Cybersecurity salaries in Sweden
The median senior Cybersecurity salary in Sweden is SEK 658,800 per year, with the market band from SEK 542,400 to SEK 804,000 (api.scb.se, 2026-09-02).
By seniority
senior (High quality data)
- P25
- SEK 542,400
- Median
- SEK 658,800
- P75
- SEK 804,000
- per month
- SEK 54,900
About SEK 54,900 per month at the median.
Published occupation: 'IT-sakerhetsspecialister' (SSYK 2516), IT security specialists, a dedicated official group for this family. Basis authority: SCB states figures are monthly salary before tax converted to full time (quote: 'Manadslonerna ar baserade pa belopp som betalas ut fore skatt och ar uppraknade till heltid', SCB Lonesok page). Method: SCB wage structure statistics (Lonestructurstatistik hela ekonomin), data year 2025, all sectors, both sexes, whole country; stratified random sample of about 8 000 companies, firms with 500 or more employees and the public sector fully enumerated (SCB quality declaration am0110_kd_2025). The SSYK occupation group spans all experience levels within the occupation, so the band mixes junior and senior staff. CISO type leadership roles are classified as IT-chefer (1311/1312), which are reported under the it-executive family; no separate cybersecurity lead or executive group is published.
Sources for these numbers
- https://api.scb.se/OV0104/v1/doris/sv/ssd/AM/AM0110/AM0110A/LoneSpridSektYrk4AN
- https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/arbetsmarknad/loner-och-arbetskostnader/lonestrukturstatistik-hela-ekonomin/
- https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/sverige-i-siffror/lonesok/
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