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How much do cell and molecular biologists and related professionals earn in Sweden?

Cell and molecular biologists and related professionals. 1,800 people employed in Sweden.

45,800SEK

per month is the median salary for cell and molecular biologists and related professionals in Sweden in 2025. That is 20% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+2.2% since 2024

≈ €4,050 / $4,700 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 35,703 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 264 SEK an hour · 549,600 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 2025, cell and molecular biologists and related professionals in Sweden earned an average of 48,100 SEK per month. The median salary is 45,800 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 38,300 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 60,000 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
48,100 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
38,300 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
60,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
1,800
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

38,300 SEKLowest 10%45,800 SEKMedian60,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 41,100–52,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Cell and molecular biologists and related professionals 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 42,200 SEK a month on average — roughly 33,300 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 42,200 SEK 33,279 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 38,300 SEK 30,528 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 41,100 SEK 32,538 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.

Cell and molecular biologists and related professionals pay in the private and public sector

What cell and molecular biologists 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 48,100 SEK 45,800 SEK 46,100 SEK 45,200 SEK
Private sector 50,500 SEK 47,400 SEK – 47,400 SEK
Public sector 45,700 SEK 44,500 SEK 44,900 SEK 44,000 SEK
Central government 45,700 SEK 44,500 SEK 44,900 SEK 44,000 SEK

Cell and molecular biologists and related professionals salary after tax in Sweden

What cell and molecular biologists and related professionals actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 45,800 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 35,703 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

45,800 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 35,703 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 36,365 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 35,634 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 35,690 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 36,767 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 34,693 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 42,200 SEK before tax — roughly 33,279 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 60,000 SEK, which is roughly 44,270 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 40,000 60,000 Median pay Number
Men 46,100 SEK 800
Women 45,200 SEK 1,000

Women's average salary is 100% 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.

Cell and molecular biologists and related professionals salary by age

Pay for cell and molecular biologists and related professionals normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 42,200 SEK – 41,900 SEK 420
35–44 years 47,400 SEK 47,000 SEK 47,600 SEK 770
45–54 years 51,800 SEK 52,700 SEK 51,300 SEK 390
55–64 years 55,700 SEK – – 210

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 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 45,500 SEK – 45,100 SEK 620
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 49,400 SEK 48,800 SEK 49,900 SEK 1,000

Cell and molecular biologists and related professionals 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 51,900 SEK 50,800 SEK 52,700 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 45,900 SEK 47,200 SEK 45,100 SEK 500
South Sweden 44,600 SEK – – –
West Sweden 46,900 SEK – – –

Cell and molecular biologists and related professionals 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 34,100 SEK in 2014 to 45,800 SEK in 2025, +34% 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 2131, “cell- och molekylärbiologer m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Bakteriolog, forskare
  • Biofysiker
  • Bioinformatiker
  • Biolog, cell och molekylär
  • Chefsmikrobiolog
  • Civilingenjör, biofysik
  • Civilingenjör, bioteknik industri
  • Dietetiker
  • Embryolog
  • Forensiker, biologi
  • Forskare, bakteriologi
  • Forskare, bioteknik
  • Forskare, cell och molekylärbiologi
  • Forskare, mikrobiologi
  • Genetiker, forskare
  • Genetiker, klinisk
  • Immunolog, forskare
  • Klinisk genetiker
  • Mikrobiolog
  • Molekylärbiolog
  • Nutritionist
  • Näringsforskare
  • Näringsfysiolog
  • Sjukhusgenetiker
  • Toxikolog
  • Virolog, forskare

Frequently asked questions

How much do cell and molecular biologists and related professionals 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 45,800 SEK a month before tax, against 44,800 SEK the year before (2024) — +2.2%. 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 cell and molecular biologists and related professionals in Sweden?

The median salary for cell and molecular biologists and related professionals in Sweden is 45,800 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 cell and molecular biologists and related professionals sit 20% higher than the typical job.

How much do cell and molecular biologists and related professionals earn after tax?

The median salary for cell and molecular biologists and related professionals is 45,800 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 35,700 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 cell and molecular biologists and related professionals?

The average (48,100 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (45,800 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what cell and molecular biologists and related professionals typically earn.

What is the starting salary for cell and molecular biologists and related professionals in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: cell and molecular biologists and related professionals aged 25–34 years earn 42,200 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 38,300 SEK. More in the section “Cell and molecular biologists and related professionals starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for cell and molecular biologists and related professionals?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 60,000 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 cell and molecular biologists and related professionals in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 100% of men's in this job. The median salary is 46,100 SEK for men and 45,200 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do cell and molecular biologists and related professionals earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where cell and molecular biologists and related professionals earn 51,900 SEK per month on average.

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