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Salaries in Sweden - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Sweden is, by default, in the range of 2,614.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 7,200.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Sweden is
80% of people earn:
2,614 - 7,200 EUR
10% earn less lthan 2,614 EUR
10% earns more than 7,200 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 3,378
Median 3,235
10% 2,196
25% 2,642
75% 3,961
90% 4,741
25-34
 
 
Average 4,526
Median 4,055
10% 2,092
25% 2,885
75% 5,640
90% 7,526
35-44
 
 
Average 5,240
Median 4,811
10% 2,722
25% 3,579
75% 6,420
90% 8,283
45-54
 
 
Average 4,886
Median 4,207
10% 2,037
25% 2,788
75% 6,216
90% 8,712
55+
 
 
Average 4,461
Median 3,895
10% 2,037
25% 2,639
75% 5,634
90% 7,776

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

Men
4,769 EUR
4,321 EUR
Women
In general, in Sweden, men earn 10.4% 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
13,567.00 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
12,596.00 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
11,829.00 EUR
4. Plant manager Top Management
10,815.00 EUR
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
10,739.00 EUR
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
10,458.00 EUR
7. Managing Director Top Management
10,057.00 EUR
8. Solution architect Information Technology
9,929.00 EUR
9. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
9,786.00 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
9,721.00 EUR
11. Sales Director Top Management
9,474.00 EUR
12. Technical Director Top Management
9,160.00 EUR
13. Agile Coach Information Technology
9,126.00 EUR
14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
8,939.00 EUR
15. Marketing Director Top Management
8,903.00 EUR
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
8,891.00 EUR
17. Logistics Director Top Management
8,727.00 EUR
18. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
8,404.00 EUR
19. SRE – Site Reliability Engineer Information Technology
8,305.00 EUR
20. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
8,275.00 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
1,949.00 EUR
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,211.00 EUR
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
2,235.00 EUR
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,313.00 EUR
5. Cleaner General labour
2,343.00 EUR
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,358.00 EUR
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
2,408.00 EUR
8. Packer Production
2,423.00 EUR
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
2,436.00 EUR
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
2,438.00 EUR
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
2,450.00 EUR
12. General Labourer General labour
2,459.00 EUR
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
2,463.00 EUR
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
2,485.00 EUR
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
2,489.00 EUR
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
2,499.00 EUR
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
2,516.00 EUR
18. Florist Service Industries
2,520.00 EUR
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
2,535.00 EUR
20. Refuse Collector Service Industries
2,546.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SloveniaSlovenia
2,527 EUR (gross)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,098 EUR (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
772 EUR (net)
RomaniaRomania
1,382 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Female
Scrum Master
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,377 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
54,000 SEK
Anually salary
64,524 USD
Anually salary
648,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-10-01 15:26:22
Male
IT Security Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,476 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
55,000 SEK
Anually salary
65,712 USD
Anually salary
660,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-12 20:07:19
Female
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
4,381 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
44,000 SEK
Anually salary
52,572 USD
Anually salary
528,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-10 09:19:05
Female
Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,169 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
72,000 SEK
Anually salary
86,028 USD
Anually salary
864,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-09-02 20:21:27
Male
Recruiter
Human Resources
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,065 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
81,000 SEK
Anually salary
96,780 USD
Anually salary
972,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-29 17:02:07
Male
Driver
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Stockholm
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,509 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,200 SEK
Anually salary
30,108 USD
Anually salary
302,400 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-25 03:35:58
Male
Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Gothenburg
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,576 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
56,000 SEK
Anually salary
66,912 USD
Anually salary
672,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-24 11:18:13
Male
Cloud Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Stockholm
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
6,472 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
65,000 SEK
Anually salary
77,664 USD
Anually salary
780,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-23 21:55:31
Male
Construction worker
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Kalmar
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,286 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
33,000 SEK
Anually salary
39,432 USD
Anually salary
396,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-23 09:09:09
Male
Department Manager
Management
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Piteå
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
6,024 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
60,500 SEK
Anually salary
72,288 USD
Anually salary
726,000 SEK
ClockPosted: 2026-08-12 09:40:40
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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 4,705 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, 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 9.39% less than men.

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