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How much does an IT specialist earn in Sweden?

ICT-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified. 20,000 people employed in Sweden.

55,600SEK

per month is the median salary for an IT specialist in Sweden in 2025. That is 45% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €4,900 / $5,750 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 42,187 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In 2025, an IT specialist in Sweden earned an average of 57,500 SEK per month. The median salary is 55,600 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 40,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 76,300 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
57,500 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
40,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
76,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
20,000
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among ict-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

40,500 SEKLowest 10%55,600 SEKMedian76,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 47,300–65,100 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What ict-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified 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 57,500 SEK 55,600 SEK 57,000 SEK 54,000 SEK
Private sector 58,600 SEK 56,700 SEK 59,000 SEK 54,000 SEK
Public sector 50,500 SEK 50,000 SEK 50,000 SEK 50,300 SEK
Central government 50,500 SEK 50,000 SEK 50,000 SEK 50,300 SEK

Salary after tax

What ict-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified 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 42,187 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 34,700 SEK before tax — roughly 27,812 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 76,300 SEK, which is roughly 51,985 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 for men and women

Median salary for men and women
Gender 40,000 80,000 Median pay Number
Men 57,000 SEK 13,200
Women 54,000 SEK 6,800

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.

Pay by age

Pay for ict-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 34,700 SEK 34,800 SEK – –
25–34 years 50,400 SEK 50,900 SEK 49,400 SEK 5,500
35–44 years 59,600 SEK 60,700 SEK 57,600 SEK 5,500
45–54 years 62,500 SEK 62,800 SEK 61,600 SEK 5,000
55–64 years 61,200 SEK 62,800 SEK 58,800 SEK 3,400

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 56,100 SEK 56,900 SEK – 260
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 55,600 SEK 56,300 SEK 53,500 SEK 820
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 54,600 SEK 54,900 SEK 53,700 SEK 3,300
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 54,900 SEK 54,700 SEK 55,600 SEK 4,800
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 59,300 SEK 62,000 SEK 55,700 SEK 10,000
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 64,700 SEK 68,400 SEK – –
No information about level of educational attainment 66,000 SEK – – 200

Pay 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
Stockholm 62,300 SEK 63,600 SEK 59,900 SEK 10,000
East-Central Sweden 58,100 SEK 59,500 SEK 54,600 SEK –
Småland and islands 54,100 SEK 54,500 SEK 53,100 SEK –
South Sweden 52,000 SEK 52,900 SEK 50,500 SEK –
West Sweden 53,300 SEK 55,600 SEK 49,400 SEK 1,700
North-Central Sweden 48,300 SEK 48,300 SEK 48,100 SEK 940
Central Norrland 50,200 SEK 50,600 SEK 49,000 SEK 920
Upper Norrland 50,100 SEK 50,200 SEK 49,900 SEK 570

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 41,500 SEK in 2014 to 55,600 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 2519, “övriga it-specialister”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Agil coach, IT
  • Agile coach, IT
  • Datalingvist
  • Datastrateg
  • Forskare, IT
  • Interaktionsdesigner
  • IT-brottsutredare
  • IT-strateg
  • Processansvarig, ITIL
  • Release manager, IT
  • Scrum master, IT
  • Servicedesigner, IT
  • Systemexpert, IT
  • Systemingenjör, data
  • Systemman
  • Tjänstedesigner, IT
  • UX-designer

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for an IT specialist in Sweden?

The median salary for an IT specialist in Sweden is 55,600 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 ict-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified sit 45% higher than the typical job.

How much does an IT specialist earn after tax?

The median salary for an IT specialist is 55,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 42,187 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 ict-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified?

The average (57,500 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (55,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what ict-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified typically earn.

What is the starting salary for an IT specialist in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: ict-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified aged 18–24 years earn 34,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 40,500 SEK.

How high can the salary go for ict-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 76,300 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 ict-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 95% of men's in this job. The median salary is 57,000 SEK for men and 54,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does an IT specialist earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where ict-specialist professionals not elsewhere classified earn 62,300 SEK per month on average.

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