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Which jobs pay the most in Sweden?

The jobs with the highest median salary according to Statistics Sweden. Only jobs with at least 500 employees are included, so the list reflects real career paths rather than statistical noise.

The highest-paying jobs in Sweden

According to Statistics Sweden's 2025 salary structure statistics.

  1. 1 Bank/finance manager, level 1 2,000 employed 129,000 SEK
  2. 2 Senior public official 760 employed 115,000 SEK
  3. 3 Specialist physician 27,700 employed 96,800 SEK
  4. 4 Air traffic controller 810 employed 92,700 SEK
  5. 5 R&D manager, level 1 2,900 employed 87,800 SEK
  6. 6 Traders and fund administrators 2,000 employed 86,500 SEK
  7. 7 Information, communication and public relations managers, level 1 1,400 employed 77,900 SEK
  8. 8 Finance managers, level 1 9,400 employed 77,800 SEK
  9. 9 Professor 5,400 employed 77,800 SEK
  10. 10 Clinical and operations managers in health care, level 1 3,200 employed 76,000 SEK
  11. 11 Judge 1,800 employed 76,000 SEK
  12. 12 Information and communications technology service managers, level 1 5,100 employed 75,400 SEK
  13. 13 R&D manager, level 2 4,400 employed 75,400 SEK
  14. 14 Bank/finance manager, level 2 4,300 employed 75,300 SEK
  15. 15 Architectural and engineering managers, level 1 4,200 employed 73,800 SEK
  16. 16 Mathematicians and actuaries 710 employed 73,800 SEK
  17. 17 Construction manager, level 1 4,500 employed 73,700 SEK
  18. 18 Managers in public services not elsewhere classified, level 1 4,000 employed 73,100 SEK
  19. 19 Information and communications technology service managers, level 2 10,000 employed 71,700 SEK
  20. 20 School manager, level 1 1,100 employed 71,500 SEK
  21. 21 Sales/marketing manager, level 1 18,300 employed 71,000 SEK
  22. 22 Sales/marketing manager, level 2 18,100 employed 70,800 SEK
  23. 23 Airline pilot 1,200 employed 70,700 SEK
  24. 24 Managers and leaders within religious bodies 890 employed 69,800 SEK
  25. 25 Administration and planning managers 11,200 employed 69,600 SEK
  26. 26 HR manager, level 1 5,300 employed 69,000 SEK
  27. 27 Chief executive (CEO) 31,200 employed 68,400 SEK
  28. 28 Department managers in elderly care, level 1 1,200 employed 67,900 SEK
  29. 29 Corporate lawyer 7,700 employed 67,800 SEK
  30. 30 Financial and investment advisers 10,700 employed 67,400 SEK
  31. 31 Supply chain manager, level 1 4,500 employed 67,300 SEK
  32. 32 Department managers in social and curative care, level 1 1,100 employed 67,000 SEK
  33. 33 Architectural and engineering managers, level 2 12,100 employed 66,200 SEK
  34. 34 Lawyer 4,100 employed 66,000 SEK
  35. 35 Production manager, level 1 4,700 employed 65,100 SEK
  36. 36 Finance managers, level 2 12,200 employed 65,000 SEK
  37. 37 Information, communication and public relations managers, level 2 2,800 employed 65,000 SEK
  38. 38 Administration and service managers not elsewhere classified, level 1 11,800 employed 64,400 SEK
  39. 39 Prosecutors 640 employed 63,000 SEK
  40. 40 Pharmacologist 1,800 employed 62,700 SEK
  41. 41 HR manager, level 2 6,200 employed 62,000 SEK
  42. 42 Headmasters, level 2 11,500 employed 60,200 SEK
  43. 43 Construction manager, level 2 12,800 employed 57,300 SEK
  44. 44 Farm and forestry manager 1,100 employed 56,800 SEK
  45. 45 Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified 35,800 employed 56,600 SEK
  46. 46 Economists and macro analyst 1,500 employed 56,500 SEK
  47. 47 Administration and service managers not elsewhere classified, level 2 14,900 employed 56,300 SEK
  48. 48 Resident physician 9,900 employed 56,300 SEK
  49. 49 Systems analyst/IT architect 28,500 employed 56,200 SEK
  50. 50 Department and unit managers in health care, level 2 11,300 employed 56,000 SEK

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