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How much do rail and road construction workers earn in Sweden?

Rail and road construction workers. 16,500 people employed in Sweden.

40,200SEK

per month is the median salary for rail and road construction workers in Sweden in 2025. That is 5% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+4.1% since 2024

≈ €3,550 / $4,150 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 31,932 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 232 SEK an hour · 482,400 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.

Rail and road construction workers earn 40,400 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 40,200 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 32,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 50,700 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
40,400 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
32,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
50,700 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
16,500
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among rail and road construction workers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

32,000 SEKLowest 10%40,200 SEKMedian50,700 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 35,200–43,700 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Rail and road construction workers 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 37,100 SEK a month on average — roughly 29,600 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 37,100 SEK 29,622 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 41,900 SEK 33,077 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 32,000 SEK 25,776 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 35,200 SEK 28,189 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.

Rail and road construction workers pay in the private and public sector

What rail and road construction workers 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 40,400 SEK 40,200 SEK 40,200 SEK 38,700 SEK
Private sector 41,200 SEK 40,700 SEK 40,800 SEK 40,500 SEK
Public sector 35,600 SEK 35,000 SEK 35,200 SEK 32,200 SEK
Central government 36,000 SEK 35,500 SEK 35,700 SEK 34,500 SEK
Municipalities 35,600 SEK 35,000 SEK 35,200 SEK 32,100 SEK

Rail and road construction workers salary after tax in Sweden

What rail and road construction workers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 40,200 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 31,932 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

40,200 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 31,932 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 32,480 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 31,876 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 31,922 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 32,803 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 31,106 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 37,100 SEK before tax — roughly 29,622 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 50,700 SEK, which is roughly 39,002 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for rail and road construction workers

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 35,000 50,000 Median pay Number
Men 40,200 SEK 15,300
Women 38,700 SEK –

Women's average salary is 96% 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.

Rail and road construction workers salary by age

Pay for rail and road construction workers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 37,100 SEK 37,200 SEK – –
25–34 years 41,900 SEK 42,100 SEK 38,400 SEK 3,200
35–44 years 40,700 SEK 40,800 SEK 40,600 SEK 3,300
45–54 years 41,900 SEK 42,100 SEK – –
55–64 years 40,500 SEK 40,600 SEK – 3,200

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) 38,800 SEK 38,800 SEK – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 41,000 SEK 40,900 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 40,900 SEK 41,100 SEK 37,700 SEK 8,000
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 41,200 SEK 41,800 SEK – 1,000
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 38,000 SEK – – –

Rail and road construction workers 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 44,000 SEK 44,200 SEK – –
East-Central Sweden 39,200 SEK 39,400 SEK – –
Småland and islands 37,200 SEK 37,300 SEK – –
South Sweden 40,000 SEK 40,300 SEK – –
West Sweden 39,300 SEK 39,400 SEK – –
North-Central Sweden 37,800 SEK 37,700 SEK – –
Central Norrland 40,000 SEK 40,100 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 39,100 SEK 39,700 SEK – –

Rail and road construction workers 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 30,300 SEK in 2014 to 40,200 SEK in 2025, +33% 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 7114, “anläggningsarbetare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Anläggare, markarbeten, VA m.m.
  • Anläggningsarbetare, markarbeten, VA m.m.
  • Asfaltarbetare, asfaltläggning
  • Asfaltisolerare
  • Asfaltläggare
  • Banarbetare, järnväg
  • Banreparatör
  • Bantekniker
  • Beläggningsarbetare
  • Drifttekniker, ledningsnät VA
  • Fjärrvärmerörläggare
  • Gatuarbetare
  • Järnvägsreparatör
  • Markanläggningsarbetare
  • Pipelinemontör
  • Plattläggare
  • Rallare
  • Reparatör, ban-
  • Räckesmontör
  • Rörläggare
  • Skyltmontör, trafikskyltar
  • Spårläggare, järnväg
  • Stensättare
  • VA-rörläggare
  • Vägarbetare
  • Vägmålare

Frequently asked questions

How much do rail and road construction workers 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 40,200 SEK a month before tax, against 38,600 SEK the year before (2024) — +4.1%. 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 rail and road construction workers in Sweden?

The median salary for rail and road construction workers in Sweden is 40,200 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 rail and road construction workers sit 5% higher than the typical job.

How much do rail and road construction workers earn after tax?

The median salary for rail and road construction workers is 40,200 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 31,900 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 rail and road construction workers?

The average (40,400 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (40,200 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what rail and road construction workers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for rail and road construction workers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: rail and road construction workers aged 18–24 years earn 37,100 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 32,000 SEK. More in the section “Rail and road construction workers starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for rail and road construction workers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 50,700 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 rail and road construction workers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 96% of men's in this job. The median salary is 40,200 SEK for men and 38,700 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do rail and road construction workers earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where rail and road construction workers earn 44,000 SEK per month on average.

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