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How much do forestry and agricultural machinery operators earn in Sweden?

Forestry and agricultural machinery operators. 8,500 people employed in Sweden.

33,500SEK

per month is the median salary for forestry and agricultural machinery operators in Sweden in 2025. That is 13% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+2.8% since 2024

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

That is roughly 26,907 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 193 SEK an hour · 402,000 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.

The mean monthly salary for forestry and agricultural machinery operators in Sweden is 33,500 SEK (2025). The median salary is 33,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 26,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 40,400 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
33,500 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
26,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
40,400 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
8,500
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among forestry and agricultural machinery operators in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

26,100 SEKLowest 10%33,500 SEKMedian40,400 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 28,800–37,200 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Forestry and agricultural machinery operators 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 29,000 SEK a month on average — roughly 23,500 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 29,000 SEK 23,513 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 35,400 SEK 28,340 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 26,100 SEK 21,326 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 28,800 SEK 23,362 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.

Forestry and agricultural machinery operators pay in the private and public sector

What forestry and agricultural machinery operators 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 33,500 SEK 33,500 SEK 33,500 SEK –
Private sector 33,500 SEK 33,500 SEK 33,500 SEK –

Forestry and agricultural machinery operators salary after tax in Sweden

What forestry and agricultural machinery operators actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 33,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 26,907 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

33,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 26,907 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 27,346 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 26,862 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 26,899 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 27,602 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 26,247 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 29,000 SEK before tax — roughly 23,513 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 40,400 SEK, which is roughly 32,067 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for forestry and agricultural machinery operators

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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Forestry and agricultural machinery operators salary by age

Pay for forestry and agricultural machinery operators normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 29,000 SEK 29,000 SEK – –
25–34 years 35,400 SEK 35,400 SEK – 2,000
35–44 years 36,800 SEK 36,800 SEK – –
45–54 years 35,800 SEK 35,800 SEK – –
55–64 years 33,800 SEK 33,800 SEK – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 34,100 SEK 34,100 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 33,100 SEK 33,300 SEK – 4,500

Forestry and agricultural machinery operators 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 25,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Småland and islands 33,600 SEK 33,600 SEK – –
North-Central Sweden 34,600 SEK 35,300 SEK – –
Central Norrland 35,800 SEK 35,600 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 37,400 SEK 37,200 SEK – –

Forestry and agricultural machinery operators 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 25,000 SEK in 2014 to 33,500 SEK in 2025, +34% 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 8341, “förare av jordbruks- och skogsmaskiner”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Avverkningsmaskinförare
  • Barkmaskinskötare, skogsbruk
  • Flismaskinförare, skogsbruk
  • Grävmaskinförare, skogsbruk
  • Lantarbetare, maskinförare
  • Markberedningsförare, skogsbruk
  • Maskinbarkare, skogsbruk
  • Maskinförare, lantbruk
  • Maskinförare, skogsbruk
  • Processorförare, skogsbruk
  • Skogsarbetare, maskinförare
  • Skogsavverkare, maskinförare
  • Skogsentreprenör
  • Skogsmaskinförare
  • Skogstraktorförare
  • Skotarförare, skogsbruk
  • Skördarförare, skogsbruk
  • Traktorförare, lantbruk
  • Traktorförare, skogsbruk

Frequently asked questions

How much do forestry and agricultural machinery operators 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 33,500 SEK a month before tax, against 32,600 SEK the year before (2024) — +2.8%. 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 forestry and agricultural machinery operators in Sweden?

The median salary for forestry and agricultural machinery operators in Sweden is 33,500 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 forestry and agricultural machinery operators sit 13% lower than the typical job.

How much do forestry and agricultural machinery operators earn after tax?

The median salary for forestry and agricultural machinery operators is 33,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 26,900 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 forestry and agricultural machinery operators?

The average (33,500 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (33,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what forestry and agricultural machinery operators typically earn.

What is the starting salary for forestry and agricultural machinery operators in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: forestry and agricultural machinery operators aged 18–24 years earn 29,000 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 26,100 SEK. More in the section “Forestry and agricultural machinery operators starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for forestry and agricultural machinery operators?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 40,400 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden do forestry and agricultural machinery operators earn the most?

Pay is highest in Upper Norrland, where forestry and agricultural machinery operators earn 37,400 SEK per month on average.

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