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How much does a concrete worker earn in Sweden?

Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers. 11,300 people employed in Sweden.

40,000SEK

per month is the median salary for a concrete worker in Sweden in 2025. That is 4% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+8.1% since 2024

≈ €3,550 / $4,100 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 31,798 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 231 SEK an hour · 480,000 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, a concrete worker in Sweden earned an average of 40,500 SEK per month. The median salary is 40,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 33,300 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 51,500 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
40,500 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
33,300 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
51,500 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
11,300
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

33,300 SEKLowest 10%40,000 SEKMedian51,500 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 36,100–42,800 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Concrete worker 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 18–24, earn 37,900 SEK a month on average — roughly 30,200 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 37,900 SEK 30,226 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 40,500 SEK 32,134 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 33,300 SEK 26,756 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 36,100 SEK 28,868 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.

Concrete worker pay in the private and public sector

What concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers 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 40,500 SEK 40,000 SEK 40,000 SEK 35,000 SEK
Private sector 40,500 SEK 40,000 SEK 40,000 SEK 35,000 SEK

Concrete worker salary after tax in Sweden

What concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 40,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 31,798 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

40,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 31,798 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 32,341 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 31,742 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 31,787 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 32,662 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 30,977 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 37,900 SEK before tax — roughly 30,226 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 51,500 SEK, which is roughly 39,540 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a concrete worker

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 35,000 50,000 Median pay Number
Men 40,000 SEK –
Women 35,000 SEK –

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.

Concrete worker salary by age

Pay for concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 37,900 SEK 38,000 SEK – –
25–34 years 40,500 SEK 40,600 SEK – –
35–44 years 41,100 SEK 41,100 SEK – –
45–54 years 39,700 SEK 39,800 SEK – –
55–64 years 41,700 SEK 41,800 SEK – 1,600

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 36,800 SEK 36,800 SEK – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 40,300 SEK 40,400 SEK – 2,700
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 39,500 SEK 39,700 SEK – –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 38,700 SEK 38,800 SEK – –
No information about level of educational attainment 46,400 SEK 46,400 SEK – –

Concrete worker 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 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 43,700 SEK 43,700 SEK – –
East-Central Sweden 37,900 SEK 37,900 SEK – –
Småland and islands 35,000 SEK 35,000 SEK – –
South Sweden 37,300 SEK 37,300 SEK – –
West Sweden 39,400 SEK 39,500 SEK – –
North-Central Sweden 38,700 SEK 38,800 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 41,300 SEK 41,400 SEK – –

Concrete worker 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 29,500 SEK in 2014 to 40,000 SEK in 2025, +36% 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 7113, “betongarbetare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Armerare, bygg o. anläggning
  • Armerare, bygg och anläggning
  • Betongarbetare, bygg och anläggning
  • Betongarmerare
  • Betongborrare
  • Betonghåltagare
  • Betongsprutare
  • Cementslipare
  • Håltagare
  • Injekterare, betong
  • Stålslipare, cement

Frequently asked questions

How much does a concrete worker 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 40,000 SEK a month before tax, against 37,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +8.1%. 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 a concrete worker in Sweden?

The median salary for a concrete worker in Sweden is 40,000 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 concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers sit 4% higher than the typical job.

How much does a concrete worker earn after tax?

The median salary for a concrete worker is 40,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 31,800 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 concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers?

The average (40,500 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (40,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a concrete worker in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers aged 18–24 years earn 37,900 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 33,300 SEK. More in the section “Concrete worker starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 51,500 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 concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 87% of men's in this job. The median salary is 40,000 SEK for men and 35,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a concrete worker earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers earn 43,700 SEK per month on average.

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