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How much does an electrician earn in Sweden?

Electricians, installation and service. 42,900 people employed in Sweden.

40,000SEK

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

+5.5% 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.

An electrician earns 39,600 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 40,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 27,400 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 49,900 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
39,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
27,400 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
49,900 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
42,900
In this job in Sweden

Installation and service electricians install, troubleshoot and maintain electrical systems in homes, commercial premises and other buildings. A common route is the electricity and energy programme at upper secondary school, followed by an apprenticeship with an electrical contractor. Electrical installation work may only be carried out by a company registered with the National Electrical Safety Board (Elsäkerhetsverket), where an authorised electrical installer is responsible for the work. Most electricians work for private contractors, and pay varies with experience, qualifications and location.

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among electricians, installation and service in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

27,400 SEKLowest 10%40,000 SEKMedian49,900 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 35,600–44,100 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Electrician 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 32,000 SEK a month on average — roughly 25,800 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 32,000 SEK 25,776 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 38,800 SEK 30,905 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 27,400 SEK 22,306 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 35,600 SEK 28,491 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.

Electrician pay in the private and public sector

What electricians, installation and service 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 39,600 SEK 40,000 SEK 40,200 SEK 36,100 SEK
Private sector 39,600 SEK 40,000 SEK 40,200 SEK 36,100 SEK
Public sector 41,300 SEK 40,600 SEK 40,600 SEK –
Municipalities 41,200 SEK 40,600 SEK 40,600 SEK –
Regions (health care) 41,900 SEK 40,700 SEK 40,900 SEK –

Electrician salary after tax in Sweden

What electricians, installation and service 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 32,000 SEK before tax — roughly 25,776 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 49,900 SEK, which is roughly 38,463 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for an electrician

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 40,200 SEK 41,400
Women 36,100 SEK –

Women's average salary is 91% 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.

Electrician salary by age

Pay for electricians, installation and service normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 32,000 SEK 32,100 SEK 28,100 SEK –
25–34 years 38,800 SEK 39,000 SEK 36,300 SEK 13,500
35–44 years 41,900 SEK 42,100 SEK 38,400 SEK 9,400
45–54 years 44,200 SEK 44,200 SEK – 6,700
55–64 years 43,600 SEK 43,700 SEK – 4,500

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 41,000 SEK 41,100 SEK – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 42,300 SEK 42,300 SEK – 7,000
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 38,600 SEK 38,700 SEK 35,000 SEK 30,400
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 42,600 SEK 43,000 SEK 37,800 SEK 3,500
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 40,300 SEK 40,200 SEK – –

Electrician 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 40,400 SEK 40,500 SEK – –
Småland and islands 40,400 SEK 40,500 SEK – –
South Sweden 37,900 SEK 37,900 SEK – –
West Sweden 40,700 SEK 40,800 SEK 36,900 SEK –
North-Central Sweden 38,400 SEK 38,700 SEK – –
Central Norrland 44,400 SEK 44,600 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 42,300 SEK 42,700 SEK – –

Electrician 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 30,800 SEK in 2014 to 40,000 SEK in 2025, +30% 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 7411, “installations- och serviceelektriker”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Elektriker, installation
  • Elinstallatör
  • Elmontör, installation elcentral
  • Elreparatör, installation
  • Elskyltsmontör
  • Installationselektriker
  • Montör, installation el
  • Portmontör
  • Resemontör, elektriker
  • Serviceelektriker, installation
  • Skyltmontör, elskyltar
  • Solcellsinstallatör
  • Solcellsmontör, installation
  • Starkströmselektriker
  • Studioelektriker
  • Verkmästare, el

Frequently asked questions

How much does an electrician 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 37,900 SEK the year before (2024) — +5.5%. 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 an electrician in Sweden?

The median salary for an electrician 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 electricians, installation and service sit 4% higher than the typical job.

How much does an electrician earn after tax?

The median salary for an electrician 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 electricians, installation and service?

The average (39,600 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 electricians, installation and service typically earn.

What is the starting salary for an electrician in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: electricians, installation and service aged 18–24 years earn 32,000 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 27,400 SEK. More in the section “Electrician starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for electricians, installation and service?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 49,900 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 electricians, installation and service in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 91% of men's in this job. The median salary is 40,200 SEK for men and 36,100 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does an electrician earn the most?

Pay is highest in Central Norrland, where electricians, installation and service earn 44,400 SEK per month on average.

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