Can a Site Reliability Engineer afford to live in Stockholm?

Comfortable34% of take-home left to save — solid margin to save and invest.
Median salary (gross)
Site Reliability Engineer · Stockholm
$87,657
Income tax (~22% effective)
United States
– $19,011
Take-home pay
$5,721/mo
$68,646
Living costs (1 person)
$3,780/mo · derived
– $45,360
Savings potential
$1,941/mo · 34% of take-home
$23,286

Single professional, after-tax. Salary − tax − living costs = what you could save each year.

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How we calculated this

• Salary: OECD 2024 median for Site Reliability Engineer, adjusted for Stockholm.

• Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~22%). Official calculator.

• Living costs: derived from cost-of-living index for a single professional.

Planning estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026. Your situation will differ.