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How much do landscape architects earn in Sweden?

Landscape architects. 900 people employed in Sweden.

45,300SEK

per month is the median salary for landscape architects in Sweden in 2025. That is 18% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+0.7% since 2024

≈ €4,000 / $4,650 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 35,366 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 261 SEK an hour · 543,600 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 landscape architects in Sweden is 46,300 SEK (2025). The median salary is 45,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 38,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 54,600 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
46,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
38,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
54,600 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
900
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among landscape architects in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

38,000 SEKLowest 10%45,300 SEKMedian54,600 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 40,100–52,100 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Landscape architects 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 40,200 SEK a month on average — roughly 31,900 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 40,200 SEK 31,932 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 38,000 SEK 30,301 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 40,100 SEK 31,865 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.

Landscape architects pay in the private and public sector

What landscape architects 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 46,300 SEK 45,300 SEK 44,200 SEK 45,600 SEK
Private sector 46,200 SEK 44,000 SEK – 47,000 SEK
Public sector 46,500 SEK 46,000 SEK 47,300 SEK 45,000 SEK
Municipalities 46,500 SEK 46,000 SEK 47,300 SEK 45,000 SEK

Landscape architects salary after tax in Sweden

What landscape architects actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 45,300 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 35,366 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

45,300 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 35,366 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 36,019 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 35,299 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 35,353 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 36,413 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 34,372 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 40,200 SEK before tax — roughly 31,932 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 54,600 SEK, which is roughly 41,628 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for landscape architects

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 55,000 Median pay Number
Men 44,200 SEK –
Women 45,600 SEK 550

Women's average salary is 102% 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.

Landscape architects salary by age

Pay for landscape architects normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 40,200 SEK – 40,400 SEK –
35–44 years 47,700 SEK – 47,800 SEK –
45–54 years 49,800 SEK – – 160

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 46,200 SEK 44,500 SEK 46,900 SEK –

Landscape architects 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 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 49,000 SEK – 48,300 SEK 190
East-Central Sweden 44,100 SEK – – 120
South Sweden 46,100 SEK – – –
West Sweden 46,300 SEK – – 110

Landscape architects 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 34,900 SEK in 2014 to 45,300 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 2162, “landskapsarkitekter”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Landskapsarkitekt
  • Trädgårdsarkitekt

Frequently asked questions

How much do landscape architects 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 45,300 SEK a month before tax, against 45,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +0.7%. 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 landscape architects in Sweden?

The median salary for landscape architects in Sweden is 45,300 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 landscape architects sit 18% higher than the typical job.

How much do landscape architects earn after tax?

The median salary for landscape architects is 45,300 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 35,400 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 landscape architects?

The average (46,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (45,300 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what landscape architects typically earn.

What is the starting salary for landscape architects in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: landscape architects aged 25–34 years earn 40,200 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 38,000 SEK. More in the section “Landscape architects starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for landscape architects?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 54,600 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 landscape architects in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 102% of men's in this job. The median salary is 44,200 SEK for men and 45,600 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do landscape architects earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where landscape architects earn 49,000 SEK per month on average.

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