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How much do medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians earn in Sweden?

Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians. 1,900 people employed in Sweden.

33,900SEK

per month is the median salary for medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians in Sweden in 2025. That is 11% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.4% since 2024

≈ €3,000 / $3,500 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 27,209 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 196 SEK an hour · 406,800 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, medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians in Sweden earned an average of 34,600 SEK per month. The median salary is 33,900 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 29,200 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 40,600 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
34,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
29,200 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
40,600 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
1,900
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

29,200 SEKLowest 10%33,900 SEKMedian40,600 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 31,200–37,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians 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 32,100 SEK a month on average — roughly 25,900 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 32,100 SEK 25,851 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 29,200 SEK 23,664 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 31,200 SEK 25,172 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.

Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians pay in the private and public sector

What medical imaging and therapeutic equipment 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 34,600 SEK 33,900 SEK 34,400 SEK 33,000 SEK
Private sector 40,200 SEK 37,400 SEK – –
Public sector 34,100 SEK 33,700 SEK 34,000 SEK 33,000 SEK
Municipalities 33,900 SEK 33,500 SEK 33,600 SEK 33,200 SEK
Regions (health care) 34,200 SEK 33,700 SEK 34,000 SEK 33,000 SEK

Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians salary after tax in Sweden

What medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 33,900 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 27,209 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

33,900 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 27,209 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 27,654 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 27,163 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 27,200 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 27,914 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 26,539 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 32,100 SEK before tax — roughly 25,851 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 40,600 SEK, which is roughly 32,201 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians

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 34,400 SEK 1,200
Women 33,000 SEK 720

Women's average salary is 96% 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.

Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians salary by age

Pay for medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 32,100 SEK 32,500 SEK 31,700 SEK 300
35–44 years 34,400 SEK 34,800 SEK 34,000 SEK 370
45–54 years 35,600 SEK 35,900 SEK 34,900 SEK 510
55–64 years 36,200 SEK 36,500 SEK 35,300 SEK 540

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 35,000 SEK 35,000 SEK – 420
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 33,800 SEK 34,100 SEK 33,000 SEK 570
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 34,800 SEK 36,800 SEK 33,500 SEK 590
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 35,500 SEK – 34,100 SEK 210

Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians 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 38,000 SEK 39,400 SEK 36,900 SEK 300
East-Central Sweden 34,900 SEK 36,900 SEK 32,900 SEK 280
Småland and islands 32,900 SEK 33,500 SEK – 170
South Sweden 34,900 SEK 35,200 SEK – 180
West Sweden 33,500 SEK 34,000 SEK 32,900 SEK 550
North-Central Sweden 34,100 SEK 35,000 SEK – 170
Upper Norrland 34,200 SEK 34,300 SEK – 150

Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians 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 26,900 SEK in 2014 to 33,900 SEK in 2025, +26% 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 3211, “tekniker, bilddiagnostik och medicinteknisk utrustning”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Audiolog, teknisk
  • Dentalutrustningstekniker
  • Klinikingenjör
  • Mediciningenjör
  • Medicintekniker
  • Medicinteknisk ingenjör
  • Perfusionist
  • Röntgentekniker
  • Sjukhusingenjör
  • Sjukhustekniker

Frequently asked questions

How much do medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians 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 33,900 SEK a month before tax, against 32,800 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.4%. 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 medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians in Sweden?

The median salary for medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians in Sweden is 33,900 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 imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians sit 11% lower than the typical job.

How much do medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians earn after tax?

The median salary for medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians is 33,900 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 27,200 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 imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians?

The average (34,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (33,900 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians typically earn.

What is the starting salary for medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians aged 25–34 years earn 32,100 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 29,200 SEK. More in the section “Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 40,600 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 imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 96% of men's in this job. The median salary is 34,400 SEK for men and 33,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians earn 38,000 SEK per month on average.

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