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How much do mechanical machinery assemblers earn in Sweden?

Mechanical machinery assemblers. 7,000 people employed in Sweden.

35,000SEK

per month is the median salary for mechanical machinery assemblers in Sweden in 2025. That is 9% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+6.1% since 2024

≈ €3,100 / $3,600 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 28,038 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 202 SEK an hour · 420,000 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.

In 2025, mechanical machinery assemblers in Sweden earned an average of 35,700 SEK per month. The median salary is 35,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 29,700 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 44,000 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
35,700 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
29,700 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
44,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
7,000
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

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

29,700 SEKLowest 10%35,000 SEKMedian44,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 32,000–38,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Mechanical machinery assemblers 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 31,800 SEK a month on average — roughly 25,600 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 31,800 SEK 25,625 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 34,800 SEK 27,888 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 29,700 SEK 24,041 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 32,000 SEK 25,776 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.

Mechanical machinery assemblers pay in the private and public sector

What mechanical machinery assemblers 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 35,700 SEK 35,000 SEK 35,200 SEK 32,600 SEK
Private sector 35,700 SEK 35,000 SEK 35,200 SEK 32,600 SEK

Mechanical machinery assemblers salary after tax in Sweden

What mechanical machinery assemblers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 35,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 28,038 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

35,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 28,038 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 28,501 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 27,991 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 28,030 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 28,772 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 27,342 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 31,800 SEK before tax — roughly 25,625 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 44,000 SEK, which is roughly 34,491 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for mechanical machinery assemblers

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 45,000 Median pay Number
Men 35,200 SEK 6,000
Women 32,600 SEK 930

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.

Mechanical machinery assemblers salary by age

Pay for mechanical machinery assemblers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 31,800 SEK 31,500 SEK – 590
25–34 years 34,800 SEK 34,900 SEK – –
35–44 years 36,000 SEK 36,200 SEK – –
45–54 years 38,200 SEK 38,300 SEK – –
55–64 years 35,700 SEK 35,800 SEK – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 39,000 SEK 39,200 SEK – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 35,100 SEK 35,200 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 34,400 SEK 34,500 SEK 32,900 SEK –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 34,600 SEK 34,300 SEK – –

Mechanical machinery assemblers 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 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 36,900 SEK – – –
East-Central Sweden 33,200 SEK 33,200 SEK – –
Småland and islands 32,700 SEK 33,000 SEK – –
South Sweden 32,300 SEK 32,600 SEK – –
West Sweden 36,600 SEK 36,800 SEK – –
North-Central Sweden 36,000 SEK 36,000 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 38,000 SEK 38,100 SEK – –

Mechanical machinery assemblers 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 29,000 SEK in 2014 to 35,000 SEK in 2025, +21% 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 8211, “fordonsmontörer”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Airbagmontör
  • Bilarbetare, montering
  • Bilbyggare
  • Bilmonterare
  • Bilmontör, tillverkning
  • Bilmotormontör
  • Bussmontör
  • Chassimontör
  • Dieselmontör
  • Flygmotormontör
  • Flygplansbyggare
  • Flygplansmontör
  • Fordonsinredare
  • Fordonsmontör
  • Husvagnsmontör
  • Justerare, motorer
  • Karossbyggare
  • Lastbilsbyggare
  • Lastbilsmontör
  • Lastvagnsmontör
  • Maskinmontör, tillverkning
  • Montör, fordon
  • Montör, motorsågar
  • Montör, permobilar
  • Montör, scooter (hopsättning, ej tillverkn.)
  • Montör, tryckerimaskiner, tillverkning
  • Motorbyggare
  • Motorinstallatör
  • Motorjusterare
  • Motormontör
  • Motorprovare
  • Turbinmontör, tillverkning
  • Vagnmontör
  • Växellådsmontör

Frequently asked questions

How much do mechanical machinery assemblers 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 35,000 SEK a month before tax, against 33,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +6.1%. 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 mechanical machinery assemblers in Sweden?

The median salary for mechanical machinery assemblers in Sweden is 35,000 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 machinery assemblers sit 9% lower than the typical job.

How much do mechanical machinery assemblers earn after tax?

The median salary for mechanical machinery assemblers is 35,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 28,000 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 mechanical machinery assemblers?

The average (35,700 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (35,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what mechanical machinery assemblers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for mechanical machinery assemblers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: mechanical machinery assemblers aged 18–24 years earn 31,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 29,700 SEK. More in the section “Mechanical machinery assemblers starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for mechanical machinery assemblers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 44,000 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 machinery assemblers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 95% of men's in this job. The median salary is 35,200 SEK for men and 32,600 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do mechanical machinery assemblers earn the most?

Pay is highest in Upper Norrland, where mechanical machinery assemblers earn 38,000 SEK per month on average.

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