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How much do game and digital media designers earn in Sweden?

Game and digital media designers. 4,600 people employed in Sweden.

48,000SEK

per month is the median salary for game and digital media designers in Sweden in 2025. That is 25% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+2.3% since 2024

≈ €4,250 / $4,950 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 37,184 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 277 SEK an hour · 576,000 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.

Game and digital media designers earn 49,300 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 48,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 32,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 70,000 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
49,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
32,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
70,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
4,600
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among game and digital media designers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

32,100 SEKLowest 10%48,000 SEKMedian70,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 39,400–57,300 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Game and digital media designers 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 44,500 SEK a month on average — roughly 34,800 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 44,500 SEK 34,827 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 32,100 SEK 25,851 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 39,400 SEK 31,357 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.

Game and digital media designers pay in the private and public sector

What game and digital media designers 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 49,300 SEK 48,000 SEK 51,000 SEK 40,000 SEK
Private sector 49,300 SEK 48,000 SEK 51,000 SEK 40,000 SEK
Public sector 43,700 SEK – – –
Central government 43,700 SEK – – –

Game and digital media designers salary after tax in Sweden

What game and digital media designers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 48,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 37,184 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

48,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 37,184 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 37,892 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 37,111 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 37,170 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 38,324 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 36,102 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 44,500 SEK before tax — roughly 34,827 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 70,000 SEK, which is roughly 49,003 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for game and digital media designers

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 70,000 Median pay Number
Men 51,000 SEK 3,300
Women 40,000 SEK –

Women's average salary is 82% 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.

Game and digital media designers salary by age

Pay for game and digital media designers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 44,500 SEK 46,100 SEK 41,200 SEK –
35–44 years 51,800 SEK 55,500 SEK 42,800 SEK 2,100
45–54 years 55,600 SEK 55,500 SEK – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 47,000 SEK 49,200 SEK 39,400 SEK 1,700
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 50,500 SEK 53,200 SEK 44,600 SEK 2,000
No information about level of educational attainment 45,400 SEK 49,300 SEK – –

Game and digital media designers 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 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 53,400 SEK 55,200 SEK 47,300 SEK –
South Sweden 46,900 SEK 48,000 SEK – –
West Sweden 37,000 SEK – – –

Game and digital media designers 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 29,000 SEK in 2014 to 48,000 SEK in 2025, +66% 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 2173, “designer inom spel och digitala medier”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • 2D-Grafiker
  • 3D-designer
  • 3D-grafiker
  • 3D-visualiserare
  • Animatör
  • Animerare
  • Dataanimatör
  • Designer, game
  • Filmtecknare
  • Game designer
  • Grafiker, texturerare
  • Level designer
  • Technical artist
  • UI-designer
  • Visualiserare
  • Webbdesigner
  • Webbproducent
  • Webdesigner

Frequently asked questions

How much do game and digital media designers 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 48,000 SEK a month before tax, against 46,900 SEK the year before (2024) — +2.3%. 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 game and digital media designers in Sweden?

The median salary for game and digital media designers in Sweden is 48,000 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 game and digital media designers sit 25% higher than the typical job.

How much do game and digital media designers earn after tax?

The median salary for game and digital media designers is 48,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 37,200 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 game and digital media designers?

The average (49,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (48,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what game and digital media designers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for game and digital media designers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: game and digital media designers aged 25–34 years earn 44,500 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 32,100 SEK. More in the section “Game and digital media designers starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for game and digital media designers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 70,000 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 game and digital media designers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 82% of men's in this job. The median salary is 51,000 SEK for men and 40,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do game and digital media designers earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where game and digital media designers earn 53,400 SEK per month on average.

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