Salaries in Sweden - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sweden is, by default, in the range of 28,933.00 SEK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 80,058.00 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 38K

Median 37K

10% 25K

25% 30K

75% 45K

90% 54K

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% 97K

55+

Average 51K

Median 44K

10% 23K

25% 29K

75% 64K

90% 89K

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

Men

53,391 SEK

48,063 SEK

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

151,893.00 SEK

2. IT Director Top Management

141,023.00 SEK

3. Leasing Director Leasing

132,437.00 SEK

4. Plant manager Top Management

121,085.00 SEK

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

120,228.00 SEK

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

117,083.00 SEK

7. Managing Director Top Management

112,596.00 SEK

8. Head of product development Management

110,040.00 SEK

9. Solution architect Information Technology

110,019.00 SEK

10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

109,566.00 SEK

11. Sales Director Top Management

106,067.00 SEK

12. Technical Director Top Management

102,551.00 SEK

13. Agile Coach Information Technology

102,475.00 SEK

14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

100,085.00 SEK

15. Marketing Director Top Management

99,672.00 SEK

16. Publishing House Director Top Management

99,539.00 SEK

17. Logistics Director Top Management

97,708.00 SEK

18. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications

94,097.00 SEK

19. SRE – Site Reliability Engineer Information Technology

93,254.00 SEK

20. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics

92,647.00 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

21,803.00 SEK

2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

24,760.00 SEK

3. Porter, Information Staff General labour

25,026.00 SEK

4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

25,904.00 SEK

5. Cleaner General labour

26,233.00 SEK

6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

26,405.00 SEK

7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

26,932.00 SEK

8. Packer Production

27,131.00 SEK

9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

27,278.00 SEK

10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

27,298.00 SEK

11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

27,434.00 SEK

12. General Labourer General labour

27,533.00 SEK

13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

27,542.00 SEK

14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

27,822.00 SEK

15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

27,873.00 SEK

16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

27,983.00 SEK

17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

28,176.00 SEK

18. Florist Service Industries

28,223.00 SEK

19. Security Guard Security & Protection

28,390.00 SEK

20. Refuse Collector Service Industries

28,505.00 SEK

Salaries in selected countries

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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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

6,941 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

65,000 SEK

Anually salary

83,292 USD

Anually salary

780,000 SEK

Posted: 2026-05-22 05:15:21

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

6,301 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

59,000 SEK

Anually salary

75,612 USD

Anually salary

708,000 SEK

Posted: 2026-05-21 16:39:58

Chief Executive Officer
Top Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Stockholm

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

10,039 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

94,006 SEK

Anually salary

120,468 USD

Anually salary

1,128,072 SEK

Posted: 2026-05-15 10:26:43

Solution architect
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Virsbo Bruk

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

19,932 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

186,648 SEK

Anually salary

239,184 USD

Anually salary

2,239,776 SEK

Posted: 2026-05-14 10:37:19

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Stockholm

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,019 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

47,000 SEK

Anually salary

60,228 USD

Anually salary

564,000 SEK

Posted: 2026-05-12 22:54:17

Electrical Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Gothenburg

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,898 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

36,500 SEK

Anually salary

46,776 USD

Anually salary

438,000 SEK

Posted: 2026-05-12 16:32:30

Kitchen Helper
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Stockholm

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

2,670 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

25,000 SEK

Anually salary

32,040 USD

Anually salary

300,000 SEK

Posted: 2026-05-12 12:02:46

HR Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Gothenburg

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,806 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

45,000 SEK

Anually salary

57,672 USD

Anually salary

540,000 SEK

Posted: 2026-05-11 16:13:02

Auto Electrician
Car Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Ängelholm

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,709 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

34,729 SEK

Anually salary

44,508 USD

Anually salary

416,748 SEK

Posted: 2026-05-11 07:16:32

Maintenance Engineer
Car Industry

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Vargarda

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

5,019 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

47,000 SEK

Anually salary

60,228 USD

Anually salary

564,000 SEK

Posted: 2026-05-10 20:47:12

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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 52,237 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.

Salaries in Sweden - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Sweden into salary brackets in SEK.

Average salary and range in Sweden by age in SEK.

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

The best paid positions in Sweden

The worst paid positions in Sweden

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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