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How much does a mechanical engineering technician earn in Sweden?

Mechanical engineering technicians. 25,000 people employed in Sweden.

45,500SEK

per month is the median salary for a mechanical engineering technician in Sweden in 2025. That is 19% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €4,050 / $4,700 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 35,501 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The average salary for a mechanical engineering technician in Sweden is 46,800 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 45,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 36,700 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 58,100 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
46,800 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
36,700 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
58,100 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
25,000
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

36,700 SEKLowest 10%45,500 SEKMedian58,100 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 40,200–52,600 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What mechanical engineering 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 46,800 SEK 45,500 SEK 45,800 SEK 44,600 SEK
Private sector 46,700 SEK 45,200 SEK 45,400 SEK 44,200 SEK
Public sector 47,300 SEK 47,000 SEK 47,700 SEK 45,600 SEK
Central government 42,700 SEK 40,600 SEK 41,000 SEK 39,200 SEK
Municipalities 48,100 SEK 47,500 SEK 48,500 SEK 46,000 SEK
Regions (health care) 48,800 SEK 48,900 SEK 49,000 SEK 47,800 SEK

Salary after tax

What mechanical engineering technicians actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. Between the cheapest and the most expensive one the difference is several hundred kronor a month.

That is roughly 35,501 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 36,500 SEK before tax — roughly 29,170 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 58,100 SEK, which is roughly 43,371 SEK after tax.

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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 35,000 60,000 Median pay Number
Men 45,800 SEK 21,300
Women 44,600 SEK 3,700

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.

Pay by age

Pay for mechanical engineering technicians normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 35,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 36,500 SEK 36,200 SEK 37,100 SEK 640
25–34 years 42,800 SEK 42,900 SEK 42,200 SEK 4,900
35–44 years 45,800 SEK 45,600 SEK 47,000 SEK 6,000
45–54 years 50,600 SEK 50,700 SEK 49,800 SEK 6,800
55–64 years 49,400 SEK 49,600 SEK 47,400 SEK 5,800

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 35,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 44,600 SEK 44,900 SEK – 580
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 43,400 SEK 43,400 SEK 43,300 SEK 4,400
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 44,600 SEK 45,000 SEK 41,300 SEK 6,100
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 48,300 SEK 48,900 SEK 44,000 SEK 6,800
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 49,300 SEK 49,800 SEK 47,900 SEK 6,900
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 57,700 SEK – – 170

Pay by region

Statistics Sweden reports pay by job at the level of national areas (NUTS 2), not by county.

Monthly salary by region
Region 35,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 48,100 SEK 48,100 SEK 48,400 SEK 3,400
East-Central Sweden 47,800 SEK 47,900 SEK 47,600 SEK 3,700
Småland and islands 46,700 SEK 47,100 SEK 43,800 SEK 2,900
South Sweden 49,400 SEK 49,900 SEK 44,800 SEK –
West Sweden 44,300 SEK 44,100 SEK 45,400 SEK 6,900
North-Central Sweden 47,200 SEK 47,500 SEK 45,500 SEK 2,200
Central Norrland 47,700 SEK 48,100 SEK 45,500 SEK 790
Upper Norrland 45,500 SEK 45,900 SEK 44,000 SEK 1,500

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 33,600 SEK in 2014 to 45,500 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 3114, “ingenjörer och tekniker inom maskinteknik”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Abonnentingenjör, vatten o. avlopp
  • Abonnentingenjör, vatten och avlopp
  • Arméingenjör
  • Automationsingenjör, maskin
  • Automationstekniker, maskin
  • Beredningsingenjör, maskin
  • Beräkningsingenjör (maskin), högskoleingenjör
  • Biogasingenjör
  • Biogastekniker
  • CAD-ritare, maskin
  • Driftingenjör (maskin), högskoleingenjör
  • Driftingenjör, reningsverk
  • Driftingenjör, VA
  • Driftingenjör, vattenverk
  • Driftingenjör, värmeverk
  • Energiingenjör, högskoleingenjör
  • Fordonsingenjör
  • Förpackningstekniker
  • Hydraulikingenjör
  • Högskoleingenjör, maskin
  • Ingenjör, hydraulik
  • Ingenjör, maskin
  • Konstruktör, maskin, högskoleingenjör
  • Konstruktör, VVS
  • Kontrollingenjör, maskin
  • Kontrolltekniker, maskin
  • Kvalitetsingenjör, maskin
  • Kvalitetstekniker, maskin
  • Maskiningenjör, högskoleingenjör
  • Maskinkonstruktör, högskoleingenjör
  • Metodingenjör, maskin
  • Montageingenjör, maskin
  • Mättekniker, styr- o. reglerteknik
  • Mättekniker, verkstad
  • Planeringsingenjör, maskin
  • Planeringstekniker, maskin
  • Processingenjör (maskin), högskoleingenjör
  • Produktberedare, maskin
  • Produktionsberedare, maskin
  • Produktionsingenjör, maskin
  • Produktionsledare, tillverkningsindustri
  • Produktionsplanerare, maskin
  • Produktionstekniker, maskin
  • Produkttekniker, mejeri
  • Projektledare, värme, vatten och sanitet
  • Provningsingenjör, maskin
  • Rationaliseringstekniker, maskin
  • Ritare, maskin
  • Satellitoperatör
  • Serviceingenjör, maskin
  • Skeppsingenjör
  • Stationstekniker, kärnkraftverk
  • Supportingenjör, fordon
  • Svetstekniker
  • Tidsstudieingenjör, maskin
  • Tillförlitlighetsingenjör, maskin
  • Underhållschef, maskin
  • Utvecklingstekniker, maskin
  • Varvsingenjör
  • Ventilationsingenjör
  • Ventilationstekniker, ingenjör
  • Verkstadsingenjör
  • Verkstadskontrollant
  • Verkstadsplanerare
  • Verktygskonstruktör
  • VVS-ingenjör
  • VVS-ritare
  • Värmetekniker
  • Värmeverksingenjör

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a mechanical engineering technician in Sweden?

The median salary for a mechanical engineering technician in Sweden is 45,500 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 mechanical engineering technicians sit 19% higher than the typical job.

How much does a mechanical engineering technician earn after tax?

The median salary for a mechanical engineering technician is 45,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 35,501 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 mechanical engineering technicians?

The average (46,800 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (45,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what mechanical engineering technicians typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a mechanical engineering technician in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: mechanical engineering technicians aged 18–24 years earn 36,500 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 36,700 SEK.

How high can the salary go for mechanical engineering technicians?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 58,100 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 mechanical engineering technicians in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 98% of men's in this job. The median salary is 45,800 SEK for men and 44,600 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a mechanical engineering technician earn the most?

Pay is highest in South Sweden, where mechanical engineering technicians earn 49,400 SEK per month on average.

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