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How much do machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products earn in Sweden?

Machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products. 7,000 people employed in Sweden.

33,200SEK

per month is the median salary for machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products in Sweden in 2025. That is 13% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+5.1% since 2024

≈ €2,950 / $3,400 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 26,681 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 192 SEK an hour · 398,400 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 machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products in Sweden is 33,700 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 33,200 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 27,600 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 41,300 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
33,700 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
27,600 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
41,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
7,000
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

27,600 SEKLowest 10%33,200 SEKMedian41,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 30,200–37,500 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products: 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 32,800 SEK a month on average — roughly 26,400 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 32,800 SEK 26,379 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 34,200 SEK 27,435 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 27,600 SEK 22,457 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 30,200 SEK 24,418 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.

Machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products: pay in the private and public sector

What machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products 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 33,700 SEK 33,200 SEK 33,800 SEK 32,000 SEK
Private sector 33,700 SEK 33,200 SEK 33,800 SEK 32,000 SEK

Machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products: salary after tax in Sweden

What machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 33,200 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 26,681 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

33,200 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 26,681 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 27,114 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 26,637 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 26,672 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 27,368 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 26,028 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 32,800 SEK before tax — roughly 26,379 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 41,300 SEK, which is roughly 32,673 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products

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 40,000 Median pay Number
Men 33,800 SEK 4,600
Women 32,000 SEK 2,400

Women's average salary is 95% 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.

Machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products: salary by age

Pay for machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 32,800 SEK 33,300 SEK 31,900 SEK –
25–34 years 34,200 SEK 34,100 SEK 34,200 SEK –
35–44 years 34,000 SEK 37,300 SEK – –
45–54 years 35,800 SEK 36,200 SEK 35,000 SEK 1,000
55–64 years 31,100 SEK – 34,900 SEK –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education less than 9 years (ISCED97 1) 34,100 SEK – – –
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 31,700 SEK 30,400 SEK 35,600 SEK –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 34,500 SEK 34,400 SEK 35,000 SEK –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 33,800 SEK 35,600 SEK 30,300 SEK –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 36,000 SEK 36,400 SEK 34,800 SEK –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 32,700 SEK 32,200 SEK – –

Machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products: 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 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 34,400 SEK 34,800 SEK 32,500 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 35,500 SEK 36,100 SEK – 210
Småland and islands 34,300 SEK 35,000 SEK 32,800 SEK –
South Sweden 30,700 SEK 31,500 SEK – –
West Sweden 35,000 SEK 35,200 SEK 34,600 SEK –
North-Central Sweden 35,100 SEK 35,100 SEK 34,900 SEK –

Machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products: 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 25,700 SEK in 2014 to 33,200 SEK in 2025, +29% 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 8169, “övriga maskinoperatörer inom livsmedelsindustri m.m.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Avsynare, tobaksvaror
  • Bryggeriarbetare
  • Brygghusarbetare
  • Bränneriarbetare
  • Brännvinsbrännare
  • Cigarettarbetare
  • Cigarettekniker
  • Cigarrarbetare
  • Diffusionsskötare
  • Extraherare, frukt- och grönsaksberedning
  • Extratörsoperatör, sockerindustri
  • Fruktpressare
  • Frörensare
  • Jäskällararbetare
  • Jästberedare
  • Kafferostare
  • Kakaorostare
  • Kampanjarbetare, sockerbruk
  • Kolonnarbetare
  • Konservarbetare, grönsaker
  • Läskedrycksberedare
  • Margarinberedare
  • Maskinförare, rosteri
  • Maskinoperatör, bryggeri
  • Maskinoperatör, frukt- o. grönsaksberedning
  • Maskinoperatör, konservindustri
  • Maskinoperatör, livsmedelsindustri, bryggeri
  • Maskinoperatör, livsmedelsindustri, frukt och grönsaker
  • Maskinoperatör, livsmedelsindustri, socker
  • Maskinoperatör, livsmedelsindustri, te, kaffe, kakao
  • Maskinoperatör, sockerindustri
  • Maskinoperatör, te-, kaffe- o. kakaoberedning
  • Maskinoperatör, tobaksindustri
  • Maskinskötare, margarintillverkning
  • Maskinskötare, rosteri
  • Maskinskötare, tobaksindustri
  • Musteriarbetare
  • Mältare
  • Oljepressare, oljeväxter
  • Potatismjölberedare
  • Processoperatör, bryggeri
  • Processoperatör, margarintillverkning
  • Processoperatör, sockerindustri
  • Raffinerare, sockerindustri
  • Rostare, kaffe
  • Rostare, mandel, nötter
  • Rosteriarbetare
  • RYO-tekniker
  • Saftberedare, sockerindustri
  • Saturatör, sockerindustri
  • Senapsberedare
  • Skärmaskinist, sockerindustri
  • Snusarbetare
  • Sockerberedare
  • Sockerbruksarbetare
  • Sockerkokare
  • Spritberedare
  • Tappare, bryggeri
  • Tappmaskinskötare
  • Tobaksarbetare
  • Tobaksberedare
  • Vinarbetare
  • Vinberedare
  • Vinmakare
  • Ärtsorterare
  • Ättiksberedare

Frequently asked questions

How much do machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products 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 33,200 SEK a month before tax, against 31,600 SEK the year before (2024) — +5.1%. 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 machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products in Sweden?

The median salary for machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products in Sweden is 33,200 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 machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products sit 13% lower than the typical job.

How much do machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products earn after tax?

The median salary for machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products is 33,200 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 26,700 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 machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products?

The average (33,700 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (33,200 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products typically earn.

What is the starting salary for machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products aged 18–24 years earn 32,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 27,600 SEK. More in the section “Machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products: starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 41,300 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 machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 95% of men's in this job. The median salary is 33,800 SEK for men and 32,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products earn the most?

Pay is highest in East-Central Sweden, where machine operators not elsewhere classified, food and related products earn 35,500 SEK per month on average.

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