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How much do engineering professionals not elsewhere classified earn in Sweden?

Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified. 35,800 people employed in Sweden.

56,600SEK

per month is the median salary for engineering professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden in 2025. That is 48% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €5,000 / $5,850 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 42,661 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The mean monthly salary for engineering professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden is 59,500 SEK (2025). The median salary is 56,600 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 42,800 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 80,000 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
59,500 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
42,800 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
80,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
35,800
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among engineering professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

42,800 SEKLowest 10%56,600 SEKMedian80,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 49,000–66,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What engineering professionals not elsewhere classified 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 59,500 SEK 56,600 SEK 57,900 SEK 53,500 SEK
Private sector 59,900 SEK 56,900 SEK 58,200 SEK 53,600 SEK
Public sector 55,000 SEK 54,700 SEK 55,200 SEK 53,400 SEK
Central government 55,000 SEK 54,700 SEK 55,200 SEK 53,400 SEK
Municipalities 51,100 SEK 46,300 SEK – 46,300 SEK

Salary after tax

What engineering professionals not elsewhere classified 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 42,661 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 40,100 SEK before tax — roughly 31,865 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 80,000 SEK, which is roughly 53,736 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for engineering professionals not elsewhere classified

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 80,000 Median pay Number
Men 57,900 SEK 25,300
Women 53,500 SEK 10,500

Women's average salary is 92% 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 not elsewhere classified normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 40,100 SEK – – 180
25–34 years 49,300 SEK 50,300 SEK 47,500 SEK 8,200
35–44 years 58,700 SEK 60,300 SEK 55,300 SEK 10,800
45–54 years 64,700 SEK 65,400 SEK 62,800 SEK 9,300
55–64 years 66,100 SEK 66,600 SEK 64,100 SEK 6,900

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 58,600 SEK 59,000 SEK – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 56,600 SEK 57,400 SEK 49,600 SEK 2,200
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 56,500 SEK 58,500 SEK 48,700 SEK 4,600
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 59,600 SEK 61,400 SEK 54,300 SEK 7,500
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 60,000 SEK 61,700 SEK 57,100 SEK 18,700
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 65,900 SEK 67,600 SEK 62,500 SEK 1,700
No information about level of educational attainment 60,800 SEK 64,000 SEK 54,700 SEK 470

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 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 63,500 SEK 66,200 SEK 58,200 SEK 9,800
East-Central Sweden 55,000 SEK 56,800 SEK 50,900 SEK 5,500
Småland and islands 58,200 SEK 58,700 SEK 56,500 SEK 1,500
South Sweden 61,000 SEK 62,900 SEK 56,300 SEK 3,700
West Sweden 59,700 SEK 60,700 SEK 57,200 SEK 11,300
North-Central Sweden 54,300 SEK 54,800 SEK 51,900 SEK 2,100
Central Norrland 55,000 SEK 56,200 SEK 51,300 SEK 820
Upper Norrland 55,600 SEK 56,700 SEK 52,800 SEK 980

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 42,000 SEK in 2014 to 56,600 SEK in 2025, +35% 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 2149, “övriga civilingenjörsyrken”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Civilingenjör, textil, trä m.m.
  • Forskare, trafiksäkerhet
  • Konsult, patent
  • Kvalitetskoordinator, produktion av textil, trä m.m.
  • Kvalitetssamordnare, produktion av textil, trä m.m.
  • Patentingenjör
  • Patentkonsult
  • Patentombud
  • Produktutvecklare, papper, textil, trä m.m.
  • Standardiseringsingenjör, övrig
  • Textilteknolog
  • Utvecklingsingenjör, textil, trä m.m.
  • Varumärkeshandläggare
  • Varumärkeskonsult

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for engineering professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

The median salary for engineering professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden is 56,600 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 not elsewhere classified sit 48% higher than the typical job.

How much do engineering professionals not elsewhere classified earn after tax?

The median salary for engineering professionals not elsewhere classified is 56,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 42,661 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 not elsewhere classified?

The average (59,500 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (56,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what engineering professionals not elsewhere classified typically earn.

What is the starting salary for engineering professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: engineering professionals not elsewhere classified aged 18–24 years earn 40,100 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 42,800 SEK.

How high can the salary go for engineering professionals not elsewhere classified?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 80,000 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 not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 92% of men's in this job. The median salary is 57,900 SEK for men and 53,500 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do engineering professionals not elsewhere classified earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where engineering professionals not elsewhere classified earn 63,500 SEK per month on average.

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