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How much does an IT security specialist earn in Sweden?

Security specialists (ICT). 4,300 people employed in Sweden.

54,900SEK

per month is the median salary for an IT security specialist in Sweden in 2025. That is 43% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

−0.2% since 2024

≈ €4,850 / $5,650 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 41,830 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 317 SEK an hour · 658,800 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 average salary for an IT security specialist in Sweden is 57,800 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 54,900 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 38,600 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 79,200 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
57,800 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
38,600 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
79,200 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
4,300
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among security specialists (ict) in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

38,600 SEKLowest 10%54,900 SEKMedian79,200 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 45,200–67,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

IT security specialist 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 49,100 SEK a month on average — roughly 37,900 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 49,100 SEK 37,925 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 38,600 SEK 30,754 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 45,200 SEK 35,299 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.

IT security specialist pay in the private and public sector

What security specialists (ict) 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 57,800 SEK 54,900 SEK 55,700 SEK 52,600 SEK
Private sector 58,100 SEK 55,100 SEK 56,400 SEK 53,000 SEK
Public sector 54,100 SEK 53,500 SEK 54,100 SEK 49,100 SEK
Central government 54,100 SEK 53,500 SEK 54,100 SEK 49,100 SEK

IT security specialist salary after tax in Sweden

What security specialists (ict) actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 54,900 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 41,830 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

54,900 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 41,830 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 42,679 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 41,741 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 41,813 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 43,208 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 40,522 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 49,100 SEK before tax — roughly 37,925 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 79,200 SEK, which is roughly 53,357 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for an IT security specialist

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 55,700 SEK 3,600
Women 52,600 SEK 740

Women's average salary is 96% 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.

IT security specialist salary by age

Pay for security specialists (ict) normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 49,100 SEK 48,700 SEK 50,500 SEK –
35–44 years 58,800 SEK 60,500 SEK – –
45–54 years 66,800 SEK 66,700 SEK – 900
55–64 years 64,900 SEK 65,400 SEK – 520

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 59,800 SEK 60,300 SEK – 150
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 61,200 SEK 61,000 SEK – 470
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 53,600 SEK 54,700 SEK – –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 59,500 SEK 59,500 SEK 59,500 SEK 1,900

IT security specialist 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 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 65,700 SEK 66,400 SEK 63,100 SEK 1,700
East-Central Sweden 54,000 SEK 54,100 SEK – –
South Sweden 49,200 SEK 50,500 SEK – –
West Sweden 55,300 SEK 55,300 SEK – –

IT security specialist 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 41,500 SEK in 2014 to 54,900 SEK in 2025, +32% 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 2516, “it-säkerhetsspecialister”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Big data analyst
  • Datakonsult, it-säkerhet
  • Datasäkerhetsanalytiker
  • Datasäkerhetsansvarig
  • Datasäkerhetschef
  • IT projektledare, it-säkerhet
  • IT security manager
  • IT-forensiker
  • IT-konsult, it-säkerhet
  • IT-säkerhetschef
  • Konsult, data, it-säkerhet
  • Konsult, IT, it-säkerhet
  • Kryptolog, dataspecialist
  • Projektledare, IT, it-säkerhet
  • Stordata-analytiker
  • Säkerhetsadministratör, IT
  • Säkerhetsanalytiker, IT
  • Säkerhetsansvarig, IT
  • Säkerhetsrådgivare, IT

Frequently asked questions

How much does an IT security specialist 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 54,900 SEK a month before tax, against 55,000 SEK the year before (2024) — −0.2%. 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 an IT security specialist in Sweden?

The median salary for an IT security specialist in Sweden is 54,900 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 security specialists (ict) sit 43% higher than the typical job.

How much does an IT security specialist earn after tax?

The median salary for an IT security specialist is 54,900 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 41,800 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 security specialists (ict)?

The average (57,800 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (54,900 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what security specialists (ict) typically earn.

What is the starting salary for an IT security specialist in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: security specialists (ict) aged 25–34 years earn 49,100 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 38,600 SEK. More in the section “IT security specialist starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for security specialists (ict)?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 79,200 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 security specialists (ict) in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 96% of men's in this job. The median salary is 55,700 SEK for men and 52,600 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does an IT security specialist earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where security specialists (ict) earn 65,700 SEK per month on average.

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