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How much do mining and metallurgical technicians earn in Sweden?

Mining and metallurgical technicians. 600 people employed in Sweden.

40,200SEK

per month is the median salary for mining and metallurgical technicians in Sweden in the public sector in 2025. That is 5% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,550 / $4,150 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 31,932 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 232 SEK an hour · 482,400 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.

Statistics Sweden reports no average salary for mining and metallurgical technicians in 2025 — too few people were observed. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 37,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 85,000 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.

Lowest 10%
37,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
85,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
600
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

Mining and metallurgical 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 44,700 SEK a month on average — roughly 35,000 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 44,700 SEK 34,962 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 37,500 SEK 29,924 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 43,200 SEK 33,952 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.

Mining and metallurgical technicians pay in the private and public sector

What mining and metallurgical 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 – – – 42,500 SEK
Private sector – – – 42,500 SEK
Public sector 43,100 SEK 40,200 SEK – –
Central government 43,100 SEK 40,200 SEK – –

Mining and metallurgical technicians salary after tax in Sweden

What mining and metallurgical technicians actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 40,200 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 31,932 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

40,200 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 31,932 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 32,480 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 31,876 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 31,922 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 32,803 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 31,106 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 44,700 SEK before tax — roughly 34,962 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 85,000 SEK, which is roughly 56,102 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for mining and metallurgical 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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Mining and metallurgical technicians salary by age

Pay for mining and metallurgical technicians normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 44,700 SEK – – 140
45–54 years 50,200 SEK – – 130
55–64 years 49,800 SEK – – 130

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 47,100 SEK – – 110
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 51,300 SEK – – 140

Mining and metallurgical 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 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
East-Central Sweden 52,100 SEK – – 100
Upper Norrland 47,600 SEK 49,000 SEK – 280

Mining and metallurgical technicians pay growth 2014–2024

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 35,100 SEK in 2014 to 45,700 SEK in 2024, +30% 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 3116, “ingenjörer och tekniker inom gruvteknik och metallurgi”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Beredningsingenjör, gruva/metallurgi
  • Borrledare, petroleumutvinning
  • Gjuteriingenjör, högskoleingenjör
  • Gruvingenjör, högskoleingenjör
  • Gruvmätare
  • Högskoleingenjör, gruva/metallurgi
  • Ingenjör, gruva/metallurgi
  • Kontrollingenjör, gruva/metallurgi
  • Kontrolltekniker, gruva/metallurgi
  • Kvalitetsingenjör, gruva/metallurgi
  • Kvalitetstekniker, gruva/metallurgi
  • Laboratorieingenjör, metallurgi
  • Malmletare
  • Planeringstekniker, gruva/metallurgi
  • Processingenjör (gruva/metallurgi), högskoleingenjör
  • Produktberedare, metallurgi
  • Produktionsberedare, metallurgi
  • Produktionsingenjör (gruva/metallurgi), högskoleingenjör
  • Produktionsplanerare, metallurgi
  • Produktionstekniker, gruva/metallurgi
  • Produktionstekniker, petroleumutvinning
  • Prospekteringsingenjör, högskoleingenjör
  • Rationaliseringstekniker, gruva/metallurgi
  • Serviceingenjör, gruva/metallurgi
  • Underhållschef, metallurgi
  • Valsverksingenjör, högskoleingenjör

Frequently asked questions

How much do mining and metallurgical technicians earn in 2026?

The latest figures are Statistics Sweden's salary structure statistics for 2025, published on 16 June 2026. The median salary in the public sector was then 40,200 SEK a month before tax. 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.

How much do mining and metallurgical technicians earn after tax?

The median salary for mining and metallurgical technicians in the public sector is 40,200 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 31,900 SEK after tax. The exact figure depends on which municipality you live in — our salary-after-tax calculator works it out.

What is the starting salary for mining and metallurgical technicians in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: mining and metallurgical technicians aged 25–34 years earn 44,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 37,500 SEK. More in the section “Mining and metallurgical technicians starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for mining and metallurgical technicians?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 85,000 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden do mining and metallurgical technicians earn the most?

Pay is highest in East-Central Sweden, where mining and metallurgical technicians earn 52,100 SEK per month on average.

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