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How much do sheet metal workers earn in Sweden?

Sheet metal workers. 2,400 people employed in Sweden.

37,000SEK

per month is the median salary for sheet metal workers in Sweden in 2025. That is 3% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+4.5% since 2024

≈ €3,250 / $3,800 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 29,547 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 213 SEK an hour · 444,000 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 sheet metal workers in Sweden is 37,500 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 37,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 30,300 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 46,000 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
37,500 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
30,300 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
46,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
2,400
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

30,300 SEKLowest 10%37,000 SEKMedian46,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 32,700–41,100 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Sheet metal 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 30,400 SEK a month on average — roughly 24,600 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 30,400 SEK 24,569 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 37,300 SEK 29,773 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 30,300 SEK 24,493 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 32,700 SEK 26,304 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.

Sheet metal workers pay in the private and public sector

What sheet metal 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 37,500 SEK 37,000 SEK 37,200 SEK –
Private sector 37,500 SEK 37,000 SEK 37,200 SEK –

Sheet metal workers salary after tax in Sweden

What sheet metal workers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 37,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 29,547 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

37,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 29,547 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 30,042 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 29,497 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 29,537 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 30,333 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 28,802 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 30,400 SEK before tax — roughly 24,569 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 46,000 SEK, which is roughly 35,837 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for sheet metal 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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Sheet metal workers salary by age

Pay for sheet metal workers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 30,400 SEK 30,500 SEK – 250
25–34 years 37,300 SEK 37,600 SEK – 530
35–44 years 39,600 SEK 39,700 SEK – 520
45–54 years 41,100 SEK 41,100 SEK – 450
55–64 years 36,300 SEK 36,300 SEK – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 36,100 SEK 36,100 SEK – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 37,300 SEK 37,300 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 37,800 SEK 38,100 SEK – 1,100

Sheet metal 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 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 42,400 SEK 42,800 SEK – –
East-Central Sweden 35,300 SEK 35,300 SEK – –
Småland and islands 36,000 SEK 36,000 SEK – –
South Sweden 37,400 SEK 37,500 SEK – –
West Sweden 38,000 SEK 38,200 SEK – –

Sheet metal 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 27,800 SEK in 2014 to 37,000 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 7214, “tunnplåtslagare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Bilplåtslagare
  • Bilskadereparatör, plåt
  • Cisterntekniker
  • Falsare, tunnplåt
  • Flygplansplåtslagare
  • Industriplåtslagare, tunnplåtslagare
  • Karosseriplåtslagare
  • Klippare, tunnplåt
  • Kopparslagare
  • Nibblare, tunnplåt
  • Nitare, tunnplåt
  • Plåtbearbetare
  • Plåthopsättare
  • Plåtmontör
  • Plåtpressare
  • Plåtslagare, bygg, tunnplåt
  • Plåtslagare, flygplan
  • Skadereparatör, bilplåt
  • Skadetekniker, reparation
  • Stansare, tunnplåt
  • Tunnplåtslagare
  • Tunnplåtslagare, industri

Frequently asked questions

How much do sheet metal 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 37,000 SEK a month before tax, against 35,400 SEK the year before (2024) — +4.5%. 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 sheet metal workers in Sweden?

The median salary for sheet metal workers in Sweden is 37,000 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 sheet metal workers sit 3% lower than the typical job.

How much do sheet metal workers earn after tax?

The median salary for sheet metal workers is 37,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 29,500 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 sheet metal workers?

The average (37,500 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (37,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what sheet metal workers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for sheet metal workers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: sheet metal workers aged 18–24 years earn 30,400 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 30,300 SEK. More in the section “Sheet metal workers starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for sheet metal workers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 46,000 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden do sheet metal workers earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where sheet metal workers earn 42,400 SEK per month on average.

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