Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) salaries in Sweden

executive (High quality data)

P25

SEK 763,200

Median

SEK 885,600

P75

SEK 1,032,000

per month

SEK 73,800

About SEK 73,800 per month at the median.

Published occupation: 'Chefer inom arkitekt- och ingenjorsverksamhet, niva 1' (SSYK 1341), managers of architecture and engineering activities level 1. 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.

lead (High quality data)

P25

SEK 691,200

Median

SEK 794,400

P75

SEK 907,200

per month

SEK 66,200

About SEK 66,200 per month at the median.

Published occupation: 'Chefer inom arkitekt- och ingenjorsverksamhet, niva 2' (SSYK 1342), managers of architecture and engineering activities level 2. 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.

senior (High quality data)

P25

SEK 540,000

Median

SEK 615,600

P75

SEK 745,200

per month

SEK 51,300

About SEK 51,300 per month at the median.

Published occupation: 'Civilingenjorsyrken inom bygg och anlaggning' (SSYK 2142), civil/construction engineers, kept as the family archetype. 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): elektroteknik (2143) 46500/54200/63700; maskinteknik (2144) 45300/51800/60000; kemi och kemiteknik (2145) 44100/52600/59800; ovriga civilingenjorsyrken (2149) 49000/56600/66400.