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How much do printers earn in Sweden?

Printers. 2,800 people employed in Sweden.

34,000SEK

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

−2% since 2024

≈ €3,000 / $3,500 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 27,284 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 196 SEK an hour · 408,000 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 printers in Sweden is 34,600 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 34,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 26,700 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 43,800 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
34,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
26,700 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
43,800 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
2,800
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among printers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

26,700 SEKLowest 10%34,000 SEKMedian43,800 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 29,400–38,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Printers 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 30,100 SEK a month on average — roughly 24,300 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 30,100 SEK 24,342 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 33,300 SEK 26,756 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 26,700 SEK 21,778 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 29,400 SEK 23,814 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.

Printers pay in the private and public sector

What printers 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 34,600 SEK 34,000 SEK 34,900 SEK 32,000 SEK
Private sector 34,600 SEK 34,000 SEK 34,900 SEK 32,000 SEK

Printers salary after tax in Sweden

What printers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 34,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 27,284 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

34,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 27,284 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 27,731 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 27,239 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 27,276 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 27,992 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 26,612 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 30,100 SEK before tax — roughly 24,342 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 43,800 SEK, which is roughly 34,356 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for printers

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 25,000 45,000 Median pay Number
Men 34,900 SEK 2,200
Women 32,000 SEK –

Women's average salary is 92% 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.

Printers salary by age

Pay for printers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 30,100 SEK 30,300 SEK – –
25–34 years 33,300 SEK 33,700 SEK – –
35–44 years 34,400 SEK 35,000 SEK – –
45–54 years 37,700 SEK 38,300 SEK – 500
55–64 years 35,500 SEK 36,000 SEK – 870

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 36,800 SEK 37,600 SEK – 370
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 34,700 SEK 34,900 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 34,500 SEK 35,200 SEK 32,300 SEK 1,200
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 33,100 SEK 33,500 SEK – –

Printers 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 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 37,900 SEK 38,100 SEK – –
East-Central Sweden 34,600 SEK 35,200 SEK – –
Småland and islands 32,000 SEK 32,800 SEK – –
South Sweden 37,500 SEK 38,200 SEK – 520
West Sweden 34,000 SEK 34,800 SEK – 650

Printers 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 28,500 SEK in 2014 to 34,000 SEK in 2025, +19% 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 7322, “tryckare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arkoffsettryckare
  • Coldsettryckare
  • Collatorförare, tryckeri
  • Digitaltryckare
  • Djuptryckare
  • Flexotryckare
  • Färgblandare, tryckeri
  • Grafiker, tryckare
  • Heatsettryckare
  • Högtryckare
  • Laminerare, tryckeri
  • Ljustryckare
  • Maskinoperatör, grafisk industri, tryckeri
  • Maskinoperatör, tryckeri
  • Offsettryckare
  • Pressbiträde
  • Rotationstryckare
  • Rulloffsettryckare
  • Schablontillverkare, screentryck
  • Screenmontör
  • Screentryckare
  • Sildukstryckare
  • Silkdukstryckare
  • Silkscreentryckare
  • Systemoperatör, tryckeri
  • Tapetavsynare
  • Tapettryckare, maskinoperatör
  • Tapettryckare, schablontryck
  • Textiltryckare, schablontryck
  • Tryckare, grafisk industri
  • Typograf, tryckare

Frequently asked questions

How much do printers 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 34,000 SEK a month before tax, against 34,700 SEK the year before (2024) — −2%. 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 printers in Sweden?

The median salary for printers in Sweden is 34,000 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 printers sit 11% lower than the typical job.

How much do printers earn after tax?

The median salary for printers is 34,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 27,300 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 printers?

The average (34,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (34,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what printers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for printers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: printers aged 18–24 years earn 30,100 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 26,700 SEK. More in the section “Printers starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for printers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 43,800 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 printers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 92% of men's in this job. The median salary is 34,900 SEK for men and 32,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do printers earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where printers earn 37,900 SEK per month on average.

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