
33K - 89K EUR
10% earn less lthan 33K EUR
10% earns more than 89K EUR
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Distribution of employees in Sweden into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Sweden by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 43K
Median 42K
10% 30K
25% 35K
75% 50K
90% 58K
25-34
 
 
Average 58K
Median 53K
10% 30K
25% 40K
75% 70K
90% 91K
35-44
 
 
Average 66K
Median 62K
10% 39K
25% 49K
75% 79K
90% 98K
45-54
 
 
Average 63K
Median 56K
10% 29K
25% 40K
75% 78K
90% 104K
55+
 
 
Average 57K
Median 52K
10% 28K
25% 38K
75% 71K
90% 94K

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

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Men
59,772 EUR
54,084 EUR
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Sweden, men earn 10.5% more than women.

The best paid positions in Sweden

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
2,041,056 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
1,895,040 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,779,552 EUR
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,627,056 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,615,536 EUR
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,573,344 EUR
7. Managing Director Top Management
1,513,008 EUR
8. Head of product development Management
1,473,552 EUR
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,472,256 EUR
10. Sales Director Top Management
1,425,312 EUR
11. Technical Director Top Management
1,377,936 EUR
12. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,344,816 EUR
13. Marketing Director Top Management
1,339,344 EUR
14. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,337,472 EUR
15. Logistics Director Top Management
1,312,992 EUR
16. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
1,264,464 EUR
17. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,244,880 EUR
18. Regulatory Affairs Manager Medicine & Social Care
1,238,256 EUR
19. Head of the Legal Department Management
1,219,824 EUR
20. Production Director Top Management
1,215,504 EUR

The worst paid positions in Sweden

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
293,040 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
325,440 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
332,640 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
336,240 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
348,048 EUR
6. Cleaner General labour
352,512 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
354,816 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
362,016 EUR
9. Packer Production
364,464 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
366,480 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
366,768 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
368,640 EUR
13. General Labourer General labour
369,936 EUR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
370,224 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
373,824 EUR
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
374,544 EUR
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
375,984 EUR
18. Cashier Banking
377,712 EUR
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
378,576 EUR
20. Florist Service Industries
379,152 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LatviaLatvia
20,736 EUR (net)
PolandPoland
32,207 EUR (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
28,470 EUR (gross)
SerbiaSerbia
14,662 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Business Analyst
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,071 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
46,000 SEK
Anually salary
60,852 USD
Anually salary
552,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-20 13:46:19
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Head of Customer Support
Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,386 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
67,000 SEK
Anually salary
88,632 USD
Anually salary
804,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-18 16:04:47
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Service Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,778 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,200 SEK
Anually salary
33,336 USD
Anually salary
302,400 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-17 08:15:00
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,016 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,500 SEK
Anually salary
60,192 USD
Anually salary
546,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-14 01:36:47
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Process Engineer
Car Industry
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Södertälje
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,520 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
41,000 SEK
Anually salary
54,240 USD
Anually salary
492,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-13 22:55:15
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Hotel manager
Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Malmo
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
5,909 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
53,600 SEK
Anually salary
70,908 USD
Anually salary
643,200 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-13 18:32:49
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Customer Relationship Manager
Commerce
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,898 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
53,500 SEK
Anually salary
70,776 USD
Anually salary
642,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-13 15:15:52
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Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,173 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
56,000 SEK
Anually salary
74,076 USD
Anually salary
672,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-13 15:06:35
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Production Manager
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Skellefteå
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
9,149 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
83,000 SEK
Anually salary
109,788 USD
Anually salary
996,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-13 12:00:17
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,716 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
70,000 SEK
Anually salary
92,592 USD
Anually salary
840,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-13 08:22:29
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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 4,882 EUR.

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, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

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 9.52% less than men.

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