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How much does a biomedical scientist earn in Sweden?

Medical and pathology laboratory technicians. 8,500 people employed in Sweden.

39,000SEK

per month is the median salary for a biomedical scientist in Sweden in 2025. That is 2% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+1.6% since 2024

≈ €3,450 / $4,000 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 31,056 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 225 SEK an hour · 468,000 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.

A biomedical scientist earns 40,600 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 39,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 30,600 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 51,300 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
40,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
30,600 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
51,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
8,500
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among medical and pathology laboratory technicians in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

30,600 SEKLowest 10%39,000 SEKMedian51,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 34,200–44,500 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Biomedical scientist 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 31,100 SEK a month on average — roughly 25,100 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 31,100 SEK 25,097 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 35,900 SEK 28,717 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 30,600 SEK 24,720 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 34,200 SEK 27,435 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.

Biomedical scientist pay in the private and public sector

What medical and pathology laboratory 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 40,600 SEK 39,000 SEK 38,100 SEK 39,100 SEK
Private sector 46,100 SEK 41,600 SEK – 41,100 SEK
Public sector 39,100 SEK 38,500 SEK 37,200 SEK 38,800 SEK
Central government 38,100 SEK 38,600 SEK 38,000 SEK 38,600 SEK
Municipalities 44,100 SEK 43,500 SEK – 43,500 SEK
Regions (health care) 39,100 SEK 38,500 SEK 37,100 SEK 38,800 SEK

Biomedical scientist salary after tax in Sweden

What medical and pathology laboratory technicians actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 39,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 31,056 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

39,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 31,056 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 31,583 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 31,002 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 31,046 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 31,893 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 30,261 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 31,100 SEK before tax — roughly 25,097 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 51,300 SEK, which is roughly 39,406 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a biomedical scientist

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 50,000 Median pay Number
Men 38,100 SEK 1,500
Women 39,100 SEK 7,000

Women's average salary is 99% 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.

Biomedical scientist salary by age

Pay for medical and pathology laboratory technicians normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 31,100 SEK – 30,900 SEK 460
25–34 years 35,900 SEK 37,100 SEK 35,600 SEK 2,200
35–44 years 40,400 SEK 41,200 SEK 40,100 SEK 2,100
45–54 years 43,800 SEK 45,400 SEK 43,400 SEK 1,600
55–64 years 45,000 SEK 44,300 SEK 45,100 SEK 1,700

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 43,000 SEK – 42,700 SEK 1,800
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 39,200 SEK 39,700 SEK 39,100 SEK 5,800
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 46,100 SEK – 45,400 SEK 220

Biomedical scientist 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 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 46,200 SEK – 45,700 SEK 2,000
East-Central Sweden 38,300 SEK 37,100 SEK 38,500 SEK 1,600
Småland and islands 39,500 SEK 39,500 SEK 39,500 SEK 730
South Sweden 37,300 SEK 37,000 SEK 37,400 SEK 1,500
West Sweden 40,300 SEK 39,900 SEK 40,400 SEK 1,400
North-Central Sweden 38,600 SEK – 38,800 SEK 590
Central Norrland 40,300 SEK – 40,600 SEK 250
Upper Norrland 40,400 SEK – 40,300 SEK 470

Biomedical scientist 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 39,000 SEK in 2025, +34% 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 3212, “biomedicinska analytiker m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Bioanalytiker
  • Biomedicinsk analytiker
  • BMA (Biomedicinsk analytiker)
  • Cytodiagnostiker
  • Cytologassistent
  • Forensiker, biomedicinsk analytiker
  • Fysiologassistent
  • Histopatologiassistent
  • Laboratorieassistent, mikrobiologiskt lab.
  • Laboratorieassistent, mikrobiologiskt laboratorium
  • Laboratorieassistent, sjukvårdslaboratorium
  • Laboratorieföreståndare, sjukhus

Frequently asked questions

How much does a biomedical scientist 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 39,000 SEK a month before tax, against 38,400 SEK the year before (2024) — +1.6%. 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 a biomedical scientist in Sweden?

The median salary for a biomedical scientist in Sweden is 39,000 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 medical and pathology laboratory technicians sit 2% higher than the typical job.

How much does a biomedical scientist earn after tax?

The median salary for a biomedical scientist is 39,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 31,100 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 medical and pathology laboratory technicians?

The average (40,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (39,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what medical and pathology laboratory technicians typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a biomedical scientist in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: medical and pathology laboratory technicians aged 18–24 years earn 31,100 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 30,600 SEK. More in the section “Biomedical scientist starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for medical and pathology laboratory technicians?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 51,300 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 medical and pathology laboratory technicians in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 99% of men's in this job. The median salary is 38,100 SEK for men and 39,100 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a biomedical scientist earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where medical and pathology laboratory technicians earn 46,200 SEK per month on average.

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