Data and AI salaries in Sweden

executive (High quality data)

P25

SEK 872,400

Median

SEK 1,053,600

P75

SEK 1,324,800

per month

SEK 87,800

About SEK 87,800 per month at the median.

Published occupation: 'Forsknings- och utvecklingschefer, niva 1' (SSYK 1331), R&D managers level 1, the best published proxy for a top data/AI executive; SSYK has no data specific executive group. 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). Manager level convention (NYK): niva 1 = manager with other managers reporting directly, subordinated to CEO or equivalent; niva 2 = first line operational manager. Same-cell alternative (SCB 2025, p25/median/p75): IT-chefer niva 1 (1311) 66300/75400/93400.

lead (High quality data)

P25

SEK 750,000

Median

SEK 904,800

P75

SEK 1,147,200

per month

SEK 75,400

About SEK 75,400 per month at the median.

Published occupation: 'Forsknings- och utvecklingschefer, niva 2' (SSYK 1332), R&D managers level 2, the closest published manager archetype for leading data or AI teams; SSYK has no data specific manager group. 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). Manager level convention (NYK): niva 1 = manager with other managers reporting directly, subordinated to CEO or equivalent; niva 2 = first line operational manager. The SSYK occupation group spans all experience levels within the occupation, so the band mixes junior and senior staff. Same-cell alternative (SCB 2025, p25/median/p75): IT-chefer niva 2 (1312) 59400/71700/84100.

senior (High quality data)

P25

SEK 528,000

Median

SEK 602,400

P75

SEK 734,400

per month

SEK 50,200

About SEK 50,200 per month at the median.

Published occupation: 'Statistiker' (SSYK 2122), statisticians, the closest occupation group for data analysis work; SSYK 2012 has no data scientist group. 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. Same-cell alternatives (SCB 2025, p25/median/p75): Matematiker och aktuarier (2121) 59500/73800/86000; Ovriga IT-specialister (2519) 47300/55600/65100, where many data engineers are classified.