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Salaries in Sweden - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sweden is, by default, in the range of 28,120.00 SEK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 82,760.00 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:
28K - 83K SEK
10% earn less lthan 28K SEK
10% earns more than 83K 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 36K
10% 23K
25% 27K
75% 47K
90% 59K
25-34
 
 
Average 49K
Median 45K
10% 25K
25% 34K
75% 60K
90% 78K
35-44
 
 
Average 57K
Median 52K
10% 30K
25% 39K
75% 69K
90% 89K
45-54
 
 
Average 57K
Median 45K
10% 23K
25% 26K
75% 74K
90% 112K
55+
 
 
Average 52K
Median 41K
10% 23K
25% 23K
75% 69K
90% 106K

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

Men
54,243 SEK
48,951 SEK
Women
In general, in Sweden, men earn 10.8% 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
153,865.00 SEK
2. IT Director Top Management
142,853.00 SEK
3. Leasing Director Leasing
134,156.00 SEK
4. Plant manager Top Management
122,656.00 SEK
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
121,788.00 SEK
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
118,603.00 SEK
7. Managing Director Top Management
114,057.00 SEK
8. Solution architect Information Technology
112,137.00 SEK
9. Head of product development Management
112,097.00 SEK
10. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
110,988.00 SEK
11. Sales Director Top Management
107,443.00 SEK
12. Technical Director Top Management
103,882.00 SEK
13. Agile Coach Information Technology
103,501.00 SEK
14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
101,384.00 SEK
15. Marketing Director Top Management
100,966.00 SEK
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
100,831.00 SEK
17. Logistics Director Top Management
98,976.00 SEK
18. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
95,318.00 SEK
19. SRE – Site Reliability Engineer Information Technology
94,187.00 SEK
20. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
93,849.00 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
22,113.00 SEK
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
25,081.00 SEK
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
25,351.00 SEK
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
26,240.00 SEK
5. Cleaner General labour
26,573.00 SEK
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
26,748.00 SEK
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
27,314.00 SEK
8. Packer Production
27,483.00 SEK
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
27,632.00 SEK
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
27,653.00 SEK
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
27,790.00 SEK
12. General Labourer General labour
27,891.00 SEK
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
27,933.00 SEK
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
28,183.00 SEK
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
28,235.00 SEK
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
28,346.00 SEK
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
28,542.00 SEK
18. Florist Service Industries
28,589.00 SEK
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
28,759.00 SEK
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
28,875.00 SEK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
10,865 SEK (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
8,778 SEK (net)
LatviaLatvia
20,011 SEK (net)
EstoniaEstonia
23,067 SEK (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Female
Digital marketing specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,037 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 SEK
Anually salary
36,444 USD
Anually salary
360,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-10-22 15:55:23
Male
Design Engineer
Car Industry
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Hovas
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,960 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
49,000 SEK
Anually salary
59,520 USD
Anually salary
588,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-10-21 07:59:13
Male
Project Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Karlskrona
Education:
Postgraduate (Doctorate)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,304 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
52,400 SEK
Anually salary
63,648 USD
Anually salary
628,800 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-10-19 14:46:36
Male
General Labourer
General labour
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Harads
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,589 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,333 SEK
Anually salary
55,068 USD
Anually salary
543,996 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-10-10 00:15:05
Female
Scrum Master
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,466 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
54,000 SEK
Anually salary
65,592 USD
Anually salary
648,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-10-01 15:26:22
Male
IT Security Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,568 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
55,000 SEK
Anually salary
66,816 USD
Anually salary
660,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-12 20:07:19
Female
Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,454 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
44,000 SEK
Anually salary
53,448 USD
Anually salary
528,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-10 09:19:05
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
7,289 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
72,000 SEK
Anually salary
87,468 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
8,200 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
81,000 SEK
Anually salary
98,400 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
2,551 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,200 SEK
Anually salary
30,612 USD
Anually salary
302,400 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-25 03:35:58
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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 52,915 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 9.76% less than men.

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