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How much do cabin crew earn in Sweden?

Cabin crew. 1,200 people employed in Sweden.

33,300SEK

per month is the median salary for cabin crew in Sweden in 2025. That is 13% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €2,950 / $3,450 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 26,756 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

Cabin crew earn 34,600 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 33,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 26,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 44,000 SEK.

Figures are gross monthly salary before tax, converted to full time. Income tax in Sweden is roughly 30–34% for most earners, plus a national surtax on income above about 51,000 SEK a month.

Average pay
34,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
26,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
44,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
1,200
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among cabin crew in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

26,100 SEKLowest 10%33,300 SEKMedian44,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 28,800–38,200 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What cabin crew earn depends a great deal on who the employer is.

Monthly salary by sector and gender
Sector Average pay Median pay Men Women
All sectors 34,600 SEK 33,300 SEK 34,800 SEK 32,900 SEK
Private sector 34,600 SEK 33,300 SEK 34,800 SEK 32,900 SEK

Salary after tax

What cabin crew actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. Between the cheapest and the most expensive one the difference is several hundred kronor a month.

That is roughly 26,756 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 29,400 SEK before tax — roughly 23,814 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 44,000 SEK, which is roughly 34,491 SEK after tax.

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The figures assume an average municipality, no church fee and an age under 66. The calculator takes your own municipality into account.

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Pay for men and women

Median salary for men and women
Gender 25,000 45,000 Median pay Number
Men 34,800 SEK 280
Women 32,900 SEK 930

Women's average salary is 97% of men's average salary in this job.

Statistics Sweden calculates the ratio on average monthly salary, while the table above shows median salaries, so the two do not line up exactly. The figure is also unadjusted: it does not account for differences in age, sector or position.

Pay by age

Pay for cabin crew normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 29,400 SEK – 29,400 SEK 190
25–34 years 32,400 SEK – 32,300 SEK 270
35–44 years 36,000 SEK – 35,200 SEK 160
45–54 years 36,100 SEK – 36,200 SEK 210
55–64 years 37,300 SEK – 36,900 SEK 320

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 37,300 SEK – – 130
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 33,300 SEK 33,700 SEK 33,200 SEK 580
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 34,600 SEK – 34,300 SEK 300
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 35,700 SEK – – 130

Pay by region

Statistics Sweden reports pay by job at the level of national areas (NUTS 2), not by county.

Monthly salary by region
Region 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 34,400 SEK 34,800 SEK 34,300 SEK 1,000

Pay growth 2014–2025

Median salary per year. Years with no reported median are skipped. The dashed line marks the break between the older and the newer series at Statistics Sweden; comparisons across it should be made with care.

From 33,000 SEK in 2014 to 33,300 SEK in 2025, +1% in total. Nominal figures, not adjusted for inflation. The lighter part of the line, the years before 2023, comes from an older set of statistics at Statistics Sweden and is not fully comparable with the later years.

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Swedish job titles in this occupation

Statistics Sweden files the following Swedish job titles under SSYK 5111, “kabinpersonal m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Båtvärd
  • Cabin attendant
  • Cabin manager
  • Flygpurser
  • Flygsteward
  • Flygvärd
  • Flygvärdinna
  • Kabinchef
  • Purser
  • Steward, trafikflyg
  • Stewardess, trafikflyg

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for cabin crew in Sweden?

The median salary for cabin crew in Sweden is 33,300 SEK per month before tax (2025). That means half earn less and half earn more. The median across all jobs in Sweden is 38,300 SEK, so cabin crew sit 13% lower than the typical job.

How much do cabin crew earn after tax?

The median salary for cabin crew is 33,300 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 26,756 SEK after tax. The exact figure depends on which municipality you live in — our salary-after-tax calculator works it out.

What is the difference between average and median pay for cabin crew?

The average (34,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (33,300 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what cabin crew typically earn.

What is the starting salary for cabin crew in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: cabin crew aged 18–24 years earn 29,400 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 26,100 SEK.

How high can the salary go for cabin crew?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 44,000 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Is there a gender pay gap among cabin crew in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 97% of men's in this job. The median salary is 34,800 SEK for men and 32,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do cabin crew earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where cabin crew earn 34,400 SEK per month on average.

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