Tech Salaries & Take-Homein Sweden, 2026
Verified salary benchmarks and contractor day rates, plus free take-home calculators for 53 technology roles across Sweden.
53roles4citiesSEK766Kmedian salarySEK7220/daymedian day rate
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Most searched roles in Sweden
Browse all 53 rolesThe roles people in Sweden look up most often when researching pay, benchmarked against live 2026 market data.
Software Engineer
SEK667K
per yearMedian salary
SEK570K – SEK836K
Data Engineer
SEK733K
per yearMedian salary
SEK699K – SEK836K
Engineering Manager
SEK844K
per yearMedian salary
SEK816K – SEK935K
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
SEK963K
per yearMedian salary
SEK816K – SEK1150K
Enterprise Architect
SEK868K
per yearMedian salary
SEK816K – SEK950K
AI Strategy & Solutions Architect
SEK844K
per yearMedian salary
SEK816K – SEK935K
Local benchmarks
Tech salaries by city in Sweden
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Momentum to watch
Fastest pay growth in Sweden
Salaries don't move evenly across the board. These roles have seen the sharpest year-on-year rises.
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Take-Home & Tax Calculators for Sweden
A salary is only as good as what lands in your account. These free tools show exactly what you keep after tax, whether you're salaried, contracting, or hiring in Sweden.
Sweden Salary Calculator
Kommunalskatt Average · Statlig
SEK 500K gross → net after kommunal + statlig
NewSweden Municipal Tax (Kommunalskatt) Calculator
26 Municipalities · Jobbskatteavdrag Credit
SEK 450K, Stockholm → higher net than the national-average estimate
NewSweden Parental Leave Pay Calculator
Föräldrapenning · SGI Ceiling · Employer Top-Up
SEK 42K/month, full-time leave → net income vs normal pay compared
NewSweden Contractor Calculator
Enskild Firma vs Egenanställning
SEK 900K revenue → enskild firma vs egenanställning net compared
NewSweden Employer Cost Calculator
31.42% Arbetsgivaravgift · Youth & Senior Age Bands
SEK 480K salary, age 35 → ~SEK 630.8K true cost of employment (1.31×)
NewOffer Checker
Is This a Good Offer? · Real Market Percentiles · Real Take-Home
£85K Software Engineer offer UK → In Market, 8% above median
Beyond the payslip
Contracting and market data for Sweden
Deeper signals behind the headline salary numbers: day rates for contractors, and where demand is shifting.
Contractor day rates
Benchmarks for contractors in Sweden, with IR35 and tax take-home tools.
Market intelligence
Fastest-growing jobs, in-demand skills, and top-paying skills across Sweden.
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