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Salaries in Sweden - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sweden is, by default, in the range of 29,600.00 SEK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 78,860.00 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:
30K - 79K SEK
10% earn less lthan 30K SEK
10% earns more than 79K 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% 27K
25% 31K
75% 44K
90% 52K
25-34
 
 
Average 51K
Median 47K
10% 27K
25% 35K
75% 63K
90% 81K
35-44
 
 
Average 59K
Median 55K
10% 35K
25% 43K
75% 70K
90% 87K
45-54
 
 
Average 56K
Median 50K
10% 26K
25% 36K
75% 70K
90% 93K
55+
 
 
Average 51K
Median 46K
10% 25K
25% 33K
75% 63K
90% 83K

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

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Men
53,165 SEK
48,109 SEK
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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 (SEK).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
151,547.00 SEK
2. IT Director Top Management
140,701.00 SEK
3. Leasing Director Leasing
132,134.00 SEK
4. Plant manager Top Management
120,808.00 SEK
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
119,954.00 SEK
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
116,816.00 SEK
7. Managing Director Top Management
112,339.00 SEK
8. Head of product development Management
109,408.00 SEK
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
109,316.00 SEK
10. Sales Director Top Management
105,824.00 SEK
11. Technical Director Top Management
102,316.00 SEK
12. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
99,857.00 SEK
13. Marketing Director Top Management
99,445.00 SEK
14. Publishing House Director Top Management
99,311.00 SEK
15. Logistics Director Top Management
97,485.00 SEK
16. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
93,882.00 SEK
17. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
92,435.00 SEK
18. Regulatory Affairs Manager Medicine & Social Care
91,942.00 SEK
19. Head of the Legal Department Management
90,576.00 SEK
20. Production Director Top Management
90,251.00 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
21,760.00 SEK
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
24,172.00 SEK
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
24,703.00 SEK
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
24,969.00 SEK
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
25,845.00 SEK
6. Cleaner General labour
26,173.00 SEK
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
26,345.00 SEK
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
26,879.00 SEK
9. Packer Production
27,069.00 SEK
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
27,215.00 SEK
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
27,236.00 SEK
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
27,372.00 SEK
13. General Labourer General labour
27,471.00 SEK
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
27,488.00 SEK
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
27,758.00 SEK
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
27,809.00 SEK
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
27,919.00 SEK
18. Cashier Banking
28,049.00 SEK
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
28,112.00 SEK
20. Florist Service Industries
28,159.00 SEK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LithuaniaLithuania
21,887 SEK (net)
CroatiaCroatia
17,703 SEK (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
8,129 SEK (net)
RomaniaRomania
15,501 SEK (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 52,117 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, 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 9.51% less than men.

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