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Salaries in Sweden - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sweden is, by default, in the range of 32,064 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 86,808 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:
32K - 87K EUR
10% earn less lthan 32K EUR
10% earns more than 87K 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 42K
Median 39K
10% 26K
25% 30K
75% 50K
90% 63K
25-34
 
 
Average 53K
Median 49K
10% 30K
25% 38K
75% 64K
90% 81K
35-44
 
 
Average 60K
Median 56K
10% 34K
25% 43K
75% 73K
90% 92K
45-54
 
 
Average 60K
Median 49K
10% 26K
25% 30K
75% 77K
90% 113K
55+
 
 
Average 56K
Median 45K
10% 26K
25% 27K
75% 73K
90% 109K

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

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Men
58,320 EUR
52,272 EUR
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Sweden, men earn 11.6% 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
2,018,448 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
1,874,016 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,735,920 EUR
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,609,056 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,597,680 EUR
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,534,752 EUR
7. Managing Director Top Management
1,496,160 EUR
8. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,455,984 EUR
9. Head of product development Management
1,447,488 EUR
10. Sales Director Top Management
1,409,472 EUR
11. Technical Director Top Management
1,362,672 EUR
12. Marketing Director Top Management
1,324,512 EUR
13. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,322,640 EUR
14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,311,840 EUR
15. Logistics Director Top Management
1,298,304 EUR
16. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
1,233,360 EUR
17. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,214,352 EUR
18. Regulatory Affairs Manager Medicine & Social Care
1,207,872 EUR
19. Production Director Top Management
1,201,968 EUR
20. Head of the Legal Department Management
1,198,656 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
286,416 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
317,520 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
324,432 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
328,032 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
339,552 EUR
6. Cleaner General labour
343,872 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
346,032 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
353,808 EUR
9. Packer Production
355,536 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
357,552 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
357,840 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
359,568 EUR
13. General Labourer General labour
360,864 EUR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
361,728 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
364,608 EUR
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
365,328 EUR
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
366,768 EUR
18. Cashier Banking
368,496 EUR
19. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
369,216 EUR
20. Florist Service Industries
369,936 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
23,901 EUR (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
19,344 EUR (net)
LatviaLatvia
20,587 EUR (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
8,816 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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IT Security Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,945 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
54,500 SEK
Anually salary
71,340 USD
Anually salary
654,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-24 19:14:01
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Customer Support Specialist
Customer Support
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
6,964 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
63,840 SEK
Anually salary
83,568 USD
Anually salary
766,080 SEK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-22 12:25:48
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Construction worker
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,377 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
40,123 SEK
Anually salary
52,524 USD
Anually salary
481,476 SEK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-19 13:49:37
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Restaurant worker
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
3,983 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,512 SEK
Anually salary
47,796 USD
Anually salary
438,144 SEK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-18 22:08:52
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Carpenter
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Vaestra Froelunda
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
3,702 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
33,936 SEK
Anually salary
44,424 USD
Anually salary
407,232 SEK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-18 22:02:51
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Account Manager
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,072 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
64,833 SEK
Anually salary
84,864 USD
Anually salary
777,996 SEK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-18 11:30:11
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Laboratory Technician
Education, Science & Research
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Trosa
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
3,382 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
31,000 SEK
Anually salary
40,584 USD
Anually salary
372,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-18 08:25:58
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Cloud Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
10,254 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
94,000 SEK
Anually salary
123,048 USD
Anually salary
1,128,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-18 01:59:20
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IT Analyst
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,818 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,000 SEK
Anually salary
45,816 USD
Anually salary
420,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-16 23:33:16
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Business Group Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
10,363 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
95,000 SEK
Anually salary
124,356 USD
Anually salary
1,140,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2025-12-16 12:37:01
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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 4,755 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 10.37% less than men.

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