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How much does a customs or coastguard officer earn in Sweden?

Customs and coast guard officers. 1,800 people employed in Sweden.

42,000SEK

per month is the median salary for a customs or coastguard officer in Sweden in 2025. That is 10% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+4.5% since 2024

≈ €3,700 / $4,350 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 33,144 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 242 SEK an hour · 504,000 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 customs or coastguard officer in Sweden earned an average of 43,000 SEK per month. The median salary is 42,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 34,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 54,100 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
43,000 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
34,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
54,100 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
1,800
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among customs and coast guard officers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

34,500 SEKLowest 10%42,000 SEKMedian54,100 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 38,300–47,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Customs and coastguard 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 25–34, earn 38,700 SEK a month on average — roughly 30,800 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 38,700 SEK 30,829 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 34,500 SEK 27,661 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 38,300 SEK 30,528 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.

Customs and coastguard officer pay in the private and public sector

What customs and coast guard 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 43,000 SEK 42,000 SEK 43,400 SEK 41,000 SEK
Public sector 43,000 SEK 42,000 SEK 43,400 SEK 41,000 SEK
Central government 43,000 SEK 42,000 SEK 43,400 SEK 41,000 SEK

Customs and coastguard officer salary after tax in Sweden

What customs and coast guard officers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 42,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 33,144 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

42,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 33,144 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 33,729 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 33,084 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 33,133 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 34,077 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 32,259 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 38,700 SEK before tax — roughly 30,829 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 54,100 SEK, which is roughly 41,291 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a customs or coastguard 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 35,000 55,000 Median pay Number
Men 43,400 SEK 1,000
Women 41,000 SEK 770

Women's average salary is 92% 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.

Customs and coastguard officer salary by age

Pay for customs and coast guard officers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 35,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 38,700 SEK 39,300 SEK 38,000 SEK 430
35–44 years 42,600 SEK 43,200 SEK 41,600 SEK 580
45–54 years 46,100 SEK 47,800 SEK 43,300 SEK 450
55–64 years 45,900 SEK 49,000 SEK 42,400 SEK 300

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 35,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 46,300 SEK – – 110
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 40,700 SEK 41,300 SEK 40,000 SEK 330
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 42,900 SEK 44,000 SEK 40,700 SEK 840
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 44,200 SEK 47,000 SEK 41,800 SEK 510

Customs and coastguard 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 35,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 43,200 SEK 44,100 SEK 42,300 SEK 470
South Sweden 40,800 SEK 42,100 SEK 39,000 SEK 570
West Sweden 44,000 SEK 45,700 SEK 42,000 SEK 420

Customs and coastguard 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 31,600 SEK in 2014 to 42,000 SEK in 2025, +33% 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 3351, “tull- och kustbevakningstjänstemän”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Befälhavare, kustbevakning
  • Gruppchef, Tullverket
  • Gränstullassistent
  • Gränstullmästare
  • Kustbevakningsassistent
  • Kustbevakningsinspektör
  • Kustbevakningstjänsteman
  • Kvalitetssäkrare, Tullverket
  • Tullaspirant
  • Tullassistent
  • Tullinformatör
  • Tullinspektör
  • Tullspecialist
  • Tulltjänsteman
  • Tulluppsyningsman
  • Vakthavande befäl, Tullverket

Frequently asked questions

How much does a customs or coastguard 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 42,000 SEK a month before tax, against 40,200 SEK the year before (2024) — +4.5%. 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 customs or coastguard officer in Sweden?

The median salary for a customs or coastguard officer in Sweden is 42,000 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 customs and coast guard officers sit 10% higher than the typical job.

How much does a customs or coastguard officer earn after tax?

The median salary for a customs or coastguard officer is 42,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 33,100 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 customs and coast guard officers?

The average (43,000 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (42,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what customs and coast guard officers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a customs or coastguard officer in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: customs and coast guard officers aged 25–34 years earn 38,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 34,500 SEK. More in the section “Customs and coastguard officer starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for customs and coast guard officers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 54,100 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 customs and coast guard officers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 92% of men's in this job. The median salary is 43,400 SEK for men and 41,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a customs or coastguard officer earn the most?

Pay is highest in West Sweden, where customs and coast guard officers earn 44,000 SEK per month on average.

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