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How much does a forestry worker earn in Sweden?

Forestry and related workers. 3,800 people employed in Sweden.

32,600SEK

per month is the median salary for a forestry worker in Sweden in 2025. That is 15% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.5% since 2024

≈ €2,900 / $3,350 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 26,228 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 188 SEK an hour · 391,200 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 average salary for a forestry worker in Sweden is 33,600 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 32,600 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 27,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 41,500 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
33,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
27,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
41,500 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
3,800
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

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

27,500 SEKLowest 10%32,600 SEKMedian41,500 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 28,600–36,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Forestry worker 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 32,500 SEK a month on average — roughly 26,200 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 32,500 SEK 26,153 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 34,700 SEK 27,812 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 27,500 SEK 22,381 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 28,600 SEK 23,211 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 worker pay in the private and public sector

What forestry and related workers 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 33,600 SEK 32,600 SEK 32,600 SEK 32,000 SEK
Private sector 33,600 SEK 32,600 SEK 32,600 SEK 32,000 SEK
Public sector 36,900 SEK 36,200 SEK 36,400 SEK 31,500 SEK
Central government 36,700 SEK 36,200 SEK 36,400 SEK 31,500 SEK

Forestry worker salary after tax in Sweden

What forestry and related workers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 32,600 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 26,228 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

32,600 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 26,228 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 26,652 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 26,185 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 26,220 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 26,900 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 25,591 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 32,500 SEK before tax — roughly 26,153 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 41,500 SEK, which is roughly 32,807 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a forestry worker

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

And if the job goes? Work out unemployment benefit for a forestry worker

Pay for men and women

Median salary for men and women
Gender 30,000 40,000 Median pay Number
Men 32,600 SEK 3,400
Women 32,000 SEK 440

Women's average salary is 99% 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.

Forestry worker salary by age

Pay for forestry and related workers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 32,500 SEK – – –
25–34 years 34,700 SEK 34,800 SEK – –
35–44 years 33,700 SEK 33,500 SEK – –
45–54 years 33,100 SEK 33,000 SEK – –
55–64 years 34,800 SEK 34,800 SEK – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 34,000 SEK 33,800 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 32,500 SEK 32,400 SEK – –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 36,000 SEK 36,200 SEK – –
No information about level of educational attainment 36,100 SEK 36,300 SEK – –

Forestry worker 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 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
East-Central Sweden 33,600 SEK 33,600 SEK – –
Småland and islands 31,000 SEK 30,800 SEK – –
North-Central Sweden 33,600 SEK 33,500 SEK – –
Central Norrland 33,900 SEK 34,600 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 38,100 SEK 38,900 SEK – –

Forestry worker 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 25,100 SEK in 2014 to 32,600 SEK in 2025, +30% 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 6210, “skogsarbetare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arbetsledare, skogvaktare
  • Företagsledare, inom skogsbruk, utan chefshierarki
  • Kontrollmätare, virke
  • Mätbiträde, skogsbruk
  • Mätningschef, virkesmätning
  • Naturvårdare, skogsarbetare
  • Naturvårdstekniker
  • Revirförvaltare
  • Röjare, skog
  • Skogsarbetare, huggning, röjning
  • Skogsarbetare, röjning
  • Skogsarbetare, övrig
  • Skogsavverkare, skogshuggare
  • Skogsbefäl
  • Skogsbrukare
  • Skogsbruksarbetare
  • Skogshuggare
  • Skogsrättare
  • Skogsröjare
  • Skogsvårdsarbetare
  • Skogvaktare, arbetsledare
  • Stämplare, skog
  • Timmermätare
  • Trädfällare
  • Tumningschef
  • Virkesmätare

Frequently asked questions

How much does a forestry worker 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 32,600 SEK a month before tax, against 31,500 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.5%. 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 forestry worker in Sweden?

The median salary for a forestry worker in Sweden is 32,600 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 related workers sit 15% lower than the typical job.

How much does a forestry worker earn after tax?

The median salary for a forestry worker is 32,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 26,200 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 forestry and related workers?

The average (33,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (32,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what forestry and related workers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a forestry worker in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: forestry and related workers aged 18–24 years earn 32,500 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 27,500 SEK. More in the section “Forestry worker starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for forestry and related workers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 41,500 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 forestry and related workers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 99% of men's in this job. The median salary is 32,600 SEK for men and 32,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a forestry worker earn the most?

Pay is highest in Upper Norrland, where forestry and related workers earn 38,100 SEK per month on average.

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