Software Engineering salaries in Sweden

lead (High quality data)

P25

SEK 572,400

Median

SEK 674,400

P75

SEK 800,400

per month

SEK 56,200

About SEK 56,200 per month at the median.

Published occupation: 'Systemanalytiker och IT-arkitekter m.fl.' (SSYK 2511), systems analysts and IT architects, used as the closest published archetype for lead level engineers; SSYK has no separate team lead developer 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): Systemtestare och testledare (2514) 41300/49000/56200; Ovriga IT-specialister (2519) 47300/55600/65100.

senior (High quality data)

P25

SEK 554,400

Median

SEK 642,000

P75

SEK 751,200

per month

SEK 53,500

About SEK 53,500 per month at the median.

Published occupation: 'Mjukvaru- och systemutvecklare m.fl.' (SSYK 2512), software and systems developers; p25, median and p75 are official percentiles. 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): Utvecklare inom spel och digitala media (2513) 43800/52300/64400; Systemforvaltare m.fl. (2515) 44600/52500/61100.