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How much do ict support technicians earn in Sweden?

ICT support technicians. 15,600 people employed in Sweden.

38,500SEK

per month is the median salary for ict support technicians in Sweden in 2025. That is 1% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+0.3% since 2024

≈ €3,400 / $3,950 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 30,678 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 222 SEK an hour · 462,000 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.

The mean monthly salary for ict support technicians in Sweden is 40,600 SEK (2025). The median salary is 38,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 28,300 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 55,000 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
40,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
28,300 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
55,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
15,600
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

28,300 SEKLowest 10%38,500 SEKMedian55,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 32,900–46,200 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

ICT support 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 29,400 SEK a month on average — roughly 23,800 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 29,400 SEK 23,814 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 36,000 SEK 28,793 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 28,300 SEK 22,985 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 32,900 SEK 26,455 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 support technicians pay in the private and public sector

What ict support 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 40,600 SEK 38,500 SEK 38,900 SEK 37,500 SEK
Private sector 40,700 SEK 38,500 SEK 38,900 SEK 37,500 SEK
Public sector 39,100 SEK 38,000 SEK 38,100 SEK 37,400 SEK
Central government 39,100 SEK 38,000 SEK 38,100 SEK 37,400 SEK

ICT support technicians salary after tax in Sweden

What ict support technicians actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 38,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 30,678 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

38,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 30,678 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 31,198 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 30,625 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 30,668 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 31,503 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 29,896 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 29,400 SEK before tax — roughly 23,814 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 55,000 SEK, which is roughly 41,897 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for ict support 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 50,000 Median pay Number
Men 38,900 SEK 11,800
Women 37,500 SEK 3,800

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 support technicians salary by age

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

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 29,400 SEK 29,600 SEK 28,500 SEK 1,400
25–34 years 36,000 SEK 36,100 SEK 35,700 SEK 5,300
35–44 years 42,700 SEK 43,400 SEK 40,400 SEK 4,000
45–54 years 46,700 SEK 47,600 SEK 44,400 SEK 2,600
55–64 years 47,300 SEK 47,600 SEK 46,500 SEK 2,100

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 41,000 SEK 41,100 SEK – 530
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 43,200 SEK 43,400 SEK 42,800 SEK 1,400
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 38,300 SEK 38,400 SEK 38,200 SEK 6,300
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 40,400 SEK 40,800 SEK 39,300 SEK 4,200
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 44,000 SEK 45,400 SEK 41,600 SEK 3,000

ICT support 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 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 42,900 SEK 42,800 SEK 43,000 SEK 6,400
East-Central Sweden 39,600 SEK 40,100 SEK 38,100 SEK 1,700
Småland and islands 36,800 SEK 36,600 SEK 37,500 SEK –
South Sweden 40,900 SEK 41,100 SEK 40,200 SEK 1,700
West Sweden 40,700 SEK 41,500 SEK 38,600 SEK 2,200
North-Central Sweden 37,000 SEK 37,900 SEK 34,700 SEK –
Central Norrland 35,400 SEK 35,100 SEK 36,000 SEK 420
Upper Norrland 36,700 SEK 37,200 SEK 34,800 SEK –

ICT support 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 31,600 SEK in 2014 to 38,500 SEK in 2025, +22% 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 3512, “supporttekniker, it”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Callcenterpersonal, datasupport
  • Datasupporter
  • Datatekniker, support
  • Dispatcher, IT
  • Helpdesk, data
  • Helpdesktekniker
  • Helprunner
  • Internetsupporter
  • IT-assistent, supporttekniker
  • IT-tekniker, support
  • Meteorologassistent, försvaret
  • PC-supporter
  • PC-tekniker, support
  • Supportingenjör, IT
  • Supportspecialist, IT
  • Supporttekniker, IT
  • Supporttekniker, mobiltelefoni

Frequently asked questions

How much do ict support 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 38,500 SEK a month before tax, against 38,400 SEK the year before (2024) — +0.3%. 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 support technicians in Sweden?

The median salary for ict support technicians in Sweden is 38,500 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 support technicians sit 1% higher than the typical job.

How much do ict support technicians earn after tax?

The median salary for ict support technicians is 38,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 30,700 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 ict support technicians?

The average (40,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (38,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what ict support technicians typically earn.

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

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: ict support technicians aged 18–24 years earn 29,400 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 28,300 SEK. More in the section “ICT support technicians starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for ict support technicians?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 55,000 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 ict support technicians in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 98% of men's in this job. The median salary is 38,900 SEK for men and 37,500 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do ict support technicians earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where ict support technicians earn 42,900 SEK per month on average.

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