SWEDEN / SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

2,136

UPDATED
October 2024
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

10.36 SEK = 1 USD

690,184 SEK

$66,597 USD

Stockholm

737,877 SEK

538,906 SEK

$52,000 USD

Including "Stockholm"

Excluding "Stockholm"

Average Salary / Sweden

Average salary in Sweden is 690,184 SEK per year. The most typical earning is 538,906 SEK. All data are based on 2,136 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 713,015 SEK. Women receive a salary of 608,343 SEK.

The most paid careers are Management & Business with average income 929,614 SEK and Health Care & Medical with income 893,341 SEK.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 747,215 SEK. The second most paid education level is Bellow H. School with salary of 746,178 SEK.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 944,123 SEK. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 913,032 SEK.

Levels / Sweden (Gross SEK)

Salary Levels (SEK) per Year	Surveys	[%]
103,600 SEK - 155,399 SEK	5	100% 0.23%
155,500 SEK - 207,299 SEK	10	99.77% 0.47%
207,300 SEK - 259,099 SEK	17	99.3% 0.8%
259,100 SEK - 310,899 SEK	29	98.5% 1.36%
310,900 SEK - 362,699 SEK	54	97.14% 2.53%
362,700 SEK - 414,499 SEK	121	94.62% 5.66%
414,500 SEK - 466,399 SEK	166	88.95% 7.77%
466,400 SEK - 518,199 SEK	226	81.18% 10.58%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
518,200 SEK - 569,999 SEK	257	70.6% 12.03%
570,000 SEK - 621,799 SEK	229	58.57% 10.72%
621,800 SEK - 673,599 SEK	177	47.85% 8.29%
673,600 SEK - 725,399 SEK	164	39.56% 7.68%
725,500 SEK - 777,299 SEK	111	31.88% 5.2%
777,300 SEK - 829,099 SEK	128	26.69% 5.99%
829,100 SEK - 880,899 SEK	62	20.69% 2.9%
880,900 SEK - 932,699 SEK	57	17.79% 2.67%
932,700 SEK - 984,499 SEK	65	15.12% 3.04%
984,500 SEK - 1,036,299 SEK	33	12.08% 1.54%
1,036,400 SEK - 1,088,199 SEK	34	10.53% 1.59%
1,088,200 SEK - 1,139,999 SEK	42	8.94% 1.97%
1,140,000 SEK - 1,191,799 SEK	21	6.98% 0.98%
1,191,800 SEK - 1,243,599 SEK	17	5.99% 0.8%
1,243,600 SEK - 1,295,399 SEK	8	5.2% 0.37%
1,295,400 SEK - 1,347,299 SEK	12	4.82% 0.56%
1,347,300 SEK - 1,399,099 SEK	8	4.26% 0.37%
1,399,100 SEK - 1,450,899 SEK	9	3.89% 0.42%
1,450,900 SEK - 1,502,699 SEK	8	3.46% 0.37%
1,502,700 SEK - 1,554,499 SEK	3	3.09% 0.14%
HIGH SALARIES
1,554,500 SEK - 1,658,199 SEK	18	2.95% 0.84%
1,658,200 SEK - 1,761,799 SEK	8	2.11% 0.37%
1,761,800 SEK - 1,865,399 SEK	8	1.73% 0.37%
1,865,400 SEK - 1,969,099 SEK	9	1.36% 0.42%
1,969,100 SEK - 2,072,699 SEK	1	0.94% 0.05%
2,072,700 SEK - 2,176,299 SEK	2	0.89% 0.09%
2,176,400 SEK - 2,279,999 SEK	0	n/a
2,280,000 SEK - 2,383,599 SEK	4	0.8% 0.19%
2,383,600 SEK - 2,487,299 SEK	4	0.61% 0.19%
2,487,300 SEK - 2,590,899 SEK	3	0.42% 0.14%
2,590,900 SEK - 3,627,299 SEK	6	0.28% 0.28%

Gender / Sweden (Gross SEK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	1,571	713,015 SEK
2	Women	502	608,343 SEK

Education / Sweden (Gross SEK)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	201	747,215 SEK
2	Bellow H. School	15	746,178 SEK
3	Masters Degree	912	696,433 SEK
4	Some College	137	683,997 SEK
5	Bachelors Degree	796	679,851 SEK
6	High School	75	577,252 SEK

Experience / Sweden (Gross SEK)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	139	944,123 SEK
2	16-20 Years	152	913,032 SEK
3	12-16 Years	265	824,942 SEK
4	8-12 Years	445	726,488 SEK
5	4-8 Years	536	626,997 SEK
6	2-4 Years	309	567,925 SEK
7	0-1 Year	142	521,288 SEK
8	1-2 Years	148	519,216 SEK

Age / Sweden (Gross SEK)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	45	1,048,795 SEK
2	56-60	24	1,036,359 SEK
3	66-70	2	1,002,159 SEK
4	46-50	92	917,178 SEK
5	41-45	176	857,069 SEK
6	36-40	335	773,124 SEK
7	61-65	6	767,942 SEK
8	n/a	64	765,869 SEK
9	31-35	599	676,742 SEK
10	76-99	1	668,451 SEK
11	14-20	13	639,433 SEK
12	26-30	606	576,215 SEK
13	21-25	173	514,034 SEK

Work Type / Sweden (Gross SEK)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	30	832,196 SEK
2	Permanent	1,812	707,833 SEK
3	Contract	253	585,543 SEK
4	Part Time	41	440,452 SEK

Cities / Sweden (Gross SEK)

#		Surveys
1	Täby	3	766,906 SEK
2	Boras	8	748,251 SEK
3	Stockholm	979	737,887 SEK
4	Gävle	20	725,451 SEK
5	Eskilstuna	12	683,997 SEK
6	Lund	93	678,815 SEK
7	Helsingborg	39	675,706 SEK
8	Malmö	171	669,488 SEK
9	Göteborg	497	657,051 SEK
10	Örebro	17	657,051 SEK
11	Södertälje	28	656,015 SEK
12	Jönköping	22	638,397 SEK
13	Uppsala	45	613,524 SEK
14	Norrköping	15	607,306 SEK
15	--Other--	72	603,161 SEK
16	Umea	20	599,015 SEK
17	Västeras	35	579,324 SEK
18	Linköping	42	572,070 SEK
19	Karlstad	18	564,815 SEK

Career Groups / Sweden (Gross SEK)

#		Surveys
1	Management & Business	255	929,614 SEK
2	Health Care & Medical	27	893,341 SEK
3	Insurance	5	865,360 SEK
4	Law	11	822,869 SEK
5	Finance & Banking	69	808,360 SEK
6	Engineers & Technicians III	4	773,124 SEK
7	Health Care & Medical II	33	758,615 SEK
8	Human Resources	32	731,669 SEK
9	IT & Programming II	183	716,124 SEK
10	Archaeology & History	1	710,942 SEK
11	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	135	692,288 SEK
12	Automobile	35	686,069 SEK
13	Salesmen & Saleswomen	17	672,597 SEK
14	IT & Programming	509	671,560 SEK
15	Accounting & Administration	69	650,833 SEK
16	Engineers & Technicians V	24	649,797 SEK
17	Engineers & Technicians IV	21	636,324 SEK
18	Engineers & Technicians II	16	630,106 SEK
19	Media	25	628,033 SEK
20	Logistics, Road, Railway	29	625,961 SEK
21	Engineers & Technicians	358	617,670 SEK
22	Education & University	74	603,161 SEK
23	Construction & Labor Workers	29	603,161 SEK
24	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	25	591,761 SEK
25	Sports & Recreation	2	580,361 SEK
26	Military	1	557,561 SEK
27	Making Design	33	545,125 SEK
28	Properties & Real Estates	2	540,979 SEK
29	Organization & Coordination	11	515,070 SEK
30	Architect Constructions	14	511,961 SEK
31	Public Sector	11	506,779 SEK
32	Fashion	11	495,379 SEK
33	Geography & Geodesy	4	488,125 SEK
34	Aviation & Shipping	8	476,725 SEK
35	Customer Services	17	459,107 SEK
36	Hotels & Tourism	8	454,961 SEK
37	Arts, Culture, Performance	3	453,925 SEK
38	Agriculture & Fishing	5	430,089 SEK
39	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	20	421,798 SEK

Careers / Sweden (Gross SEK)

#		Surveys
1	General Manager	10	1,517,230 SEK
2	Director	36	1,350,376 SEK
3	University Professor	11	1,043,614 SEK
4	Sales Manager	13	1,006,305 SEK
5	Operations Manager	10	996,977 SEK
6	Finance Manager	12	978,323 SEK
7	Computer Architect	15	950,341 SEK
8	Business Development Manager	23	947,232 SEK
9	Human Resources Manager	15	930,650 SEK
10	Engineering Manager	18	926,505 SEK
11	Program Manager	10	896,450 SEK
12	Manager	36	894,378 SEK
13	Technical Manager	20	848,778 SEK
14	Risk Manager	10	847,742 SEK
15	Hardware Engineer	11	843,596 SEK
16	IT Manager	57	825,978 SEK
17	IT Project Manager	58	820,796 SEK
18	Consulting, Speaker	9	807,324 SEK
19	Product Manager	23	804,214 SEK
20	Other IT Career	20	802,142 SEK
21	Marketing Manager	21	783,487 SEK
22	Doctor	9	783,487 SEK
23	System Analyst	9	768,978 SEK
24	Other Management Career	15	739,960 SEK
25	Other Medical Career	14	733,742 SEK
26	Lead Developer	36	729,597 SEK
27	Project Manager	40	721,306 SEK
28	Electrical Engineer Lead	12	717,160 SEK
29	Data-warehouse Engineer	12	711,978 SEK
30	Marketing	12	701,615 SEK
31	IT Coordinator	21	677,779 SEK
32	Other Automobile Career	34	674,670 SEK
33	Construction Manager	9	662,233 SEK
34	Software Engineer	55	660,161 SEK
35	Other Engineer Career	19	660,161 SEK
36	Marketing Executive	9	657,051 SEK
37	Other Finance Career	11	645,651 SEK
38	Python Developer	11	644,615 SEK
39	Computer Engineer	9	642,542 SEK
40	Financial Analyst	17	636,324 SEK
41	Android Developer	9	632,179 SEK
42	Logistics Manager	11	620,779 SEK
43	Software Developer	162	616,633 SEK
44	Java Developer	32	611,452 SEK
45	.NET Developer	25	611,452 SEK
46	Engineer	103	608,343 SEK
47	Electrical Engineer	34	593,833 SEK
48	C, C++ Developer	38	592,797 SEK
49	University Professor Assistant	13	582,434 SEK
50	Web Developer	12	579,324 SEK
51	Security Specialist	12	571,034 SEK
52	Research Engineer	54	562,743 SEK
53	Mechanical Engineer	68	556,525 SEK
54	Purchaser	9	544,088 SEK
55	Civil Engineer	13	540,979 SEK
56	Accountant	10	506,779 SEK
57	Other Education Career	28	499,525 SEK
58	Technician	9	416,616 SEK

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50 Key Account Manager (Man)

Posted 28 July 2024

What I do?

"Sell R&D projects for inhouse teams."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Linköping	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	645,800 SEK

49/50 Producer Director (Man)

Posted 06 July 2024

What I do?

"Copywriting, casting, video production, director, editor, drone pilot, graphics, animation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	1,077,800 SEK

48/50 Systems Architect (Man)

Posted 10 June 2024

What I do?

"IT Architecture, Systems Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	16-20 Years	Expert	709,800 SEK

47/50 Software Project Manager (Man)

Posted 26 May 2024

What I do?

"Estimation, planning, customer communication, scrum meetings organizing, sw development, testing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	801,300 SEK

46/50 Tour Guide (Woman)

Posted 21 May 2024

What I do?

"I'm travelling around the world with Scandinavian groups, guiding them in different countries. I'm also a qualified local guide in Stockholm."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	256,800 SEK

45/50 Global Talent Manager (Woman)

Posted 16 May 2024

What I do?

"Talent management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Göteborg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	940,000 SEK

44/50 Desktop Apps Develop (Man)

Posted 13 May 2024

What I do?

"Python syntax Working with extra libraries and API B2 English knowledge Work experience in a company related to cinema VFX."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	412,000 SEK

43/50 Tech Lead (Man)

Posted 24 April 2024

What I do?

"Manage team of developers Part of management of the company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Some College	0-1 Year	Advanced	443,800 SEK

42/50 Mechatronics Engineer (Man)

Posted 22 April 2024

What I do?

"Electronics Design, Firmware programming, Software programming, CAD Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Göteborg	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	483,200 SEK

41/50 It-system Specialist (Man)

Posted 23 August 2023

What I do?

"Coordinate and administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Göteborg	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	496,400 SEK

40/50 Salesforce Developer (Woman)

Posted 20 July 2023

What I do?

"Development and implementation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	575,700 SEK

39/50 Engineering Manager (Man)

Posted 19 July 2023

What I do?

"Managing team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	957,700 SEK

38/50 Sales Engineer (Woman)

Posted 17 May 2023

What I do?

"Support customers on specifications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Södertälje	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	478,700 SEK

37/50 Studying (Man)

Posted 17 May 2023

What I do?

"Studying logistics and economics at the moment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Göteborg	High School	0-1 Year	Intermediate	202,000 SEK

36/50 Purchaser (Man)

Posted 29 September 2022

What I do?

"Purchasing, agreement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Göteborg	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	584,400 SEK

35/50 Design Engineer (Woman)

Posted 28 September 2022

What I do?

"Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Göteborg	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	526,000 SEK

34/50 Chief Executive Officer (Man)

Posted 28 September 2022

What I do?

"General management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	2,532,400 SEK

33/50 Boat (Man)

Posted 27 September 2022

What I do?

"Lead boat builders."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	584,400 SEK

32/50 Bi Consultant (Man)

Posted 12 September 2022

What I do?

"Analysis Python Power BI APIs Integrations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Helsingborg	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	670,700 SEK

31/50 Software Engineer (Man)

Posted 10 September 2022

What I do?

"Implementing features."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	636,300 SEK

30/50 Logistic Developer (Man)

Posted 08 September 2022

What I do?

"PROCUREMENT."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Södertälje	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	430,000 SEK

29/50 Researcher In Polymer Chemistry (Woman)

Posted 05 September 2022

What I do?

"Phd in polymer engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Lund	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	344,000 SEK

28/50 Technology Lead (Man)

Posted 01 September 2022

What I do?

"Material scientist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Göteborg	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	619,800 SEK

27/50 Analyst (Man)

Posted 30 August 2022

What I do?

"Excel, Powerpoint, Word."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Basic	449,900 SEK

26/50 Business Manager (Man)

Posted 27 July 2022

What I do?

"Bonus not included."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Uppsala	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	663,300 SEK

25/50 Postdoctoral Fellow (Woman)

Posted 22 July 2022

What I do?

"Biomedical Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Linköping	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	296,400 SEK

24/50 Phd Student (Woman)

Posted 20 July 2022

What I do?

"PhD student."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Uppsala	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	367,500 SEK

23/50 Test Manager (Man)

Posted 14 July 2022

What I do?

"Test Planning, Strategy, Automation, Continuous improvement, People management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Linköping	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	684,400 SEK

22/50 Founder (Man)

Posted 13 June 2022

What I do?

"Co-founder."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	445,100 SEK

21/50 Legal Counsel (Man)

Posted 10 June 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	1,059,900 SEK

20/50 Director Rnd (Man)

Posted 10 June 2022

What I do?

"Product Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Göteborg	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	996,300 SEK

19/50 Embedded Developer (Man)

Posted 08 June 2022

What I do?

"Software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Malmö	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	635,900 SEK

18/50 Account Executive (Woman)

Posted 08 June 2022

What I do?

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	648,600 SEK

17/50 System Admin (Woman)

Posted 27 May 2022

What I do?

"Administration of Applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Intermediate	750,200 SEK

16/50 Software Architect (Man)

Posted 25 May 2022

What I do?

"Software design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Malmö	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	658,100 SEK

15/50 Consultant (Man)

Posted 14 April 2022

What I do?

"C plus plus."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	644,900 SEK

14/50 Forestry Manager (Man)

Posted 09 April 2022

What I do?

"Manage teams."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Örebro	Some College	4-8 Years	Intermediate	378,000 SEK

13/50 Associate Product Manager (Man)

Posted 09 April 2022

What I do?

"Product Management, Pricing,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Lund	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	800,500 SEK

12/50 Summer Internship As Software Engineer (Man)

Posted 08 April 2022

What I do?

"Write code in various languages, summer internship."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Some College	0-1 Year	Advanced	386,900 SEK

11/50 Embeded Systems Engineer (Woman)

Posted 07 April 2022

What I do?

"C, c++."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Uppsala	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	498,900 SEK

10/50 Saleswoman (Woman)

Posted 06 April 2022

What I do?

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	1-2 Years	Advanced	1,667,600 SEK

9/50 Data Migration Specalist (Man)

Posted 06 April 2022

What I do?

"Core banking data migration, good functional and domain knowledge."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Helsingborg	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	699,100 SEK

8/50 Ir Officer (Woman)

Posted 22 March 2022

What I do?

"IR job."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Karlstad	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	587,500 SEK

7/50 Management Consultant (Man)

Posted 21 March 2022

What I do?

"Helping clients with management challenges."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	851,600 SEK

6/50 Asic Design (Woman)

Posted 21 March 2022

What I do?

"Verilog, VHDL, SV."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Lund	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	667,000 SEK

5/50 Developer (Man)

Posted 18 March 2022

What I do?

"Software DEV for C# project."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Örebro	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	426,900 SEK

4/50 Development Engineer (Man)

Posted 13 March 2022

What I do?

"Process, material, equipment testing, development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Lund	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	800,500 SEK

3/50 Supply Chain Manager (Man)

Posted 12 March 2022

What I do?

"Degree in supply chain management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stockholm	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	2,456,900 SEK

2/50 Function Developer (Man)

Posted 12 March 2022

What I do?

"Control systems, Matlab, Simulink, Tesweaver, Python."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Göteborg	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	477,600 SEK

1/50 Communications Manager (Man)

Posted 11 March 2022

What I do?

"PR & marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Göteborg	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	444,700 SEK