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How much do scaffold builders earn in Sweden?

Scaffold builders. 3,900 people employed in Sweden.

41,200SEK

per month is the median salary for scaffold builders in Sweden in 2025. That is 8% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+7.9% since 2024

≈ €3,650 / $4,250 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 32,606 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 238 SEK an hour · 494,400 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, scaffold builders earned 40,000 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 41,200 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 37,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 43,000 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
40,000 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
37,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
43,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
3,900
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

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

37,500 SEKLowest 10%41,200 SEKMedian43,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 39,400–41,800 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Scaffold builders 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 39,300 SEK a month on average — roughly 31,300 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 39,300 SEK 31,282 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 37,500 SEK 29,924 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 39,400 SEK 31,357 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.

Scaffold builders pay in the private and public sector

What scaffold builders 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 40,000 SEK 41,200 SEK 41,300 SEK –
Private sector 40,000 SEK 41,200 SEK 41,300 SEK –

Scaffold builders salary after tax in Sweden

What scaffold builders actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 41,200 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 32,606 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

41,200 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 32,606 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 33,174 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 32,547 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 32,595 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 33,511 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 31,746 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 39,300 SEK before tax — roughly 31,282 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 43,000 SEK, which is roughly 33,817 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for scaffold builders

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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Scaffold builders salary by age

Pay for scaffold builders normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 38,000 42,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 39,300 SEK 39,500 SEK – –
35–44 years 39,600 SEK 39,600 SEK – –
45–54 years 41,400 SEK 41,400 SEK – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 38,000 42,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 41,000 SEK 41,000 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 39,000 SEK 39,200 SEK – –

Scaffold builders 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 38,000 42,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper Norrland 41,400 SEK 41,500 SEK – –

Scaffold builders 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 28,700 SEK in 2014 to 41,200 SEK in 2025, +44% 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 7116, “ställningsbyggare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Ställningsbyggare
  • Ställningsmontör

Frequently asked questions

How much do scaffold builders 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 41,200 SEK a month before tax, against 38,200 SEK the year before (2024) — +7.9%. 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 scaffold builders in Sweden?

The median salary for scaffold builders in Sweden is 41,200 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 scaffold builders sit 8% higher than the typical job.

How much do scaffold builders earn after tax?

The median salary for scaffold builders is 41,200 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 32,600 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 scaffold builders?

The average (40,000 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (41,200 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what scaffold builders typically earn.

What is the starting salary for scaffold builders in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: scaffold builders aged 25–34 years earn 39,300 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 37,500 SEK. More in the section “Scaffold builders starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for scaffold builders?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 43,000 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden do scaffold builders earn the most?

Pay is highest in Upper Norrland, where scaffold builders earn 41,400 SEK per month on average.

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