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How much does a maintenance mechanic earn in Sweden?

Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers. 28,300 people employed in Sweden.

40,000SEK

per month is the median salary for a maintenance mechanic in Sweden in 2025. That is 4% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+2.8% since 2024

≈ €3,550 / $4,100 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 31,798 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 231 SEK an hour · 480,000 SEK a year

The hourly figure is the monthly salary divided by 173.3 hours (40 hours a week × 52 weeks / 12 months); the yearly figure is twelve times the monthly salary.

In the 2025 salary statistics, a maintenance mechanic earned 40,500 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 40,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 33,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 48,700 SEK.

Figures are gross monthly salary before tax, converted to full time. Income tax in Sweden is roughly 30–34% for most earners, plus a national surtax on income above about 51,000 SEK a month.

Average pay
40,500 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
33,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
48,700 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
28,300
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

33,100 SEKLowest 10%40,000 SEKMedian48,700 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 36,200–44,200 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Maintenance mechanic starting salary

Statistics Sweden publishes no starting-salary figures. The closest proxies are what the youngest people in the job earn and where the lower end of the pay distribution sits.

The youngest in the job, aged 18–24, earn 35,800 SEK a month on average — roughly 28,600 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 35,800 SEK 28,642 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 39,200 SEK 31,206 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 33,100 SEK 26,605 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 36,200 SEK 28,944 SEK

These are proxies, not starting salaries. An age band holds both people who have just started and people ten years into the job, and the lowest paid are not always newcomers. The collective-agreement minimum and an individual offer can sit above or below.

Maintenance mechanic pay in the private and public sector

What agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers earn depends a great deal on who the employer is.

Monthly salary by sector and gender
Sector Average pay Median pay Men Women
All sectors 40,500 SEK 40,000 SEK 40,000 SEK 38,100 SEK
Private sector 40,600 SEK 40,000 SEK 40,100 SEK 38,100 SEK
Public sector 36,600 SEK 35,500 SEK 35,500 SEK 36,000 SEK
Central government 36,100 SEK 35,100 SEK 35,200 SEK –
Municipalities 36,600 SEK 35,300 SEK 35,100 SEK 36,800 SEK
Regions (health care) 37,500 SEK 36,700 SEK 36,800 SEK –

Maintenance mechanic salary after tax in Sweden

What agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 40,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 31,798 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

40,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 31,798 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 32,341 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 31,742 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 31,787 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 32,662 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 30,977 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 35,800 SEK before tax — roughly 28,642 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 48,700 SEK, which is roughly 37,655 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a maintenance mechanic

The figures assume an average municipality, no church fee and an age under 66. The calculator takes your own municipality into account.

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Pay for men and women

Median salary for men and women
Gender 35,000 50,000 Median pay Number
Men 40,000 SEK 26,600
Women 38,100 SEK 1,700

Women's average salary is 95% of men's average salary in this job.

Statistics Sweden calculates the ratio on average monthly salary, while the table above shows median salaries, so the two do not line up exactly. The figure is also unadjusted: it does not account for differences in age, sector or position.

Maintenance mechanic salary by age

Pay for agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 35,800 SEK 35,800 SEK 36,100 SEK 2,000
25–34 years 39,200 SEK 39,400 SEK 37,400 SEK 5,800
35–44 years 41,000 SEK 41,100 SEK 38,800 SEK 5,600
45–54 years 41,800 SEK 41,800 SEK 40,900 SEK 6,500
55–64 years 41,200 SEK 41,300 SEK 39,900 SEK 8,000

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 39,600 SEK 39,600 SEK 39,500 SEK 2,500
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 41,000 SEK 41,100 SEK 39,500 SEK 9,100
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 40,300 SEK 40,400 SEK 38,700 SEK 12,700
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 40,300 SEK 40,700 SEK 36,600 SEK 3,000
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 41,800 SEK 41,900 SEK – 650

Maintenance mechanic salary by region

Statistics Sweden reports pay by job at the level of national areas (NUTS 2), not by county.

Monthly salary by region
Region 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 40,800 SEK 41,000 SEK 37,600 SEK 3,700
East-Central Sweden 39,400 SEK 39,600 SEK 35,600 SEK 4,100
Småland and islands 39,500 SEK 39,700 SEK 36,600 SEK 2,500
South Sweden 40,900 SEK 41,000 SEK 38,800 SEK 5,100
West Sweden 40,800 SEK 40,800 SEK 39,800 SEK 6,800
North-Central Sweden 39,000 SEK 39,000 SEK – 2,900
Central Norrland 40,100 SEK 40,200 SEK – 750
Upper Norrland 43,000 SEK 43,100 SEK 41,900 SEK 2,500

Maintenance mechanic pay growth 2014–2025

Median salary per year. Years with no reported median are skipped. The dashed line marks the break between the older and the newer series at Statistics Sweden; comparisons across it should be made with care.

From 29,200 SEK in 2014 to 40,000 SEK in 2025, +37% in total. Nominal figures, not adjusted for inflation. The lighter part of the line, the years before 2023, comes from an older set of statistics at Statistics Sweden and is not fully comparable with the later years.

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Swedish job titles in this occupation

Statistics Sweden files the following Swedish job titles under SSYK 7233, “underhållsmekaniker och maskinreparatörer”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Befaren, maskinpersonal, sjöfart
  • Donkeyman
  • Fartygsreparatör
  • Godsvagnsmekaniker
  • Hissreparatör
  • Hisstekniker
  • Hydraulmontör
  • Hydraulreparatör
  • Industrimekaniker
  • Installationstekniker, maskiner o. mekanisk utrustning
  • Lokreparatör
  • Maskinbyggare
  • Maskinelev, sjöfart
  • Maskinmekaniker
  • Maskinmekaniker, övrig
  • Maskinmontör, installation, reparation
  • Maskinreparatör, industrimaskiner o. mekanisk utrustning
  • Maskintekniker, reparation o. service av maskiner
  • Maskinuppsättare
  • Motorelev, fartyg
  • Motorman, fartyg
  • Motorreparatör, maskin
  • Motorskötare, fartyg
  • Oljedepåtekniker
  • Pumpmontör, installation, reparation
  • Pumpreparatör
  • Reparatör, gymmaskiner
  • Reparatör, industrimaskiner
  • Reparatör, livflottar
  • Resemontör, maskin
  • Reservdelsspecialist, maskin
  • Robotmontör, reparation
  • Servicemontör, industrimaskiner
  • Servicetekniker, brandredskap
  • Servicetekniker, hissar
  • Servicetekniker, livflottar
  • Servicetekniker, tappkranar
  • Servicetekniker, tåg
  • Servicetekniker, vindkraftverk
  • Turbinmontör, installation, reparation
  • Turbinreparatör
  • Tågtekniker
  • Underhållsmekaniker
  • Vagnreparatör
  • Vaktgående maskinpersonal, sjöfart
  • Varvsarbetare, service mekanisk utrustning
  • Vindkraftstekniker

Frequently asked questions

How much does a maintenance mechanic earn in 2026?

The latest figures are Statistics Sweden's salary structure statistics for 2025, published on 16 June 2026. The median salary was then 40,000 SEK a month before tax, against 38,900 SEK the year before (2024) — +2.8%. Figures for 2026 are normally published in June 2027; until then the 2025 figures are the latest there are, and we do not project our own.

What is the median salary for a maintenance mechanic in Sweden?

The median salary for a maintenance mechanic in Sweden is 40,000 SEK per month before tax (2025). That means half earn less and half earn more. The median across all jobs in Sweden is 38,300 SEK, so agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers sit 4% higher than the typical job.

How much does a maintenance mechanic earn after tax?

The median salary for a maintenance mechanic is 40,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 31,800 SEK after tax. The exact figure depends on which municipality you live in — our salary-after-tax calculator works it out.

What is the difference between average and median pay for agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers?

The average (40,500 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (40,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a maintenance mechanic in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers aged 18–24 years earn 35,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 33,100 SEK. More in the section “Maintenance mechanic starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 48,700 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Is there a gender pay gap among agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 95% of men's in this job. The median salary is 40,000 SEK for men and 38,100 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a maintenance mechanic earn the most?

Pay is highest in Upper Norrland, where agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers earn 43,000 SEK per month on average.

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