Salaries in Sweden

The salary range of employees working in Sweden is, by default, in the range of 30,732 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 84,780 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:

31K - 85K EUR

10% earn less lthan 31K EUR

10% earns more than 85K EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Sweden into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Sweden by age in EUR.

<24

Average 40K

Median 38K

10% 25K

25% 31K

75% 48K

90% 58K

25-34

Average 55K

Median 49K

10% 25K

25% 35K

75% 68K

90% 91K

35-44

Average 61K

Median 56K

10% 32K

25% 42K

75% 74K

90% 96K

45-54

Average 58K

Median 50K

10% 25K

25% 33K

75% 74K

90% 103K

55+

Average 53K

Median 46K

10% 25K

25% 30K

75% 68K

90% 95K

Salaries by gender

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

Men

56,484 EUR

51,396 EUR

Women

In general, in Sweden, men earn 9.9% 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

231,739,347 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

215,155,447 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

207,551,076 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

202,055,175 EUR

5. Plant manager Top Management

184,734,808 EUR

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

183,427,462 EUR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

178,630,179 EUR

8. Managing Director Top Management

171,784,353 EUR

9. Head of product development Management

168,166,678 EUR

10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

167,162,119 EUR

11. Sales Director Top Management

161,822,343 EUR

12. Technical Director Top Management

156,458,911 EUR

13. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

152,697,255 EUR

14. Marketing Director Top Management

152,067,553 EUR

15. Publishing House Director Top Management

151,863,644 EUR

16. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

151,509,762 EUR

17. Logistics Director Top Management

149,071,065 EUR

18. Naval Officer Transport, Haulage, Logistics

144,905,377 EUR

19. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications

143,560,813 EUR

20. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics

141,348,575 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

36,271,368 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

36,962,890 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

37,775,841 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

38,070,743 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

38,182,238 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

39,521,125 EUR

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

39,660,533 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

39,704,532 EUR

9. Cleaner General labour

40,023,247 EUR

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

40,286,293 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

41,138,986 EUR

12. Packer Production

41,393,989 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

41,617,137 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

41,648,993 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

41,856,212 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

42,007,606 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

42,071,475 EUR

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

42,262,767 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

42,447,751 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

42,525,656 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Technical Writer
Information Technology

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Stockholm

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,402 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

60,000 SEK

Anually salary

76,824 USD

Anually salary

720,000 SEK

Posted: 2025-09-12 12:09:08

Testing manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Stockholm

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,402 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

60,000 SEK

Anually salary

76,824 USD

Anually salary

720,000 SEK

Posted: 2025-09-11 20:14:19

Systems Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Stockholm

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

5,335 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 SEK

Anually salary

64,020 USD

Anually salary

600,000 SEK

Posted: 2025-09-10 14:49:22

Bartender
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Marstrand

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,029 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

28,392 SEK

Anually salary

36,348 USD

Anually salary

340,704 SEK

Posted: 2025-09-10 12:03:39

Systems Administrator
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Stocksund

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

4,268 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

40,000 SEK

Anually salary

51,216 USD

Anually salary

480,000 SEK

Posted: 2025-09-10 10:10:21

Controller
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Västerås

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,509 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

61,000 SEK

Anually salary

78,108 USD

Anually salary

732,000 SEK

Posted: 2025-09-08 19:58:32

Design Engineer
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Stockholm

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,082 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

57,000 SEK

Anually salary

72,984 USD

Anually salary

684,000 SEK

Posted: 2025-09-07 00:36:46

Consultant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Stockholm

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

8,749 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

82,000 SEK

Anually salary

104,988 USD

Anually salary

984,000 SEK

Posted: 2025-09-05 13:43:13

Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Karlsborg

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,831 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

35,904 SEK

Anually salary

45,972 USD

Anually salary

430,848 SEK

Posted: 2025-09-04 22:35:35

Art Director
Management

Age group

55+

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Halmstad

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,015 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

47,000 SEK

Anually salary

60,180 USD

Anually salary

564,000 SEK

Posted: 2025-09-04 13:51:20

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Salary ranges

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The best paid positions in Sweden

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