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How much does a mechanical engineer earn in Sweden?

Engineering professionals in mechanical technology. 22,900 people employed in Sweden.

51,800SEK

per month is the median salary for a mechanical engineer in Sweden in 2025. That is 35% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+4% since 2024

≈ €4,600 / $5,350 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 39,742 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 299 SEK an hour · 621,600 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.

The mean monthly salary for a mechanical engineer in Sweden is 54,300 SEK (2025). The median salary is 51,800 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 40,200 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 69,900 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
54,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
40,200 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
69,900 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
22,900
In this job in Sweden

This group covers engineers with a civilingenjör degree, or equivalent expertise, who design, calculate and develop machinery, vehicles, energy systems and production equipment. The usual route is an engineering degree in mechanical engineering or a related field such as energy engineering. Employers are found mainly in manufacturing, the automotive industry and engineering consultancies. Pay depends on experience, industry and responsibility, for example for projects or staff.

The pay range

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

40,200 SEKLowest 10%51,800 SEKMedian69,900 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 45,300–60,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Mechanical engineer 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 45,600 SEK a month on average — roughly 35,600 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 45,600 SEK 35,568 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 40,200 SEK 31,932 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 45,300 SEK 35,366 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.

Mechanical engineer pay in the private and public sector

What engineering professionals in mechanical technology 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 54,300 SEK 51,800 SEK 52,700 SEK 49,800 SEK
Private sector 54,300 SEK 51,600 SEK 52,600 SEK 49,500 SEK
Public sector 54,600 SEK 54,500 SEK 54,900 SEK 53,000 SEK
Central government 54,600 SEK 54,500 SEK 54,900 SEK 53,000 SEK

Mechanical engineer salary after tax in Sweden

What engineering professionals in mechanical technology actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 51,800 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 39,742 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

51,800 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 39,742 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 40,528 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 39,661 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 39,727 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 41,014 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 38,536 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 45,600 SEK before tax — roughly 35,568 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 69,900 SEK, which is roughly 48,956 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 52,700 SEK 17,800
Women 49,800 SEK 5,100

Women's average salary is 95% 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.

Mechanical engineer salary by age

Pay for engineering professionals in mechanical technology normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 45,600 SEK 45,900 SEK 44,600 SEK –
35–44 years 55,400 SEK 56,400 SEK 52,400 SEK 6,700
45–54 years 59,700 SEK 59,900 SEK 59,000 SEK 5,700
55–64 years 60,200 SEK 60,500 SEK 58,700 SEK 3,500

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) 53,400 SEK 54,100 SEK – 630
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 53,900 SEK 54,400 SEK 50,400 SEK 1,400
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 51,000 SEK 51,300 SEK 49,100 SEK 4,000
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 54,600 SEK 55,600 SEK 51,900 SEK 15,000
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 60,400 SEK 60,000 SEK 61,500 SEK –

Mechanical engineer 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 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 56,400 SEK 56,800 SEK 55,400 SEK 4,400
East-Central Sweden 57,000 SEK 58,600 SEK 51,600 SEK –
Småland and islands 51,800 SEK 52,200 SEK 49,800 SEK 1,200
South Sweden 54,500 SEK 54,900 SEK 53,300 SEK 2,400
West Sweden 52,100 SEK 52,600 SEK 50,000 SEK –
North-Central Sweden 53,800 SEK 54,500 SEK 51,500 SEK 1,000
Central Norrland 51,400 SEK 51,400 SEK 51,400 SEK 600
Upper Norrland 50,500 SEK 50,700 SEK 48,400 SEK –

Mechanical engineer 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 39,600 SEK in 2014 to 51,800 SEK in 2025, +31% 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 2144, “civilingenjörsyrken inom maskinteknik”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Beräkningsingenjör (maskin), civilingenjör
  • Bilkonstruktör
  • Civilingenjör, energi
  • Civilingenjör, fordonsteknik
  • Civilingenjör, maskinteknik
  • Civilingenjör, VVS
  • Driftingenjör (maskin), civilingenjör
  • Energiingenjör, civilingenjör
  • Energistrateg
  • Fartygskonstruktör
  • Flygingenjör, flygvapnet
  • Flygingenjör, industri
  • Flygplanskonstruktör
  • Forskningsingenjör, fysik
  • Forskningsingenjör, maskin
  • Konstruktör, maskin, civilingenjör
  • Kvalitetskoordinator, maskin- och fordonstillverkning
  • Kvalitetssamordnare, maskin- och fordonstillverkning
  • Mariningenjör
  • Maskiningenjör, civilingenjör
  • Maskinkonstruktör, civilingenjör
  • Materialstyrningsingenjör, maskin
  • Mekatronikingenjör
  • Processingenjör (maskin), civilingenjör
  • Produktutvecklare, maskin
  • Projektledare, maskinkonstruktör
  • Projektledare, utveckling nya fordon och motorer
  • Svetsingenjör
  • Systemingenjör, styr/reglerteknik
  • Systemintegratör
  • Utvecklingsingenjör, maskin

Frequently asked questions

How much does a mechanical engineer 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 51,800 SEK a month before tax, against 49,800 SEK the year before (2024) — +4%. 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 mechanical engineer in Sweden?

The median salary for a mechanical engineer in Sweden is 51,800 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 mechanical technology sit 35% higher than the typical job.

How much does a mechanical engineer earn after tax?

The median salary for a mechanical engineer is 51,800 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 39,700 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 mechanical technology?

The average (54,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (51,800 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what engineering professionals in mechanical technology typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a mechanical engineer in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: engineering professionals in mechanical technology aged 25–34 years earn 45,600 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 40,200 SEK. More in the section “Mechanical engineer starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for engineering professionals in mechanical technology?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 69,900 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 engineering professionals in mechanical technology in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 95% of men's in this job. The median salary is 52,700 SEK for men and 49,800 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a mechanical engineer earn the most?

Pay is highest in East-Central Sweden, where engineering professionals in mechanical technology earn 57,000 SEK per month on average.

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