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How much do ict operations technicians earn in Sweden?

ICT operations technicians. 13,300 people employed in Sweden.

42,500SEK

per month is the median salary for ict operations technicians in Sweden in 2025. That is 11% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+6.3% since 2024

≈ €3,750 / $4,400 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 33,481 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 245 SEK an hour · 510,000 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.

In the 2025 salary statistics, ict operations technicians earned 44,400 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 42,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 31,800 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 59,400 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
44,400 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
31,800 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
59,400 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
13,300
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among ict operations technicians in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

31,800 SEKLowest 10%42,500 SEKMedian59,400 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 36,200–49,500 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

ICT operations technicians 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 31,700 SEK a month on average — roughly 25,500 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 31,700 SEK 25,549 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 40,900 SEK 32,404 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 31,800 SEK 25,625 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 36,200 SEK 28,944 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.

ICT operations technicians pay in the private and public sector

What ict operations technicians 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 44,400 SEK 42,500 SEK 42,600 SEK 41,400 SEK
Private sector 47,100 SEK 44,700 SEK 45,000 SEK 43,700 SEK
Public sector 39,900 SEK 38,700 SEK 39,000 SEK 37,500 SEK
Central government 44,400 SEK 43,000 SEK 43,000 SEK 42,700 SEK
Municipalities 38,600 SEK 38,000 SEK 38,000 SEK 37,100 SEK
Regions (health care) 39,800 SEK 38,400 SEK 38,800 SEK 36,700 SEK

ICT operations technicians salary after tax in Sweden

What ict operations technicians actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 42,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 33,481 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

42,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 33,481 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 34,076 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 33,420 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 33,469 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 34,431 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 32,579 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 31,700 SEK before tax — roughly 25,549 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 59,400 SEK, which is roughly 43,986 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for ict operations technicians

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 60,000 Median pay Number
Men 42,600 SEK 11,400
Women 41,400 SEK 1,900

Women's average salary is 98% 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.

ICT operations technicians salary by age

Pay for ict operations technicians normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 31,700 SEK 31,700 SEK – 600
25–34 years 40,900 SEK 40,300 SEK 43,600 SEK 3,200
35–44 years 44,500 SEK 44,600 SEK 44,000 SEK 3,500
45–54 years 48,500 SEK 48,900 SEK 45,100 SEK 3,100
55–64 years 46,500 SEK 46,700 SEK 44,800 SEK 2,700

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 44,400 SEK 44,300 SEK – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 44,900 SEK 45,200 SEK 41,700 SEK 1,700
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 42,200 SEK 42,400 SEK 41,100 SEK 4,600
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 43,900 SEK 44,100 SEK 42,700 SEK 4,300
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 49,200 SEK 49,700 SEK 47,800 SEK 2,100

ICT operations technicians 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 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 47,500 SEK 47,200 SEK 49,800 SEK 5,700
East-Central Sweden 41,900 SEK 42,000 SEK 41,500 SEK 1,600
Småland and islands 43,100 SEK 43,100 SEK 43,200 SEK 1,000
South Sweden 42,900 SEK 43,100 SEK 42,100 SEK 1,200
West Sweden 42,300 SEK 43,100 SEK 38,200 SEK 2,300
North-Central Sweden 39,600 SEK 39,600 SEK – 700
Central Norrland 41,200 SEK 41,500 SEK – 390
Upper Norrland 40,200 SEK 40,300 SEK – 420

ICT operations technicians 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 32,800 SEK in 2014 to 42,500 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 3511, “drifttekniker, it”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Dataansvarig, datatekniker
  • Datasamordnare, datatekniker
  • Datatekniker, drift
  • Driftledare, IT
  • Driftplanerare, IT
  • Drifttekniker, data
  • IT-ansvarig, datatekniker
  • IT-samordnare, datatekniker
  • IT-tekniker, drift
  • Konsoloperatör
  • PC-koordinator
  • PC-samordnare
  • Systemoperatör

Frequently asked questions

How much do ict operations technicians 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 42,500 SEK a month before tax, against 40,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +6.3%. 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 ict operations technicians in Sweden?

The median salary for ict operations technicians in Sweden is 42,500 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 ict operations technicians sit 11% higher than the typical job.

How much do ict operations technicians earn after tax?

The median salary for ict operations technicians is 42,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 33,500 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 ict operations technicians?

The average (44,400 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (42,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what ict operations technicians typically earn.

What is the starting salary for ict operations technicians in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: ict operations technicians aged 18–24 years earn 31,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 31,800 SEK. More in the section “ICT operations technicians starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for ict operations technicians?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 59,400 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 ict operations technicians in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 98% of men's in this job. The median salary is 42,600 SEK for men and 41,400 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do ict operations technicians earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where ict operations technicians earn 47,500 SEK per month on average.

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