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How much do archaeologists and related professionals earn in Sweden?

Archaeologists and related professionals. 1,900 people employed in Sweden.

45,100SEK

per month is the median salary for archaeologists and related professionals in Sweden in 2025. That is 18% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €4,000 / $4,650 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 35,231 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

Archaeologists and related professionals earn 46,700 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 45,100 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 36,200 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 57,800 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
46,700 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
36,200 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
57,800 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
1,900
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among archaeologists and related professionals in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

36,200 SEKLowest 10%45,100 SEKMedian57,800 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 40,500–50,800 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What archaeologists and related professionals 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 46,700 SEK 45,100 SEK 46,000 SEK 44,900 SEK
Private sector 44,800 SEK 41,600 SEK – –
Public sector 48,200 SEK 46,600 SEK 47,000 SEK 46,500 SEK
Central government 48,200 SEK 46,600 SEK 47,000 SEK 46,500 SEK

Salary after tax

What archaeologists and related professionals actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. Between the cheapest and the most expensive one the difference is several hundred kronor a month.

That is roughly 35,231 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 39,200 SEK before tax — roughly 31,206 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 57,800 SEK, which is roughly 43,229 SEK after tax.

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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 55,000 Median pay Number
Men 46,000 SEK 900
Women 44,900 SEK 1,000

Women's average salary is 96% 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.

Pay by age

Pay for archaeologists and related professionals normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 35,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 39,200 SEK – – –
35–44 years 46,800 SEK 46,100 SEK 47,300 SEK 660
45–54 years 48,200 SEK 48,700 SEK 47,700 SEK 510
55–64 years 48,700 SEK 50,900 SEK 46,400 SEK –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 35,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 42,100 SEK 41,500 SEK 42,600 SEK –
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 50,700 SEK 52,000 SEK 49,400 SEK 870

Pay 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 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 52,600 SEK 54,200 SEK 51,000 SEK 720
East-Central Sweden 41,600 SEK 41,800 SEK 41,400 SEK –
South Sweden 45,700 SEK – 45,600 SEK 200
West Sweden 44,100 SEK – – –

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 36,200 SEK in 2014 to 45,100 SEK in 2025, +25% 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 2623, “arkeologer och specialister inom humaniora m.m.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Antropolog
  • Arkeolog
  • Daktylog
  • Etnolog
  • Filosof, forskare
  • Forskare, etnologi
  • Forskare, filmvetenskap
  • Forskare, filosofi
  • Forskare, framtids-
  • Forskare, freds-
  • Forskare, historia
  • Forskare, kriminalvård
  • Forskare, kulturgeografi
  • Forskare, litteratur
  • Forskare, rättsvetenskap
  • Forskare, samhällsvetenskap
  • Forskare, sociologi
  • Forskare, statskunskap
  • Forskare, teologi
  • Framtidsforskare
  • Fredsforskare
  • Genealog
  • Genusvetare
  • Geograf
  • Historiker, forskare
  • Humanist, forskare
  • Idéhistoriker
  • Kriminolog
  • Kulturgeograf
  • Kulturvetare
  • Marinarkeolog
  • Naturgeograf
  • Politolog
  • Rättssociolog
  • Rättsvetare
  • Samhällsgeograf
  • Socialantropolog
  • Sociolog, forskare
  • Statsvetare
  • Teologisk forskare

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for archaeologists and related professionals in Sweden?

The median salary for archaeologists and related professionals in Sweden is 45,100 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 archaeologists and related professionals sit 18% higher than the typical job.

How much do archaeologists and related professionals earn after tax?

The median salary for archaeologists and related professionals is 45,100 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 35,231 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 archaeologists and related professionals?

The average (46,700 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (45,100 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what archaeologists and related professionals typically earn.

What is the starting salary for archaeologists and related professionals in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: archaeologists and related professionals aged 25–34 years earn 39,200 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 36,200 SEK.

How high can the salary go for archaeologists and related professionals?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 57,800 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 archaeologists and related professionals in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 96% of men's in this job. The median salary is 46,000 SEK for men and 44,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do archaeologists and related professionals earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where archaeologists and related professionals earn 52,600 SEK per month on average.

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