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How much does a civil engineering technician earn in Sweden?

Construction and manufacturing engineering technicians. 25,600 people employed in Sweden.

49,400SEK

per month is the median salary for a civil engineering technician in Sweden in 2025. That is 29% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €4,350 / $5,100 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 38,127 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In 2025, a civil engineering technician in Sweden earned an average of 50,800 SEK per month. The median salary is 49,400 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 38,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 65,200 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
50,800 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
38,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
65,200 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
25,600
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

38,100 SEKLowest 10%49,400 SEKMedian65,200 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 43,000–56,100 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What construction and manufacturing 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 50,800 SEK 49,400 SEK 50,000 SEK 46,600 SEK
Private sector 51,100 SEK 49,600 SEK 50,000 SEK 46,100 SEK
Public sector 49,300 SEK 48,900 SEK 49,300 SEK 48,000 SEK
Central government 48,600 SEK 48,500 SEK 49,000 SEK 47,400 SEK
Municipalities 48,900 SEK 48,300 SEK 48,700 SEK 47,800 SEK
Regions (health care) 52,500 SEK 52,000 SEK 52,900 SEK 49,600 SEK

Salary after tax

What construction and manufacturing engineering 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 38,127 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 34,500 SEK before tax — roughly 27,661 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 65,200 SEK, which is roughly 46,731 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a civil engineering technician

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 50,000 SEK 19,300
Women 46,600 SEK 6,300

Women's average salary is 92% 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 construction and manufacturing engineering technicians normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 34,500 SEK 34,500 SEK 34,600 SEK 520
25–34 years 45,500 SEK 46,400 SEK 44,000 SEK 6,100
35–44 years 52,200 SEK 53,600 SEK 48,400 SEK 7,800
45–54 years 52,700 SEK 52,700 SEK 52,500 SEK 6,500
55–64 years 54,600 SEK 55,200 SEK 51,600 SEK 4,300

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 49,600 SEK 50,000 SEK – 430
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 52,600 SEK 52,800 SEK 46,700 SEK 2,800
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 50,900 SEK 51,500 SEK 46,400 SEK 4,600
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 49,700 SEK 50,700 SEK 45,700 SEK 7,400
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 50,800 SEK 52,300 SEK 48,600 SEK 10,100

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 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 54,300 SEK 56,100 SEK 49,900 SEK 6,600
East-Central Sweden 48,800 SEK 49,300 SEK 45,900 SEK –
Småland and islands 46,000 SEK 46,900 SEK 42,800 SEK 1,700
South Sweden 50,400 SEK 51,300 SEK 48,100 SEK 3,500
West Sweden 51,200 SEK 52,500 SEK 48,100 SEK 5,100
North-Central Sweden 48,900 SEK 50,200 SEK 44,500 SEK 1,900
Central Norrland 48,000 SEK 48,300 SEK 46,600 SEK 620
Upper Norrland 49,900 SEK 51,200 SEK 46,000 SEK 1,400

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 49,400 SEK in 2025, +41% 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 3112, “ingenjörer och tekniker inom bygg och anläggning”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Anbudsingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Anläggningsingenjör (bygg), högskoleingenjör
  • Arbetsingenjör
  • Beredningsingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Beräkningsingenjör (bygg), högskoleingenjör
  • Betongingenjör
  • Broingenjör
  • Byggledare
  • Byggnadsingenjör, högskoleingenjör
  • Byggnadskalkylator
  • Byggnadskonstruktör
  • Byggnadskonsult, högskoleingenjör
  • Byggnadsmiljötekniker
  • Byggnadsritare
  • Byggnadstekniker
  • Byggprojektledare
  • CAD-ritare, bygg och anläggning
  • Driftingenjör, bygg
  • Drifttekniker, bygg
  • Entreprenadingenjör
  • Fastighetsingenjör
  • Garantiingenjör, bygg
  • Gatuingenjör
  • Hamningenjör
  • Högskoleingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Ingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Järnvägsingenjör
  • Kalkylator, bygg och anläggning
  • Kalkylchef, bygg och anläggning
  • Kalkylingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Konstruktör, bygg och anläggning
  • Konsult, byggnads-, övrig
  • Kontrollingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Kontrolltekniker, bygg
  • Kvalitetsingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Markingenjör
  • Montageingenjör, bygg
  • Montageledare, bygg
  • Mätningsingenjör, bygg o. anläggning
  • Mätningsingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Mätningsledare
  • Mätningstekniker
  • Mättekniker, bygg och anläggning
  • Mättekniker, termografi
  • Planerare, bygg
  • Planeringsingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Planeringstekniker, bygg och anläggning
  • Processingenjör (bygg), högskoleingenjör
  • Produktionsingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Produktionstekniker, bygg och anläggning
  • Projektledare, bygg och anläggning
  • Provningsingenjör, bygg
  • Rationaliseringstekniker, bygg och anläggning
  • Ritare, bygg och anläggning
  • Spåringenjör
  • Spårtekniker
  • Stadsingenjör
  • Trafikingenjör
  • Underhållsingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Underhållsplanerare, bygg och anläggning
  • Utrustningsingenjör, bygg
  • Utsättare
  • VA-ingenjör
  • VA-inspektör
  • Väg- och vattenbyggnadsingenjör
  • Vägingenjör
  • Vägmästare
  • Vägtekniker

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a civil engineering technician in Sweden?

The median salary for a civil engineering technician in Sweden is 49,400 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 construction and manufacturing engineering technicians sit 29% higher than the typical job.

How much does a civil engineering technician earn after tax?

The median salary for a civil engineering technician is 49,400 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 38,127 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 construction and manufacturing engineering technicians?

The average (50,800 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (49,400 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what construction and manufacturing engineering technicians typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a civil engineering technician in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: construction and manufacturing engineering technicians aged 18–24 years earn 34,500 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 38,100 SEK.

How high can the salary go for construction and manufacturing engineering technicians?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 65,200 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 construction and manufacturing engineering technicians in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 92% of men's in this job. The median salary is 50,000 SEK for men and 46,600 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a civil engineering technician earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where construction and manufacturing engineering technicians earn 54,300 SEK per month on average.

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