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How much does a plumber earn in Sweden?

Plumbing and central heating fitters. 25,400 people employed in Sweden.

42,700SEK

per month is the median salary for a plumber in Sweden in 2025. That is 11% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+1.4% since 2024

≈ €3,800 / $4,400 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 33,615 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 246 SEK an hour · 512,400 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.

In the 2025 salary statistics, a plumber earned 42,300 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 42,700 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 33,900 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 48,800 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
42,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
33,900 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
48,800 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
25,400
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

Plumbing and heating fitters install and service water, drainage and heating systems, and some also work with ventilation or sprinklers. The usual route is the HVAC and property maintenance programme at upper secondary school, followed by an apprenticeship ending with a trade certificate. Most work for private installation companies. Pay can be set as time rates or piece rates, and varies with experience and location.

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among plumbing and central heating fitters in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

33,900 SEKLowest 10%42,700 SEKMedian48,800 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 39,500–46,600 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Plumber 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 38,500 SEK a month on average — roughly 30,700 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 38,500 SEK 30,678 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 42,400 SEK 33,413 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 33,900 SEK 27,209 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 39,500 SEK 31,433 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.

Plumber pay in the private and public sector

What plumbing and central heating fitters 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 42,300 SEK 42,700 SEK 42,800 SEK –
Private sector 42,300 SEK 42,700 SEK 42,800 SEK –
Public sector 37,100 SEK – – –
Municipalities 37,100 SEK – – –

Plumber salary after tax in Sweden

What plumbing and central heating fitters actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 42,700 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 33,615 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

42,700 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 33,615 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 34,215 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 33,554 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 33,604 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 34,573 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 32,707 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 38,500 SEK before tax — roughly 30,678 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 48,800 SEK, which is roughly 37,722 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a plumber

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

Women's average salary is 88% 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.

Plumber salary by age

Pay for plumbing and central heating fitters normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 38,500 SEK 38,900 SEK – –
25–34 years 42,400 SEK 42,400 SEK – –
35–44 years 43,000 SEK 43,100 SEK – –
45–54 years 44,300 SEK 44,400 SEK – –
55–64 years 42,000 SEK 42,300 SEK – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 42,000 SEK 42,000 SEK – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 42,200 SEK 42,500 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 42,600 SEK 42,800 SEK – –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 41,200 SEK 41,400 SEK – –

Plumber 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 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 43,800 SEK 43,900 SEK – –
East-Central Sweden 37,900 SEK 38,500 SEK – –
Småland and islands 42,300 SEK 42,300 SEK – –
South Sweden 42,400 SEK 42,400 SEK – –
West Sweden 43,600 SEK 43,800 SEK – –
North-Central Sweden 40,200 SEK 40,200 SEK – –
Central Norrland 40,700 SEK 40,700 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 45,000 SEK 45,200 SEK – 340

Plumber 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 30,900 SEK in 2014 to 42,700 SEK in 2025, +38% 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 7125, “vvs-montörer m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Bevattningsmontör
  • Fläktmontör, installation
  • Gasmätareuppsättare
  • Gastekniker
  • Industrirörmontör
  • Installationsmontör, sprinkler
  • Montagemontör, butik
  • Montör, braskaminer, installation
  • Montör, rör-
  • Oljeeldningsinstallatör
  • Oljeeldningsmontör
  • Pooltekniker, -montör
  • Rörinspektör
  • Rörmokare
  • Rörmontör
  • Rörnätsmontör
  • Servicemontör, VVS
  • Servicetekniker, gas, gasol
  • Servicetekniker, vattenkraft
  • Servicetekniker, ventilation
  • Sprinklerinstallatör
  • Sprinklermontör
  • Vattenmätareuppsättare
  • Ventilationsmontör
  • Ventilationstekniker, servicetekniker
  • VVS-installatör
  • VVS-montör
  • Värmemontör

Frequently asked questions

How much does a plumber 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 42,700 SEK a month before tax, against 42,100 SEK the year before (2024) — +1.4%. 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 a plumber in Sweden?

The median salary for a plumber in Sweden is 42,700 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 plumbing and central heating fitters sit 11% higher than the typical job.

How much does a plumber earn after tax?

The median salary for a plumber is 42,700 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 33,600 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 plumbing and central heating fitters?

The average (42,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (42,700 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what plumbing and central heating fitters typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a plumber in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: plumbing and central heating fitters aged 18–24 years earn 38,500 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 33,900 SEK. More in the section “Plumber starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for plumbing and central heating fitters?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 48,800 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden does a plumber earn the most?

Pay is highest in Upper Norrland, where plumbing and central heating fitters earn 45,000 SEK per month on average.

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