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How much do manufacturing supervisors earn in Sweden?

Manufacturing supervisors. 8,400 people employed in Sweden.

46,300SEK

per month is the median salary for manufacturing supervisors in Sweden in 2025. That is 21% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.8% since 2024

≈ €4,100 / $4,750 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 36,039 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 267 SEK an hour · 555,600 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.

Manufacturing supervisors earn 47,800 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 46,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 37,400 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 59,900 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
47,800 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
37,400 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
59,900 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
8,400
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

37,400 SEKLowest 10%46,300 SEKMedian59,900 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 41,500–52,200 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Manufacturing supervisors 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 44,800 SEK a month on average — roughly 35,000 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 44,800 SEK 35,029 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 37,400 SEK 29,849 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 41,500 SEK 32,807 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.

Manufacturing supervisors pay in the private and public sector

What manufacturing supervisors 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 47,800 SEK 46,300 SEK 46,400 SEK 45,400 SEK
Private sector 47,800 SEK 46,200 SEK 46,400 SEK 45,400 SEK
Public sector 50,000 SEK 50,000 SEK 50,400 SEK 47,500 SEK
Central government 50,000 SEK 50,000 SEK 50,400 SEK 47,500 SEK

Manufacturing supervisors salary after tax in Sweden

What manufacturing supervisors actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 46,300 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 36,039 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

46,300 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 36,039 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 36,712 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 35,970 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 36,026 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 37,121 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 35,013 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 44,800 SEK before tax — roughly 35,029 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 59,900 SEK, which is roughly 44,223 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for manufacturing supervisors

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 60,000 Median pay Number
Men 46,400 SEK 6,900
Women 45,400 SEK 1,500

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.

Manufacturing supervisors salary by age

Pay for manufacturing supervisors normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 44,800 SEK 44,900 SEK 44,600 SEK 1,300
35–44 years 47,600 SEK 47,900 SEK 46,500 SEK 2,300
45–54 years 48,700 SEK 48,900 SEK 47,900 SEK 2,400
55–64 years 49,400 SEK 49,400 SEK 49,300 SEK 2,200

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 45,100 SEK 45,200 SEK – 790
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 47,700 SEK 48,200 SEK 43,900 SEK 2,100
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 47,100 SEK 47,300 SEK 46,000 SEK 3,400
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 49,400 SEK 49,500 SEK 49,000 SEK 1,100
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 52,200 SEK 52,700 SEK 51,100 SEK 810

Manufacturing supervisors 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 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 50,700 SEK 50,200 SEK 52,000 SEK 790
East-Central Sweden 47,700 SEK 47,900 SEK 46,300 SEK 1,300
Småland and islands 46,200 SEK 46,800 SEK 43,600 SEK 1,400
South Sweden 47,700 SEK 47,800 SEK 46,700 SEK 1,300
West Sweden 48,700 SEK 49,500 SEK 45,500 SEK 1,900
North-Central Sweden 47,900 SEK 47,600 SEK – 990
Central Norrland 46,600 SEK 46,500 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 45,300 SEK 45,000 SEK – 320

Manufacturing supervisors 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 34,200 SEK in 2014 to 46,300 SEK in 2025, +35% 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 3122, “arbetsledare inom tillverkning”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arbetsledare, betongtillverkning
  • Arbetsledare, bilindustri
  • Arbetsledare, bokbinderi
  • Arbetsledare, bryggeri
  • Arbetsledare, fotografiskaprodukter
  • Arbetsledare, frukt och grönsaksberedning
  • Arbetsledare, garnberedning
  • Arbetsledare, kemiska och farmaceutiska produkter
  • Arbetsledare, konfektyr
  • Arbetsledare, kvarn
  • Arbetsledare, livsmedelsindustri
  • Arbetsledare, mejeriprodukter
  • Arbetsledare, metallarbete
  • Arbetsledare, montering
  • Arbetsledare, montering övrig tillverkning
  • Arbetsledare, packning, påfyllning och märkning
  • Arbetsledare, pappersbruk
  • Arbetsledare, pappersprodukter
  • Arbetsledare, textilfärgning
  • Arbetsledare, textilindustri
  • Arbetsledare, tillverkning
  • Arbetsledare, tobaksindustri
  • Arbetsledare, tryckeri
  • Arbetsledare, vävning och stickning
  • Bryggmästare
  • Brännmästare
  • Exportpackmästare
  • Faktor, tryckeri
  • Packmästare, maskin
  • Packmästare, tillverkning
  • Pappersmästare
  • Rökerimästare
  • Slaktchef
  • Tryckerifaktor
  • Tvättmästare
  • Verkmästare, kemiteknik

Frequently asked questions

How much do manufacturing supervisors 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 46,300 SEK a month before tax, against 44,600 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.8%. 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 manufacturing supervisors in Sweden?

The median salary for manufacturing supervisors in Sweden is 46,300 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 manufacturing supervisors sit 21% higher than the typical job.

How much do manufacturing supervisors earn after tax?

The median salary for manufacturing supervisors is 46,300 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 36,000 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 manufacturing supervisors?

The average (47,800 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (46,300 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what manufacturing supervisors typically earn.

What is the starting salary for manufacturing supervisors in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: manufacturing supervisors aged 25–34 years earn 44,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 37,400 SEK. More in the section “Manufacturing supervisors starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for manufacturing supervisors?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 59,900 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 manufacturing supervisors in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 98% of men's in this job. The median salary is 46,400 SEK for men and 45,400 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do manufacturing supervisors earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where manufacturing supervisors earn 50,700 SEK per month on average.

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