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How much do chemical engineering technicians earn in Sweden?

Chemical engineering technicians. 4,000 people employed in Sweden.

45,600SEK

per month is the median salary for chemical engineering technicians in Sweden in 2025. That is 19% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+9.6% since 2024

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

That is roughly 35,568 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 263 SEK an hour · 547,200 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, chemical engineering technicians earned 48,400 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 45,600 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 35,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 68,300 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
48,400 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
35,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
68,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
4,000
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

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

35,000 SEKLowest 10%45,600 SEKMedian68,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 39,200–54,800 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Chemical engineering technicians 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 42,600 SEK a month on average — roughly 33,500 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 42,600 SEK 33,548 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 35,000 SEK 28,038 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 39,200 SEK 31,206 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.

Chemical engineering technicians pay in the private and public sector

What chemical engineering 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 48,400 SEK 45,600 SEK 46,000 SEK 45,200 SEK
Private sector 48,400 SEK 45,700 SEK 46,000 SEK 45,200 SEK
Public sector 31,500 SEK 30,700 SEK – –
Central government 31,500 SEK 30,700 SEK – –

Chemical engineering technicians salary after tax in Sweden

What chemical engineering technicians actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 45,600 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 35,568 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

45,600 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 35,568 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 36,227 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 35,500 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 35,555 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 36,626 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 34,565 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 42,600 SEK before tax — roughly 33,548 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 68,300 SEK, which is roughly 48,198 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 70,000 Median pay Number
Men 46,000 SEK 2,400
Women 45,200 SEK 1,600

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.

Chemical engineering technicians salary by age

Pay for chemical engineering technicians normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 42,600 SEK 43,500 SEK 41,900 SEK –
35–44 years 50,100 SEK 51,300 SEK 48,700 SEK –
45–54 years 53,800 SEK 50,000 SEK 58,100 SEK 1,100
55–64 years 52,900 SEK 53,800 SEK 51,400 SEK 830

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 44,400 SEK 44,900 SEK – 430
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 44,000 SEK 45,600 SEK 39,600 SEK 690
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 47,700 SEK 48,800 SEK 45,200 SEK 620
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 48,400 SEK 50,100 SEK 47,400 SEK –

Chemical engineering technicians 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 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 50,900 SEK 52,100 SEK 49,900 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 43,700 SEK 44,500 SEK 42,900 SEK 620
Småland and islands 46,600 SEK 46,700 SEK – 340
South Sweden 54,400 SEK 54,500 SEK 54,300 SEK –
West Sweden 41,200 SEK 42,500 SEK 39,700 SEK –
Upper Norrland 45,100 SEK – – 120

Chemical engineering technicians 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 33,700 SEK in 2014 to 45,600 SEK in 2025, +35% 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 3115, “ingenjörer och tekniker inom kemi och kemiteknik”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Beredningsingenjör, kemiteknik
  • Bryggeriingenjör
  • Distributionsmejerist
  • Driftingenjör (kemiteknik), högskoleingenjör
  • Hushållstekniker
  • Högskoleingenjör, kemiteknik
  • Ingenjör, kemiteknik
  • Instrumentingenjör, kemiskt lab.
  • Kemiingenjör, högskoleingenjör
  • Kemitekniker
  • Kontrollingenjör, kemiteknik
  • Kontrolltekniker, kemiteknik
  • Kvalitetsingenjör, kemiteknik
  • Kvalitetsingenjör, läkemedelstillverkning
  • Kvalitetstekniker, kemiteknik
  • Livsmedelsingenjör
  • Livsmedelstekniker
  • Mejeriingenjör
  • Mejerist
  • Mejeritekniker
  • Mjölkmästare
  • Optimerare, livsmedel
  • Ostmästare
  • Planeringsingenjör, kemiteknik
  • Planeringstekniker, kemiteknik
  • Processingenjör (kemiteknik), högskoleingenjör
  • Produktberedare, kemiteknik
  • Produktionsberedare, kemiteknik
  • Produktionsingenjör (kemiteknik), högskoleingenjör
  • Produktionsplanerare, kemiteknik
  • Produktionstekniker, kemiteknik
  • Provningsingenjör, kemiteknik
  • Pyrotekniker, planering o. genomförande fyrverkerier
  • Rationaliseringstekniker, kemiteknik
  • Serviceingenjör, kemiteknik
  • Smörmästare
  • Tidsstudieingenjör, kemiteknik
  • Underhållschef, kemiteknik
  • Valideringsingenjör, läkemedelstillv.

Frequently asked questions

How much do chemical engineering technicians 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 45,600 SEK a month before tax, against 41,600 SEK the year before (2024) — +9.6%. 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 chemical engineering technicians in Sweden?

The median salary for chemical engineering technicians in Sweden is 45,600 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 chemical engineering technicians sit 19% higher than the typical job.

How much do chemical engineering technicians earn after tax?

The median salary for chemical engineering technicians is 45,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 35,600 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 chemical engineering technicians?

The average (48,400 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (45,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what chemical engineering technicians typically earn.

What is the starting salary for chemical engineering technicians in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: chemical engineering technicians aged 25–34 years earn 42,600 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 35,000 SEK. More in the section “Chemical engineering technicians starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for chemical engineering technicians?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 68,300 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 chemical engineering technicians in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 98% of men's in this job. The median salary is 46,000 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 chemical engineering technicians earn the most?

Pay is highest in South Sweden, where chemical engineering technicians earn 54,400 SEK per month on average.

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