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How much does a construction manager at level 2 earn in Sweden?

Production managers in construction and mining, level 2. 12,800 people employed in Sweden.

57,300SEK

per month is the median salary for a construction manager at level 2 in Sweden in 2025. That is 50% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+2.3% since 2024

≈ €5,050 / $5,900 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 42,992 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 331 SEK an hour · 687,600 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 2025, a construction manager at level 2 in Sweden earned an average of 61,400 SEK per month. The median salary is 57,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 42,700 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 84,300 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
61,400 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
42,700 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
84,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
12,800
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among production managers in construction and mining, level 2 in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

42,700 SEKLowest 10%57,300 SEKMedian84,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 50,000–71,900 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Construction manager, level 2: 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 56,900 SEK a month on average — roughly 42,800 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 56,900 SEK 42,803 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 42,700 SEK 33,615 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 50,000 SEK 38,530 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.

Construction manager, level 2: pay in the private and public sector

What production managers in construction and mining, level 2 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 61,400 SEK 57,300 SEK 56,900 SEK 65,100 SEK
Private sector 61,400 SEK 57,300 SEK 56,900 SEK 65,100 SEK
Public sector 65,300 SEK – – –
Central government 65,300 SEK – – –

Construction manager, level 2: salary after tax in Sweden

What production managers in construction and mining, level 2 actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 57,300 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 42,992 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

57,300 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 42,992 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 43,891 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 42,898 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 42,975 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 44,453 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 41,606 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 56,900 SEK before tax — roughly 42,803 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 84,300 SEK, which is roughly 55,771 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a construction manager at level 2

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 56,900 SEK 11,800
Women 65,100 SEK 1,000

Women's average salary is 108% 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.

Construction manager, level 2: salary by age

Pay for production managers in construction and mining, level 2 normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 56,900 SEK 57,000 SEK 55,700 SEK –
35–44 years 57,800 SEK 56,800 SEK 66,600 SEK 4,600
45–54 years 63,500 SEK 62,800 SEK 73,000 SEK 4,100
55–64 years 68,700 SEK 68,800 SEK – 2,200

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 63,100 SEK 63,200 SEK – 2,400
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 56,800 SEK 56,800 SEK 56,900 SEK –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 66,100 SEK 66,600 SEK 62,800 SEK 2,500
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 72,900 SEK 73,900 SEK 70,400 SEK 1,900

Construction manager, level 2: 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
Stockholm 66,800 SEK 66,700 SEK 67,000 SEK 3,100
East-Central Sweden 62,300 SEK 62,500 SEK – –
Småland and islands 63,800 SEK 63,500 SEK – 350
South Sweden 62,500 SEK 62,300 SEK – –
West Sweden 59,500 SEK 58,700 SEK – –
Central Norrland 56,400 SEK 56,200 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 58,200 SEK 57,700 SEK 62,900 SEK –

Construction manager, level 2: 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 40,000 SEK in 2014 to 57,300 SEK in 2025, +43% 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 1362, “driftchefer inom bygg, anläggning och gruva, nivå 2”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arbetschef, bygg och anläggning, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Byggmästare, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Byggplatschef, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Företagsledare, inom bygg och anläggning, utan chefshierarki
  • Gruvchef, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Platschef, bygg och anläggning, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Platschef, bygg, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Produktionschef, bygg, verksamhetsnära chef
  • VD, inom bygg och anläggning, utan chefshierarki
  • Verkställande direktör, inom bygg och anläggning, utan chefshierarki

Frequently asked questions

How much does a construction manager at level 2 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 57,300 SEK a month before tax, against 56,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +2.3%. 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 construction manager at level 2 in Sweden?

The median salary for a construction manager at level 2 in Sweden is 57,300 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 production managers in construction and mining, level 2 sit 50% higher than the typical job.

How much does a construction manager at level 2 earn after tax?

The median salary for a construction manager at level 2 is 57,300 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 43,000 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 production managers in construction and mining, level 2?

The average (61,400 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (57,300 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what production managers in construction and mining, level 2 typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a construction manager at level 2 in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: production managers in construction and mining, level 2 aged 25–34 years earn 56,900 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 42,700 SEK. More in the section “Construction manager, level 2: starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for production managers in construction and mining, level 2?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 84,300 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 production managers in construction and mining, level 2 in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 108% of men's in this job. The median salary is 56,900 SEK for men and 65,100 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a construction manager at level 2 earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where production managers in construction and mining, level 2 earn 66,800 SEK per month on average.

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