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

Production managers in manufacturing, level 2. 11,500 people employed in Sweden.

55,500SEK

per month is the median salary for a production manager in manufacturing at level 2 in Sweden in 2025. That is 45% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.7% since 2024

≈ €4,900 / $5,700 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 42,140 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 320 SEK an hour · 666,000 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.

A production manager in manufacturing at level 2 earns 59,600 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 55,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 41,200 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 81,000 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
59,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
41,200 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
81,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
11,500
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

41,200 SEKLowest 10%55,500 SEKMedian81,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 47,700–68,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Production 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 52,700 SEK a month on average — roughly 40,300 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 52,700 SEK 40,348 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 41,200 SEK 32,606 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 47,700 SEK 36,982 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.

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

What production managers in manufacturing, 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 59,600 SEK 55,500 SEK 55,000 SEK 58,200 SEK
Private sector 59,600 SEK 55,500 SEK 55,000 SEK 58,200 SEK
Public sector 56,800 SEK 55,700 SEK 55,000 SEK 59,200 SEK
Central government 56,800 SEK 55,700 SEK 55,000 SEK 59,200 SEK

Production manager, level 2: salary after tax in Sweden

What production managers in manufacturing, level 2 actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 55,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 42,140 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

55,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 42,140 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 43,002 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 42,050 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 42,123 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 43,539 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 40,813 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 52,700 SEK before tax — roughly 40,348 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 81,000 SEK, which is roughly 54,209 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a production manager in manufacturing 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 90,000 Median pay Number
Men 55,000 SEK 9,500
Women 58,200 SEK 2,000

Women's average salary is 102% 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.

Production manager, level 2: salary by age

Pay for production managers in manufacturing, level 2 normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 90,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 52,700 SEK 53,100 SEK 52,200 SEK 930
35–44 years 58,400 SEK 58,600 SEK 57,500 SEK 3,000
45–54 years 63,000 SEK 62,100 SEK 68,600 SEK 4,100
55–64 years 60,100 SEK 60,100 SEK 59,800 SEK 3,100

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 90,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 53,700 SEK 53,400 SEK – 730
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 52,100 SEK 52,100 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 55,000 SEK 55,600 SEK 51,700 SEK 3,500
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 64,500 SEK 65,200 SEK 60,500 SEK 1,700
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 70,600 SEK 71,500 SEK 68,600 SEK 2,600
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 86,900 SEK – – 150

Production 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 90,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 59,900 SEK 58,700 SEK 63,400 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 57,700 SEK 57,500 SEK 59,000 SEK –
Småland and islands 58,900 SEK 59,200 SEK – 1,300
South Sweden 57,300 SEK 56,300 SEK 63,400 SEK 1,700
West Sweden 61,200 SEK 61,000 SEK 62,200 SEK 2,400
North-Central Sweden 62,600 SEK 64,200 SEK 55,900 SEK 1,000
Central Norrland 68,700 SEK 69,500 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 56,400 SEK 57,500 SEK – 420

Production 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 40,200 SEK in 2014 to 55,500 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 1372, “produktionschefer inom tillverkning, nivå 2”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Bokförläggare, utan chefshierarki
  • Distributionschef, energi, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Divisionschef, tillverkning, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Driftchef, energi, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Driftchef, VA, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Elverkschef, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Företagsledare, inom tillverkning, el, värme, vatten, utan chefshierarki
  • Förläggare, utan chefshierarki
  • Platschef, tillverkningsindustri, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Produktionschef, tillverkningsindustri, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Teknisk chef, tillverkningsindustri, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Vattenverkschef, verksamhetsnära chef
  • VD, inom tillverkning, el, värme, vatten, utan chefshierarki
  • Verkstadschef, tillverkning, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Verkstadsägare, tillverkning, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Verkställande direktör, inom tillverkning, el, värme, vatten, utan chefshierarki
  • Värmeverkschef, verksamhetsnära chef
  • Överingenjör, verksamhetsnära chef

Frequently asked questions

How much does a production manager in manufacturing 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 55,500 SEK a month before tax, against 53,500 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.7%. 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 production manager in manufacturing at level 2 in Sweden?

The median salary for a production manager in manufacturing at level 2 in Sweden is 55,500 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 manufacturing, level 2 sit 45% higher than the typical job.

How much does a production manager in manufacturing at level 2 earn after tax?

The median salary for a production manager in manufacturing at level 2 is 55,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 42,100 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 manufacturing, level 2?

The average (59,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (55,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what production managers in manufacturing, level 2 typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a production manager in manufacturing 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 manufacturing, level 2 aged 25–34 years earn 52,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 41,200 SEK. More in the section “Production manager, level 2: starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for production managers in manufacturing, level 2?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 81,000 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 manufacturing, level 2 in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 102% of men's in this job. The median salary is 55,000 SEK for men and 58,200 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

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

Pay is highest in Central Norrland, where production managers in manufacturing, level 2 earn 68,700 SEK per month on average.

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