Skip to content
lonen.se

How much do broadcasting and audio-visual technicians earn in Sweden?

Broadcasting and audio-visual technicians. 1,400 people employed in Sweden.

39,600SEK

per month is the median salary for broadcasting and audio-visual technicians in Sweden in 2025. That is 3% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,500 / $4,100 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 31,508 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The mean monthly salary for broadcasting and audio-visual technicians in Sweden is 42,300 SEK (2025). The median salary is 39,600 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 29,400 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 57,300 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
42,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
29,400 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
57,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
1,400
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among broadcasting and audio-visual technicians in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

29,400 SEKLowest 10%39,600 SEKMedian57,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 34,000–49,100 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What broadcasting and audio-visual technicians 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 42,300 SEK 39,600 SEK 43,100 SEK 37,200 SEK
Private sector 45,900 SEK 45,300 SEK 46,600 SEK 41,400 SEK
Public sector 36,700 SEK 36,500 SEK 36,800 SEK 36,000 SEK
Central government 36,700 SEK 36,500 SEK 36,800 SEK 36,000 SEK

Salary after tax

What broadcasting and audio-visual technicians 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 31,508 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 38,700 SEK before tax — roughly 30,829 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 57,300 SEK, which is roughly 42,992 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for broadcasting and audio-visual technicians

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

And if the job goes? Work out unemployment benefit for broadcasting and audio-visual technicians

Pay for men and women

Median salary for men and women
Gender 30,000 60,000 Median pay Number
Men 43,100 SEK 900
Women 37,200 SEK 520

Women's average salary is 87% 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 broadcasting and audio-visual technicians normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 38,700 SEK 40,600 SEK 36,800 SEK 480
35–44 years 41,800 SEK – 39,500 SEK –
45–54 years 50,200 SEK 52,000 SEK – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 38,600 SEK 39,300 SEK 37,400 SEK 430
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 42,500 SEK 44,700 SEK 38,400 SEK 390
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 43,800 SEK 47,100 SEK 39,600 SEK 380

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 30,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 46,400 SEK 48,500 SEK 42,100 SEK 670
East-Central Sweden 34,500 SEK – 34,800 SEK 250
South Sweden 44,300 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 27,800 SEK in 2014 to 39,600 SEK in 2025, +42% 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.

Guess the salary for another job

Think you know what people earn? Guess the Salary gives you five jobs a day and asks you to guess the monthly salary as closely as you can.

Play today's round

Swedish job titles in this occupation

Statistics Sweden files the following Swedish job titles under SSYK 3521, “bild- och sändningstekniker”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Backlinetekniker
  • Bildingenjör
  • Bildmixer
  • Bildmixertekniker
  • Bildproducent
  • Bildtekniker
  • Bing
  • Biografmaskinist
  • Biograftekniker
  • Biomaskinist
  • Colorist
  • Fartygsradiotelegrafist
  • Fartygstelegrafist
  • Filmklippare
  • Filmredigerare
  • Filmtekniker, film och TV
  • Frekvenskoordinerare
  • Inspelningstekniker
  • Kameraassistent, film
  • Kameraoperatör
  • Kopplingstekniker, scanner
  • Länktekniker
  • Maskinist, biograf
  • Nätverksoperatör, radio
  • OB-assistent
  • OB-tekniker
  • Projektionist
  • Radio Officer
  • Radiooperatör
  • Radiotekniker
  • Radiotelegrafist
  • Satellitövervakare
  • Scannertekniker
  • Skannertekniker
  • Studiotekniker
  • Sändningstekniker
  • Technical operation manager
  • Telefaxtekniker
  • TOM (Technical Operation Manager)
  • TV-redigerare
  • VB-tekniker
  • VFX Artist (Visual Effects Artist)
  • Videobandtekniker
  • Videoredigerare
  • Videotekniker, inspelning, överföring etc.
  • Överspelningstekniker

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for broadcasting and audio-visual technicians in Sweden?

The median salary for broadcasting and audio-visual technicians in Sweden is 39,600 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 broadcasting and audio-visual technicians sit 3% higher than the typical job.

How much do broadcasting and audio-visual technicians earn after tax?

The median salary for broadcasting and audio-visual technicians is 39,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 31,508 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 broadcasting and audio-visual technicians?

The average (42,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (39,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what broadcasting and audio-visual technicians typically earn.

What is the starting salary for broadcasting and audio-visual technicians in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: broadcasting and audio-visual technicians aged 25–34 years earn 38,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 29,400 SEK.

How high can the salary go for broadcasting and audio-visual technicians?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 57,300 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 broadcasting and audio-visual technicians in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 87% of men's in this job. The median salary is 43,100 SEK for men and 37,200 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do broadcasting and audio-visual technicians earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where broadcasting and audio-visual technicians earn 46,400 SEK per month on average.

Jobs with similar pay

Other jobs in broadcasting and audio-visual technicians

See the whole occupational group Broadcasting and audio-visual technicians or occupations requiring higher education qualifications or equivalent