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How much does an architect earn in Sweden?

Architects. 6,900 people employed in Sweden.

50,300SEK

per month is the median salary for an architect in Sweden in 2025. That is 31% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+9.3% since 2024

≈ €4,450 / $5,200 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 38,732 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 290 SEK an hour · 603,600 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, an architect earned 51,300 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 50,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 38,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 64,100 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
51,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
38,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
64,100 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
6,900
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among architects in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

38,000 SEKLowest 10%50,300 SEKMedian64,100 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 43,000–58,900 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Architect 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 25–34, earn 41,800 SEK a month on average — roughly 33,000 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 41,800 SEK 33,009 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 38,000 SEK 30,301 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 43,000 SEK 33,817 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.

Architect pay in the private and public sector

What architects 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 51,300 SEK 50,300 SEK 51,600 SEK 49,900 SEK
Private sector 51,400 SEK 50,500 SEK 52,000 SEK 50,000 SEK
Public sector 49,500 SEK 47,500 SEK 46,900 SEK 48,300 SEK
Central government 49,500 SEK 47,500 SEK 46,900 SEK 48,300 SEK

Architect salary after tax in Sweden

What architects actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 50,300 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 38,732 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

50,300 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 38,732 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 39,488 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 38,654 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 38,718 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 39,952 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 37,575 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 41,800 SEK before tax — roughly 33,009 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 64,100 SEK, which is roughly 46,211 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for an architect

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 40,000 60,000 Median pay Number
Men 51,600 SEK 3,000
Women 49,900 SEK 3,800

Women's average salary is 98% 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.

Architect salary by age

Pay for architects normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 41,800 SEK 44,700 SEK 39,400 SEK –
35–44 years 50,800 SEK 50,200 SEK 51,100 SEK –
45–54 years 56,500 SEK 59,200 SEK 52,800 SEK –
55–64 years 58,800 SEK – 61,100 SEK –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 53,000 SEK – – –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 51,500 SEK 52,300 SEK 51,000 SEK –

Architect 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 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 53,000 SEK 53,300 SEK 52,800 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 46,900 SEK – – –
South Sweden 49,900 SEK 50,500 SEK 49,300 SEK –
West Sweden 49,000 SEK 50,300 SEK 48,100 SEK 370

Architect 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 35,000 SEK in 2014 to 50,300 SEK in 2025, +44% 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 2161, “arkitekter m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arkitekt
  • Bygglovsarkitekt
  • Filmarkitekt
  • Husbyggnadsarkitekt
  • Inredare, inredningsarkitekt
  • Inredningsarkitekt
  • Inredningskonsulent, inredningsarkitekt
  • Inredningskonsult, inredningsarkitekt
  • Teaterarkitekt
  • TV-arkitekt

Frequently asked questions

How much does an architect 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 50,300 SEK a month before tax, against 46,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +9.3%. 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 an architect in Sweden?

The median salary for an architect in Sweden is 50,300 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 architects sit 31% higher than the typical job.

How much does an architect earn after tax?

The median salary for an architect is 50,300 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 38,700 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 architects?

The average (51,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (50,300 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what architects typically earn.

What is the starting salary for an architect in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: architects aged 25–34 years earn 41,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 38,000 SEK. More in the section “Architect starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for architects?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 64,100 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 architects in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 98% of men's in this job. The median salary is 51,600 SEK for men and 49,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does an architect earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where architects earn 53,000 SEK per month on average.

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