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How much do metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers earn in Sweden?

Metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers. 12,500 people employed in Sweden.

33,000SEK

per month is the median salary for metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers in Sweden in 2025. That is 14% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.1% since 2024

≈ €2,900 / $3,400 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 26,530 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 190 SEK an hour · 396,000 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.

The average salary for metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers in Sweden is 33,500 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 33,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 28,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 39,500 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
33,500 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
28,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
39,500 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
12,500
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

28,500 SEKLowest 10%33,000 SEKMedian39,500 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 30,400–36,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Metal-, rubber- and plastic-products 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 30,900 SEK a month on average — roughly 24,900 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 30,900 SEK 24,946 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 33,200 SEK 26,681 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 28,500 SEK 23,136 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 30,400 SEK 24,569 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.

Metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers: pay in the private and public sector

What metal-, rubber- and plastic-products 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 33,500 SEK 33,000 SEK 33,400 SEK 31,600 SEK
Private sector 33,500 SEK 33,000 SEK 33,400 SEK 31,600 SEK

Metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers: salary after tax in Sweden

What metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 33,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 26,530 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

33,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 26,530 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 26,960 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 26,486 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 26,522 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 27,212 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 25,883 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 30,900 SEK before tax — roughly 24,946 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 39,500 SEK, which is roughly 31,433 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for metal-, rubber- and plastic-products 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 27,500 40,000 Median pay Number
Men 33,400 SEK 9,900
Women 31,600 SEK 2,600

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.

Metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers: salary by age

Pay for metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 27,500 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 30,900 SEK 31,100 SEK 30,200 SEK 1,600
25–34 years 33,200 SEK 33,200 SEK 32,800 SEK 3,200
35–44 years 33,400 SEK 33,900 SEK 31,900 SEK 2,100
45–54 years 33,900 SEK 34,100 SEK 33,300 SEK 2,600
55–64 years 35,100 SEK 35,900 SEK 32,000 SEK 2,900

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 27,500 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education less than 9 years (ISCED97 1) 32,200 SEK – – 220
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 35,300 SEK 35,800 SEK 32,600 SEK –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 33,900 SEK 34,200 SEK 32,600 SEK 3,100
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 33,100 SEK 33,500 SEK 32,100 SEK 5,700
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 33,700 SEK 33,900 SEK 32,700 SEK 830
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 32,400 SEK 33,000 SEK – 380

Metal-, rubber- and plastic-products 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 27,500 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 34,500 SEK 34,600 SEK – –
East-Central Sweden 33,900 SEK 34,400 SEK 32,500 SEK 1,500
Småland and islands 33,000 SEK 33,300 SEK 32,100 SEK 4,300
South Sweden 33,100 SEK 33,400 SEK – –
West Sweden 34,200 SEK 34,400 SEK 33,200 SEK –
North-Central Sweden 32,900 SEK 33,500 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 34,300 SEK 34,300 SEK – –

Metal-, rubber- and plastic-products 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 24,800 SEK in 2014 to 33,000 SEK in 2025, +33% 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 8213, “montörer, metall-, gummi- och plastprodukter”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Cykelmontör
  • Däckbytare
  • Däckdubbare
  • Däckmontör
  • Däckreparatör
  • Däckserviceman
  • Fläktmontör, tillverkning
  • Hopsättare, metall
  • Hopsättare, plast
  • Montör, braskaminer, tillverkning
  • Montör, gummiprodukter
  • Montör, metallprodukter
  • Montör, plastprodukter
  • Persiennmontör
  • Persienntillverkare
  • Plastmontör
  • Pumpmontör, tillverkning
  • Robotmontör, tillverkning
  • Seriehopsättare, metall
  • Verkstadsmontör, tillverkning
  • Vitvarumontör, tillverkning

Frequently asked questions

How much do metal-, rubber- and plastic-products 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 33,000 SEK a month before tax, against 32,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.1%. 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 metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers in Sweden?

The median salary for metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers in Sweden is 33,000 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 metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers sit 14% lower than the typical job.

How much do metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers earn after tax?

The median salary for metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers is 33,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 26,500 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 metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers?

The average (33,500 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (33,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers aged 18–24 years earn 30,900 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 28,500 SEK. More in the section “Metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers: starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 39,500 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 metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 95% of men's in this job. The median salary is 33,400 SEK for men and 31,600 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where metal-, rubber- and plastic-products assemblers earn 34,500 SEK per month on average.

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