Salary scales

Salary scales without social fees (LBK) and overhead (OH). The documents are in Swedish and open in a new tab.

Salary scale - PhD students who have begun their research studies before 1 August 2023 (PDF 73 kB)

Salary scale - PhD students who have begun their research studies 1 August 2023 or later (PDF 72 kB)

Recommended starting salary research assistants 2022 (PDF 48 kB)

Recommended starting salary postdoc, assistant researcher, lab researcher 2022 (PDF 62 kB)

Recommended starting salary postdoc, assistant researcher, lab researcher 2022 – medical doctors (PDF 69 kB)

Research overhead 2024 departments

Department of Experimental Medical Science (EMV): 25%

Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund (IKVL): 23%

Department of Laboratory Medicine (ILM): 25,96%

Department of Health Sciences (IHV): 23%

Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö (IKVM): 23,5%

Department of Translational Medicine (ITM): 22%

Lund University Bioimaging Centre (LBIC)
and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM): 23,11%

Salary calculation 2024

Social fees:

• Persons born 1937 or earlier: 17,87%
• Persons born 1938-1954: 28,08%
• Persons born 1955-1957: 34,29%
• Persons born 1958-1965: 55,5%
• Persons born 1966-1987: 56,74%
• Persons born 1988 or later: 56,74% (on salary up to 7,5 income base amounts)

Vacation supplement: 1,288%

Formula for hourly wages

Monthly salary x social fees x vacation supplement divided with 165

Change basic account of salary

Change basic account of salary (in Swedish, Excel 30 kB)

Scholarships and grants

Information about grants calendar and grants

Rent, user fees and subsidies

Rent and user fees are decided on a yearly basis, based on the budget, which is decided by the Faculty of Medicine Board.

Rent and user fees 2024 (in Swedish, Word 16 kB)

Rent and user fees 2023 (in Swedish, PDF 123 kB, ny flik)

Calculation of cost an subsidies for office and lab spaces (in Swedish, Excel 27 kB)