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Salaries in Sweden - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sweden is, by default, in the range of 29,692.00 SEK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 79,104.00 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 39K
Median 37K
10% 27K
25% 31K
75% 45K
90% 52K
25-34
 
 
Average 52K
Median 47K
10% 27K
25% 36K
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% 34K
75% 63K
90% 83K

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

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Men
53,330 SEK
48,258 SEK
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 (SEK).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
152,016.00 SEK
2. IT Director Top Management
141,137.00 SEK
3. Leasing Director Leasing
132,543.00 SEK
4. Plant manager Top Management
121,182.00 SEK
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
120,325.00 SEK
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
117,178.00 SEK
7. Managing Director Top Management
112,687.00 SEK
8. Head of product development Management
110,246.00 SEK
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
109,654.00 SEK
10. Sales Director Top Management
106,152.00 SEK
11. Technical Director Top Management
102,633.00 SEK
12. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
100,166.00 SEK
13. Marketing Director Top Management
99,753.00 SEK
14. Publishing House Director Top Management
99,619.00 SEK
15. Logistics Director Top Management
97,787.00 SEK
16. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
94,173.00 SEK
17. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
92,721.00 SEK
18. Regulatory Affairs Manager Medicine & Social Care
92,227.00 SEK
19. Head of the Legal Department Management
91,271.00 SEK
20. Production Director Top Management
90,531.00 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
21,804.00 SEK
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
24,246.00 SEK
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
24,780.00 SEK
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
25,046.00 SEK
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
25,925.00 SEK
6. Cleaner General labour
26,254.00 SEK
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
26,426.00 SEK
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
26,933.00 SEK
9. Packer Production
27,153.00 SEK
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
27,300.00 SEK
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
27,320.00 SEK
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
27,456.00 SEK
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
27,543.00 SEK
14. General Labourer General labour
27,556.00 SEK
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
27,844.00 SEK
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
27,895.00 SEK
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
28,005.00 SEK
18. Cashier Banking
28,136.00 SEK
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
28,199.00 SEK
20. Florist Service Industries
28,246.00 SEK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Czech RepublicCzech Republic
25,292 SEK (gross)
SloveniaSlovenia
26,126 SEK (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
17,908 SEK (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
10,303 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
45-54
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Hässleholm
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
15,136 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
140,000 SEK
Anually salary
181,632 USD
Anually salary
1,680,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-03-06 14:57:56
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Lund
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,379 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
59,000 SEK
Anually salary
76,548 USD
Anually salary
708,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-03-06 16:19:55
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Art Director
Management
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,865 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
45,000 SEK
Anually salary
58,380 USD
Anually salary
540,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-03-06 09:46:22
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Head of Customer Support
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,903 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
54,600 SEK
Anually salary
70,836 USD
Anually salary
655,200 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-03-06 06:37:27
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IT Consultant
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,649 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
43,000 SEK
Anually salary
55,788 USD
Anually salary
516,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-03-05 17:20:32
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Frontend developer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,514 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
51,000 SEK
Anually salary
66,168 USD
Anually salary
612,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-03-04 01:29:07
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Business Development Manager
Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
9,947 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
92,000 SEK
Anually salary
119,364 USD
Anually salary
1,104,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-03-03 19:37:58
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Design Engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Borlänge
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,932 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,367 SEK
Anually salary
47,184 USD
Anually salary
436,404 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-03-02 20:49:31
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Pastry Chef, Confectioner
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
3,027 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
28,000 SEK
Anually salary
36,324 USD
Anually salary
336,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-03-02 15:38:56
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DevOps Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Lund
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,406 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 SEK
Anually salary
64,872 USD
Anually salary
600,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-02-27 11:46:55
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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 52,279 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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