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How much do musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers earn in Sweden?

Musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers. 820 people employed in Sweden.

32,000SEK

per month is the median salary for musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers in Sweden in 2025. That is 16% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €2,850 / $3,300 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 25,776 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In the 2025 salary statistics, musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers earned 34,000 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 32,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 27,200 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 44,200 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
34,000 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
27,200 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
44,200 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
820
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

27,200 SEKLowest 10%32,000 SEKMedian44,200 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 31,600–36,700 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers 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 34,000 SEK 32,000 SEK – –
Private sector 34,000 SEK 32,000 SEK – –

Salary after tax

What musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. Between the cheapest and the most expensive one the difference is several hundred kronor a month.

That is roughly 25,776 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The best paid 10% earn more than 44,200 SEK, which is roughly 34,625 SEK after tax.

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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 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 25,000 SEK in 2014 to 32,000 SEK in 2025, +28% in total. Nominal figures, not adjusted for inflation. The lighter part of the line, the years before 2025, 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 7319, “musikinstrumentmakare och övriga konsthantverkare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Anfångare
  • Armaturmontör, porslin
  • Attributmakare
  • Avsynare, glas- och keramikprodukter
  • Avsynare, musikinstrument
  • Benmakare
  • Bildekoratör
  • Bilfolierare
  • Blockgjutare
  • Blåsinstrumentmakare
  • Blästrare, glas
  • Borstbindare, hantverk
  • Bottenslipare, glas
  • Degelmakare
  • Dekorationsmålare, glas
  • Dekorationsmålare, glas o. porslin
  • Dekorationsmålare, porslin
  • Dekorationsmålare, skyltning
  • Dekoratör, bil
  • Dekoratör, fordon
  • Dekoratör, keramik, glas
  • Dekormålare, skyltning
  • Dekorslipare, glas
  • Dockmakare
  • Dragspelsbyggare
  • Dragspelsreparatör
  • Drejare
  • Emaljerare, keramik
  • Etsare, glas
  • Fiolbyggare
  • Folierare
  • Folierare, bil
  • Folierare, fordon
  • Fordonsdekoratör
  • Fordonsfolierare
  • Formare, keramik
  • Formgjutare, keramik
  • Fotoetsare, glas
  • Färgtryckspåläggare, porslin
  • Gipsgjutare
  • Gitarrbyggare
  • Gitarrtekniker
  • Gjutare, keramik
  • Glas- och porslinsmålare
  • Glasblåsare
  • Glasbruksarbetare
  • Glaserare, keramik
  • Glasetsare
  • Glasgravör
  • Glashyttearbetare
  • Glasmålare
  • Glaspolerare
  • Glasskärare, glasbruk
  • Glasslipare, dekor
  • Glasslipare, övrig
  • Glasverksarbetare
  • Gravör, glas
  • Gravör, metall
  • Gravörtextare
  • Halmvaruarbetare
  • Handformare, keramik
  • Handstickare
  • Handvirkare
  • Handvävare
  • Hornvaruarbetare
  • Hyttbiträde, glashytta
  • Hyttmästare, glasbruk
  • Hänklare
  • Inbärare, glasbruk
  • Intonatör
  • Kakelformare
  • Kantslipare, glas
  • Kapselformare, porslin
  • Keramikarbetare
  • Keramikpressare
  • Kolvblåsare
  • Konsthantverkare, textil/läder
  • Konsthantverkare, trä
  • Korgmakare
  • Korgmakeriarbetare
  • Korgmöbelmakare
  • Krukmakare
  • Kulare, glas
  • Maskinformare, keramik
  • Maskingravör, metall
  • Modellgjutare, keramik
  • Modellör, keramik
  • Musikinstrumentbyggare
  • Musikinstrumentmakare
  • Mönsterslipare, glas
  • Neonböjare
  • Ocularist
  • Orgelbyggare
  • Orgelpipmakare
  • Orgelstämmare
  • Patinerare
  • Penselmakare, hantverk
  • Pianobyggare
  • Pianostämmare
  • Pianotekniker
  • Planare, glas
  • Planslipare, glas
  • Polerare, glas
  • Porslinsdekoratör
  • Porslinsgjutare
  • Porslinslagare
  • Porslinsmålare
  • Porslinsputsare
  • Porslinsslipare
  • Porslinsstämplare
  • Pressare, keramik
  • Putsare, porslin
  • Skyltgravör
  • Skyltmålare
  • Skylttillverkare, hantverk
  • Skärare, glasbruk
  • Slipare, glas
  • Slöjdare, textil
  • Slöjdare, trä
  • Stansgravör
  • Stränginstrumentmakare
  • Stålgravör, skyltar m.m.
  • Stämpelgravör
  • Tegelslagare
  • Textilvårdare
  • Trumtekniker
  • Trumtillverkare
  • Träslöjdare
  • Träsnidare
  • Täckstickare
  • Uppblåsare
  • Verkmakare
  • Vävare, hantverk

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers in Sweden?

The median salary for musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers in Sweden is 32,000 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 musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers sit 16% lower than the typical job.

How much do musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers earn after tax?

The median salary for musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers is 32,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 25,776 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 musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers?

The average (34,000 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (32,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers typically earn.

How high can the salary go for musical instrument makers and other handicraft workers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 44,200 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

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