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How much do dental and orthopaedic technicians earn in Sweden?

Dental and orthopaedic technicians. 3,000 people employed in Sweden.

40,000SEK

per month is the median salary for dental and orthopaedic technicians in Sweden in 2025. That is 4% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+2.8% 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 the 2025 salary statistics, dental and orthopaedic technicians earned 40,300 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 40,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 31,200 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 49,300 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
40,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
31,200 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
49,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
3,000
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

31,200 SEKLowest 10%40,000 SEKMedian49,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 35,100–44,500 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Dental and orthopaedic 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 36,200 SEK a month on average — roughly 28,900 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 36,200 SEK 28,944 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 31,200 SEK 25,172 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 35,100 SEK 28,114 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.

Dental and orthopaedic technicians pay in the private and public sector

What dental and orthopaedic 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 40,300 SEK 40,000 SEK 41,900 SEK 37,900 SEK
Private sector 37,300 SEK 36,800 SEK 37,900 SEK 36,000 SEK
Public sector 42,900 SEK 42,500 SEK 43,200 SEK 40,500 SEK
Municipalities 44,600 SEK 44,900 SEK – –
Regions (health care) 42,900 SEK 42,400 SEK 43,100 SEK 40,400 SEK

Dental and orthopaedic technicians salary after tax in Sweden

What dental and orthopaedic technicians 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 25–34 years, earn 36,200 SEK before tax — roughly 28,944 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 49,300 SEK, which is roughly 38,059 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for dental and orthopaedic technicians

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 30,000 50,000 Median pay Number
Men 41,900 SEK 1,600
Women 37,900 SEK 1,400

Women's average salary is 90% 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.

Dental and orthopaedic technicians salary by age

Pay for dental and orthopaedic technicians normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 36,200 SEK 36,800 SEK 35,900 SEK 670
35–44 years 40,300 SEK 42,100 SEK 38,700 SEK 670
45–54 years 43,000 SEK 44,500 SEK 40,800 SEK 690
55–64 years 41,900 SEK 44,000 SEK 38,600 SEK 810

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 38,600 SEK 41,300 SEK – 200
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 39,600 SEK 42,000 SEK – 450
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 40,900 SEK 41,900 SEK 38,200 SEK 490
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 40,200 SEK 42,200 SEK 38,600 SEK 1,700
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 48,400 SEK – – 130

Dental and orthopaedic 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 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 42,400 SEK 44,200 SEK 40,400 SEK 640
East-Central Sweden 38,700 SEK 40,800 SEK 36,100 SEK –
Småland and islands 38,700 SEK 40,200 SEK – –
South Sweden 40,500 SEK 42,300 SEK 38,500 SEK –
West Sweden 40,600 SEK 43,200 SEK 37,600 SEK 420
North-Central Sweden 42,500 SEK – – 150
Upper Norrland 39,200 SEK 40,500 SEK – –

Dental and orthopaedic 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 28,700 SEK in 2014 to 40,000 SEK in 2025, +39% 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 3214, “tandtekniker och ortopedingenjörer m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Anaplastolog
  • Ansiktsprotetiker
  • Audiologiingenjör
  • Dentaltekniker
  • Guldtekniker
  • Hjälpmedelsingenjör
  • Hörselingenjör
  • Hörseltekniker
  • Hörselvårdsingenjör
  • Hörselvårdstekniker
  • Kobolt-kromtekniker
  • Laboratorietandtekniker
  • Ortopedingenjör
  • Ortopedmekaniker
  • Ortopedtekniker
  • Ototekniker
  • Porslinstekniker
  • Protesingenjör
  • Protesmakare
  • Protestekniker
  • Rehabiliteringsingenjör
  • Sjukhustandtekniker
  • Tandtekniker

Frequently asked questions

How much do dental and orthopaedic 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 40,000 SEK a month before tax, against 38,900 SEK the year before (2024) — +2.8%. 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 dental and orthopaedic technicians in Sweden?

The median salary for dental and orthopaedic technicians 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 dental and orthopaedic technicians sit 4% higher than the typical job.

How much do dental and orthopaedic technicians earn after tax?

The median salary for dental and orthopaedic technicians 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 dental and orthopaedic technicians?

The average (40,300 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 dental and orthopaedic technicians typically earn.

What is the starting salary for dental and orthopaedic technicians in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: dental and orthopaedic technicians aged 25–34 years earn 36,200 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 31,200 SEK. More in the section “Dental and orthopaedic technicians starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for dental and orthopaedic technicians?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 49,300 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 dental and orthopaedic technicians in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 90% of men's in this job. The median salary is 41,900 SEK for men and 37,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do dental and orthopaedic technicians earn the most?

Pay is highest in North-Central Sweden, where dental and orthopaedic technicians earn 42,500 SEK per month on average.

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