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How much do engineering professionals in building construction earn in Sweden?

Engineering professionals in building construction. 13,700 people employed in Sweden.

51,300SEK

per month is the median salary for engineering professionals in building construction in Sweden in 2025. That is 34% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €4,550 / $5,300 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 39,406 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The average salary for engineering professionals in building construction in Sweden is 54,900 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 51,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 39,600 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 73,000 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
54,900 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
39,600 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
73,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
13,700
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

39,600 SEKLowest 10%51,300 SEKMedian73,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 45,000–62,100 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What engineering professionals in building construction 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 54,900 SEK 51,300 SEK 52,000 SEK 50,000 SEK
Private sector 54,800 SEK 51,100 SEK 51,700 SEK 50,000 SEK
Public sector 60,000 SEK 59,600 SEK 60,000 SEK 58,000 SEK
Central government 60,500 SEK 60,000 SEK 60,100 SEK 59,000 SEK
Municipalities 55,300 SEK 55,100 SEK 55,100 SEK 55,000 SEK

Salary after tax

What engineering professionals in building construction 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 39,406 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 44,700 SEK before tax — roughly 34,962 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 73,000 SEK, which is roughly 50,423 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 52,000 SEK 9,900
Women 50,000 SEK 3,800

Women's average salary is 96% 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 engineering professionals in building construction normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 44,700 SEK 45,100 SEK 44,100 SEK 2,900
35–44 years 55,900 SEK 56,000 SEK 55,900 SEK 4,800
45–54 years 57,900 SEK 58,000 SEK 57,800 SEK 3,200
55–64 years 62,500 SEK 63,700 SEK 58,800 SEK 2,300

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) 55,700 SEK 56,000 SEK – 470
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 56,200 SEK 56,900 SEK 52,300 SEK 1,200
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 53,800 SEK 54,600 SEK 51,500 SEK 3,300
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 55,300 SEK 56,000 SEK 54,000 SEK 7,900

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 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 56,300 SEK 55,600 SEK 57,800 SEK 4,900
East-Central Sweden 53,100 SEK 54,300 SEK 50,100 SEK 1,200
Småland and islands 55,000 SEK 55,400 SEK 53,400 SEK –
South Sweden 54,100 SEK 55,200 SEK 51,200 SEK –
West Sweden 56,700 SEK 59,000 SEK 51,600 SEK 2,300
North-Central Sweden 50,400 SEK 50,900 SEK 48,700 SEK –
Central Norrland 54,000 SEK 56,000 SEK 48,600 SEK 400
Upper Norrland 52,800 SEK 54,300 SEK 48,500 SEK 770

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 40,300 SEK in 2014 to 51,300 SEK in 2025, +27% 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 2142, “civilingenjörsyrken inom bygg och anläggning”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Akustiker
  • Akustisk designer
  • Anläggningsingenjör (bygg), civilingenjör
  • Anläggningsplanerare
  • Beräkningsingenjör (bygg), civilingenjör
  • Byggnadsingenjör, civilingenjör
  • Byggnadskonsult, civilingenjör
  • Civilingenjör, anläggning
  • Civilingenjör, bygg
  • Civilingenjör, bygg o anläggning
  • Civilingenjör, bygg och anläggning
  • Civilingenjör, byggnadskonstruktion
  • Civilingenjör, forskning inom bygg/anläggning
  • Civilingenjör, väg och vattenbyggnad
  • Forskningsingenjör, bygg
  • Granskningsingenjör, bygg
  • Konsult, byggnads-, civilingenjör
  • Kvalitetskoordinator, bygg och anläggning
  • Kvalitetskoordinator, väg och vatten
  • Kvalitetssamordnare, bygg och anläggning
  • Kvalitetssamordnare, väg och vatten
  • Processingenjör (bygg), civilingenjör
  • Produktutvecklare, bygg
  • Utvecklingsingenjör, bygg
  • VA-strateg
  • Vägprojektör

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for engineering professionals in building construction in Sweden?

The median salary for engineering professionals in building construction in Sweden is 51,300 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 engineering professionals in building construction sit 34% higher than the typical job.

How much do engineering professionals in building construction earn after tax?

The median salary for engineering professionals in building construction is 51,300 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 39,406 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 engineering professionals in building construction?

The average (54,900 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (51,300 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what engineering professionals in building construction typically earn.

What is the starting salary for engineering professionals in building construction in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: engineering professionals in building construction aged 25–34 years earn 44,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 39,600 SEK.

How high can the salary go for engineering professionals in building construction?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 73,000 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 engineering professionals in building construction in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 96% of men's in this job. The median salary is 52,000 SEK for men and 50,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do engineering professionals in building construction earn the most?

Pay is highest in West Sweden, where engineering professionals in building construction earn 56,700 SEK per month on average.

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