2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector

Private sector, Sweden. Median gross monthly salary for 336 occupations, full-time equivalents.

Data released SCB lönestruktur 2025 SCB · 336 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation

What the private sector pays

Sector medians exactly as released; each occupation links to its full national distribution.

OccupationMedian (a month)
Specialist physicians97 700 kr
Research and development managers, level 187 900 kr
Professors83 500 kr
Research and development managers, level 278 000 kr
Information, communication and public relations managers, level 177 600 kr
Information and communications technology service managers, level 175 300 kr
Information and communications technology service managers, level 274 500 kr
Architectural and engineering managers, level 174 200 kr
Mathematicians and actuaries73 900 kr
Sales and marketing managers, level 171 000 kr
Sales and marketing managers, level 270 800 kr
Administration and planning managers70 700 kr
Managers and leaders within religious bodies69 800 kr
Directors and chief executives68 400 kr
Managers in public services not elsewhere classified, level 168 400 kr
Architectural and engineering managers, level 267 800 kr
Business and company lawyers67 800 kr
Financial and investment advisers67 400 kr
Supply, logistics and transport managers, level 167 300 kr
Lawyers66 000 kr
Production managers in manufacturing, level 165 300 kr
Finance managers, level 265 000 kr
Economists and macro analyst64 700 kr
Information, communication and public relations managers, level 264 600 kr
Pharmacologists and related professionals63 800 kr
Administration and service managers not elsewhere classified, level 163 500 kr
Physicists and astronomers60 800 kr
Other physicians60 400 kr
Human resource managers, level 260 200 kr
Statisticians60 100 kr
Clinical and operations managers in health care, level 160 000 kr
System analysts and ICT-architects60 000 kr
Financial controllers59 500 kr
Headmasters, level 259 100 kr
Cartographers and surveyors58 000 kr
Resident physicians57 500 kr
Production managers in construction and mining, level 257 300 kr
Department managers in social and curative care, level 157 000 kr
Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified56 900 kr
Management and organisation analysts56 900 kr
Forestry and agricultural production managers56 800 kr
Administration and service managers not elsewhere classified, level 256 700 kr
ICT-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified 56 700 kr
Operations managers in public services not elsewhere classified, level 256 200 kr
University and higher education lecturers55 900 kr
Production managers in manufacturing, level 255 500 kr
Security specialists (ICT)55 100 kr
Real estate and head of administration managers, level 255 000 kr
Dentists54 700 kr
Engineering professionals in electrical, electronics and telecommunications54 200 kr
Legal professionals not elsewhere classified54 000 kr
Chemists53 700 kr
Software- and system developers53 600 kr
Games and digital media developers53 600 kr
System administrators53 600 kr
Anaesthesia nurses53 100 kr
Veterinarians53 000 kr
Advertising and marketing professionals53 000 kr
Engineering professionals in chemical technology52 600 kr
Economists not elsewhere classified52 200 kr
Department managers in elderly care, level 152 100 kr
Product designers, industrial52 100 kr
Hotel and conference managers, level 152 000 kr
Engineering professionals in mining-, metallurgy technology and related professionals52 000 kr
Engineering professionals in mechanical technology51 600 kr
Environmental and occupational health and hygiene professionals51 400 kr
Nurses - Intensive care 51 400 kr
Engineering professionals in building construction51 100 kr
Other services managers not elsewhere classified, level 151 000 kr
Religious professionals50 900 kr
Senior officials of special-interest organisations50 500 kr
Architects 50 500 kr
Personnel and human resources specialist50 400 kr
Construction and mining supervisors50 400 kr
Commercial sales representatives50 300 kr
Department and unit managers in health care, level 250 000 kr
Fashion designers and related professionals49 900 kr
Buyers and purchasers49 900 kr
Construction and manufacturing engineering technicians49 600 kr
Electronics engineering technicians49 600 kr
Geologists, geophysicists and related professionals49 400 kr
Mineral and stone processing plant operators49 400 kr
Engineering professionals in logistics and production49 300 kr
Environmental and occupational health inspectors49 200 kr
Pre-school managers, level 249 000 kr
Retail and wholesale trade managers, level 249 000 kr
Policy administration professionals49 000 kr
Nurses - Ambulance 48 900 kr
Psychologists48 700 kr
Insurance sellers and insurance advisers48 400 kr
Computer network and systems technicians48 300 kr
Architects, town and traffic planners48 000 kr
Game and digital media designers48 000 kr
Nurses - school48 000 kr
Accountants48 000 kr
Real estate administrators48 000 kr
Office supervisors48 000 kr
Film, stage and related directors and producers47 900 kr
Ships deck officers 47 900 kr
Cell and molecular biologists and related professionals47 400 kr
Other specialist nurses47 000 kr
Professional midwifes46 800 kr
Museum curators and related professionals46 600 kr
Shot firers and blasters46 600 kr
District nurses46 500 kr
Public relations professionals46 500 kr
Opticians46 200 kr
Manufacturing supervisors46 200 kr
Professional nurses46 000 kr
Special teachers and special needs teachers45 900 kr
Chemical engineering technicians45 700 kr
Forestry professionals45 600 kr
Prescriptionists45 500 kr
Train operator45 500 kr
Nurses - geriatric45 400 kr
Broadcasting and audio-visual technicians45 300 kr
Mechanical engineering technicians45 200 kr
Webmasters and web administrators45 200 kr
University and higher education teachers not elsewhere classified45 100 kr
Administrative and specialized secretaries45 100 kr
Accounting associate professionals45 000 kr
Real estate agents45 000 kr
Industrial, logistics and production planning engineering technicians44 800 kr
ICT operations technicians44 700 kr
Paper pulp plant operators44 700 kr
Company nurses44 600 kr
Technicians not elsewhere classified44 600 kr
Unit managers in elderly care, level 244 500 kr
Musicians, singers and composers44 400 kr
Other services managers not elsewhere classified, level 244 100 kr
Nurses - children44 100 kr
Landscape architects44 000 kr
Dental hygienists44 000 kr
Journalists and related professionals43 700 kr
Bank clerk43 700 kr
Graphic designers43 600 kr
Agricultural professionals43 500 kr
Research assistants43 500 kr
Deacons43 300 kr
Insulation workers43 300 kr
Electrical line installers and repairers42 900 kr
Plumbing and central heating fitters42 700 kr
Administrative secretaries and related associate professionals42 400 kr
Heating and air conditioning mechanics42 400 kr
Machine operators, chemical and photographic products 42 400 kr
Papermaking plant operators42 400 kr
Sports, leisure and wellness managers, level 242 200 kr
Bricklayers and related workers42 200 kr
Vocational education teachers42 000 kr
Primary school teachers42 000 kr
GIS and cartographic engineers42 000 kr
Authors and related writers41 900 kr
Payroll and personnel clerks41 900 kr
Chemical and physical science technicians41 800 kr
Unit managers in social and curative care, level 241 700 kr
Plant and animal biologists41 700 kr
Counselling professionals41 700 kr
Claims assessor and valuers41 700 kr
Archaeologists and related professionals41 600 kr
Medical and pathology laboratory technicians41 600 kr
Secondary education teachers41 400 kr
Process control technicians not elsewhere classified41 400 kr
Physiotherapists41 300 kr
Dieticians41 200 kr
Scaffold builders41 200 kr
Precision-instrument makers and repairers41 100 kr
Occupational therapist40 900 kr
Business services agents not elsewhere classified40 900 kr
Electrical mechanics and fitters40 800 kr
Warehouse and terminal supervisors40 700 kr
Rail and road construction workers40 700 kr
Metal melter and rolling-mill operators40 700 kr
School counsellor 40 600 kr
Legal secretaries40 400 kr
Firefighters40 400 kr
Metal processing plant operators not elsewhere classified40 400 kr
Power production and water treatment plant operators40 400 kr
Woodworkers, carpenters40 300 kr
Dock labourers40 100 kr
Restaurant managers, level 140 000 kr
Librarians and archivists40 000 kr
Transport coordinators40 000 kr
Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers40 000 kr
Building frame and related trades workers not elsewhere classified40 000 kr
Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers40 000 kr
Electricians, installation and service40 000 kr
Chemical processing plant controllers40 000 kr
Chefs and sous-chefs39 900 kr
Translators, interpreters and other linguists39 700 kr
Machine operators, pharmaceutical products 39 700 kr
General medical practitioners39 600 kr
Back office-staff39 600 kr
Construction labourers39 400 kr
Market and sales assistants39 300 kr
Metal production process controllers39 000 kr
Railway, signal and switch operators38 900 kr
Orders coordinator38 800 kr
Restaurant managers, level 238 600 kr
Forwarding agents and transport brokers38 600 kr
Machine operators, paper products 38 600 kr
All38 500 kr
ICT support technicians38 500 kr
Event and travel planners38 400 kr
Shopkeepers and shop supervisors, selling in stores38 400 kr
Other food processors38 300 kr
Preschool teachers38 000 kr
Economic assistants38 000 kr
Ambulance attendants37 900 kr
Painters and related workers37 900 kr
Light, sound and stage technicians37 800 kr
Toolmakers and related workers37 800 kr
Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified37 600 kr
Glaziers37 500 kr
Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians37 400 kr
Wood processing, sawmill and plywood plant operators37 400 kr
Actors37 100 kr
Safety and quality inspectors37 000 kr
Sheet metal workers37 000 kr
Dental and orthopaedic technicians 36 800 kr
Office clerks not elsewhere classified36 800 kr
Assemblers not elsewhere classified36 600 kr
Train attendants, persons responsible on board36 500 kr
Social work professions not elsewhere classified36 400 kr
Social work associate professionals36 400 kr
School assistants36 400 kr
Machine operators, dairy-products 36 400 kr
Fork-lift drivers36 400 kr
Machine operator, cement, stone and other mineral products36 200 kr
Machine operators not elsewhere classified, stationary plant and 36 200 kr
Employment officers35 800 kr
Painters and industrial painters35 800 kr
Heavy Equipment Operators35 800 kr
Recreation leaders35 600 kr
Stage managers and related associate professionals35 500 kr
Welders and flame cutters35 500 kr
Elected representatives35 400 kr
Machine-tool operators35 300 kr
Travel agents and related clerks35 100 kr
Machine operators, metal finishing, plating and coating 35 100 kr
Security guards35 000 kr
Vehicle mechanics and repairers35 000 kr
Mechanical machinery assemblers35 000 kr
Sports coachers and instructors34 800 kr
PhD Students34 600 kr
Machine operators, baked-goods, cereal and chocolate-products 34 600 kr
Petrol station personnel34 500 kr
Assistant nurses, clinic34 500 kr
Dental nurses34 500 kr
Wellness consultants and health educators34 400 kr
Machine operator, Wood-products34 400 kr
Machine operators, wood treaters 34 200 kr
Wood and related products assemblers34 100 kr
Debt-collectors, pawnbrokers and related workers34 000 kr
Building caretakers34 000 kr
Printers34 000 kr
Cabinet-makers and related workers34 000 kr
Medical secretaries and related associate professionals33 900 kr
Rental salespersons33 900 kr
Building structure cleaners and related workers33 900 kr
Heavy truck and lorry drivers33 900 kr
Machine operators, packing, bottling and labelling33 800 kr
Recycling collectors33 700 kr
Machine operators, plastic products 33 600 kr
Leaflet and newspaper distributors33 600 kr
Warehouse and terminal Staff33 500 kr
Undertakers and embalmers33 500 kr
Leather craft workers, shoemakers and related workers33 500 kr
Forestry and agricultural machinery operators33 500 kr
Assistant nurses, hospital ward33 400 kr
Cabin crew33 300 kr
Pharmacy technicians33 300 kr
Machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products 33 200 kr
Bus and tram drivers33 200 kr
Attendants33 100 kr
Veterinary assistants33 000 kr
shop sales, specialty stores33 000 kr
Metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers33 000 kr
Hairdressers32 900 kr
Bookbinders and related workers32 900 kr
Recreation and related associate professionals32 800 kr
Cleaning supervisors and housekeepers32 800 kr
Emergency call operators32 800 kr
Tailors and related workers32 800 kr
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers32 800 kr
shop sales, groceries32 700 kr
Protective services workers not elsewhere classified32 700 kr
Machine operators, rubber products 32 700 kr
Forestry and related workers32 600 kr
Cooks and cold-buffet managers32 500 kr
Upholsterers and related workers32 500 kr
Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers32 500 kr
Personal services workers not elsewhere classified32 400 kr
Croupiers, bookmakers and related workers32 200 kr
Telephonist-switchboard operators32 200 kr
Machine operators, meat- and fish-processing 32 200 kr
Personal care providers32 100 kr
Musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers32 000 kr
Assistant nurses, home care and homes for the elderly31 700 kr
Machine operators not elsewhere classified, textile, fur and leather products31 700 kr
Customer Service Information Clerks31 600 kr
Personal assistants31 500 kr
Bartenders31 300 kr
Ships deck crews and related workers31 300 kr
Ground personnel, movers and stockers31 300 kr
Metal moulders and related workers31 100 kr
Telemarketers31 000 kr
Manufacturing labourers31 000 kr
Office receptionists30 900 kr
Gardeners, parks and grounds30 900 kr
Motorcycle, bicycle drivers and other automobile drivers not elsewhere classified30 800 kr
Event salespeople and shop demonstrators30 700 kr
Car reconditioning labourers, window cleaners and other hand cleaning workers30 600 kr
Travel guides30 500 kr
Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers30 400 kr
Library and filing clerks30 300 kr
Hotel receptionists30 200 kr
Waiters30 200 kr
Gardeners, cultivation30 000 kr
Janitors and related workers30 000 kr
Postmen and postal facility workers29 500 kr
Taxi, car, and van drivers29 500 kr
Cashiers and related clerks29 300 kr
Home-based personal care and related workers29 100 kr
Livestock and dairy producers28 700 kr
Cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments28 700 kr
Machine operators, bleaching, dyeing and cleaning 28 400 kr
Restaurant and kitchen helpers28 300 kr
Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified28 200 kr
Berry pickers and planters27 600 kr
Teachers aides27 100 kr
Other service workers not elsewhere classified27 100 kr
Child care workers27 000 kr
Mixed crop and animal breeders27 000 kr
Beauty and body therapists professionals not elsewhere classified25 900 kr
Survey and market research interviewers24 900 kr
Maid, nanny and related workers24 700 kr
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), open data.