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Salaries in Sweden - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sweden is, by default, in the range of 29,022.00 SEK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 80,305.00 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 - 80K SEK
10% earn less lthan 29K SEK
10% earns more than 80K 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 39K
Median 37K
10% 25K
25% 30K
75% 45K
90% 55K
25-34
 
 
Average 51K
Median 46K
10% 23K
25% 32K
75% 64K
90% 86K
35-44
 
 
Average 59K
Median 54K
10% 30K
25% 40K
75% 72K
90% 94K
45-54
 
 
Average 55K
Median 47K
10% 23K
25% 31K
75% 70K
90% 98K
55+
 
 
Average 51K
Median 44K
10% 23K
25% 30K
75% 64K
90% 89K

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

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Men
53,556 SEK
48,211 SEK
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Sweden, men earn 11.1% 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
152,362.00 SEK
2. IT Director Top Management
141,458.00 SEK
3. Leasing Director Leasing
132,845.00 SEK
4. Plant manager Top Management
121,458.00 SEK
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
120,599.00 SEK
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
117,444.00 SEK
7. Managing Director Top Management
112,943.00 SEK
8. Head of product development Management
110,900.00 SEK
9. Solution architect Information Technology
110,683.00 SEK
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
109,904.00 SEK
11. Sales Director Top Management
106,394.00 SEK
12. Agile Coach Information Technology
103,093.00 SEK
13. Technical Director Top Management
102,867.00 SEK
14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
100,394.00 SEK
15. Marketing Director Top Management
99,980.00 SEK
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
99,846.00 SEK
17. Logistics Director Top Management
98,010.00 SEK
18. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
94,387.00 SEK
19. SRE – Site Reliability Engineer Information Technology
93,817.00 SEK
20. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
92,932.00 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
21,845.00 SEK
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
24,836.00 SEK
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
25,103.00 SEK
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
25,984.00 SEK
5. Cleaner General labour
26,314.00 SEK
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
26,487.00 SEK
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
26,983.00 SEK
8. Packer Production
27,215.00 SEK
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
27,362.00 SEK
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
27,383.00 SEK
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
27,519.00 SEK
12. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
27,595.00 SEK
13. General Labourer General labour
27,618.00 SEK
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
27,908.00 SEK
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
27,959.00 SEK
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
28,069.00 SEK
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
28,263.00 SEK
18. Florist Service Industries
28,310.00 SEK
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
28,478.00 SEK
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
28,593.00 SEK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

RomaniaRomania
15,467 SEK (net)
BulgariaBulgaria
16,924 SEK (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
27,159 SEK (gross)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
10,510 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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Country Manager/Director
Top Management
Age group
55+
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
16,006 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
150,000 SEK
Anually salary
192,072 USD
Anually salary
1,800,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-06-02 07:35:00
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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
5,229 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
49,000 SEK
Anually salary
62,748 USD
Anually salary
588,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-06-01 20:26:35
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Welder
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Trollhättan
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,625 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
43,344 SEK
Anually salary
55,500 USD
Anually salary
520,128 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-29 01:11:45
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Chief Executive Officer
Top Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Upplands Vasby
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
26,677 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
250,000 SEK
Anually salary
320,124 USD
Anually salary
3,000,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-27 18:32:28
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IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,186 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
48,600 SEK
Anually salary
62,232 USD
Anually salary
583,200 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-27 16:01:39
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Department Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Skellefteå
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
9,070 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
85,000 SEK
Anually salary
108,840 USD
Anually salary
1,020,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-27 14:57:42
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Account Manager
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,624 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
43,333 SEK
Anually salary
55,488 USD
Anually salary
519,996 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-27 10:54:27
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Carpenter
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,868 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
26,880 SEK
Anually salary
34,416 USD
Anually salary
322,560 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-25 12:58:59
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Quality Manager
Management
Age group
55+
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Lyckeby
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,936 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
65,000 SEK
Anually salary
83,232 USD
Anually salary
780,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-22 05:15:21
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IT Product Manager
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,296 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
59,000 SEK
Anually salary
75,552 USD
Anually salary
708,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-21 16:39:58
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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 52,398 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 9.98% less than men.

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