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How much does a military officer earn in Sweden?

Commissioned armed forces officers. 2,200 people employed in Sweden.

54,000SEK

per month is the median salary for a military officer in Sweden in 2025. That is 41% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+8% since 2024

≈ €4,800 / $5,550 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 41,224 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 312 SEK an hour · 648,000 SEK a year

The hourly figure is the monthly salary divided by 173.3 hours (40 hours a week × 52 weeks / 12 months); the yearly figure is twelve times the monthly salary.

In 2025, a military officer in Sweden earned an average of 56,200 SEK per month. The median salary is 54,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 39,600 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 76,000 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
56,200 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
39,600 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
76,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
2,200
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among commissioned armed forces officers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

39,600 SEKLowest 10%54,000 SEKMedian76,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 45,600–63,300 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Military officer starting salary

Statistics Sweden publishes no starting-salary figures. The closest proxies are what the youngest people in the job earn and where the lower end of the pay distribution sits.

The youngest in the job, aged 18–24, earn 38,800 SEK a month on average — roughly 30,900 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 38,800 SEK 30,905 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 47,100 SEK 36,578 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 39,600 SEK 31,508 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 45,600 SEK 35,568 SEK

These are proxies, not starting salaries. An age band holds both people who have just started and people ten years into the job, and the lowest paid are not always newcomers. The collective-agreement minimum and an individual offer can sit above or below.

Military officer pay in the private and public sector

What commissioned armed forces officers 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 56,200 SEK 54,000 SEK 54,600 SEK 48,500 SEK
Public sector 56,200 SEK 54,000 SEK 54,600 SEK 48,500 SEK
Central government 56,200 SEK 54,000 SEK 54,600 SEK 48,500 SEK

Military officer salary after tax in Sweden

What commissioned armed forces officers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 54,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 41,224 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

54,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 41,224 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 42,055 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 41,137 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 41,208 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 42,571 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 39,946 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 38,800 SEK before tax — roughly 30,905 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 76,000 SEK, which is roughly 51,843 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a military officer

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 40,000 70,000 Median pay Number
Men 54,600 SEK 2,000
Women 48,500 SEK 250

Women's average salary is 89% 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.

Military officer salary by age

Pay for commissioned armed forces officers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 38,800 SEK – – 100
25–34 years 47,100 SEK 47,400 SEK – 420
35–44 years 55,000 SEK 55,300 SEK – 500
45–54 years 61,100 SEK 61,300 SEK – 510
55–64 years 62,100 SEK 62,000 SEK – 650

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 45,000 SEK 45,900 SEK – 200
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 53,400 SEK 53,700 SEK – 300
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 58,100 SEK 58,800 SEK 52,400 SEK 1,700

Military officer salary by region

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

Monthly salary by region
Region 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 56,200 SEK 56,900 SEK 50,700 SEK 2,200

Military officer 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 36,200 SEK in 2014 to 54,000 SEK in 2025, +49% 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 0110, “officerare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arméchef
  • Arméofficer
  • Flygofficer
  • Flygvapenchef
  • Fänrik, försvaret
  • General, försvaret
  • Generalmajor, försvaret
  • Kapten, försvaret
  • Kommendör
  • Kommendörkapten
  • Kompanichef
  • Konteramiral
  • Logistikofficer
  • Löjtnant, försvaret
  • Major, försvaret
  • Marinchef
  • Marinofficer
  • Officer, försvaret
  • Officer, kapten försvaret
  • Officer, löjtnant försvaret
  • Officer, major försvaret
  • Officer, överste försvaret
  • Planeringsofficer
  • Plutonofficer
  • Reservofficer
  • Stabsofficer
  • Teknisk officer
  • Yrkesofficer
  • Örlogskapten
  • Överbefälhavare
  • Överste, försvaret
  • Överstelöjtnant, försvaret

Frequently asked questions

How much does a military officer earn in 2026?

The latest figures are Statistics Sweden's salary structure statistics for 2025, published on 16 June 2026. The median salary was then 54,000 SEK a month before tax, against 50,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +8%. Figures for 2026 are normally published in June 2027; until then the 2025 figures are the latest there are, and we do not project our own.

What is the median salary for a military officer in Sweden?

The median salary for a military officer in Sweden is 54,000 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 commissioned armed forces officers sit 41% higher than the typical job.

How much does a military officer earn after tax?

The median salary for a military officer is 54,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 41,200 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 commissioned armed forces officers?

The average (56,200 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (54,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what commissioned armed forces officers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a military officer in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: commissioned armed forces officers aged 18–24 years earn 38,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 39,600 SEK. More in the section “Military officer starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for commissioned armed forces officers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 76,000 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 commissioned armed forces officers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 89% of men's in this job. The median salary is 54,600 SEK for men and 48,500 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a military officer earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where commissioned armed forces officers earn 56,200 SEK per month on average.

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