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How much do forwarding agents and transport brokers earn in Sweden?

Forwarding agents and transport brokers. 5,500 people employed in Sweden.

38,600SEK

per month is the median salary for forwarding agents and transport brokers in Sweden in 2025. That is 1% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,400 / $4,000 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 30,754 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In the 2025 salary statistics, forwarding agents and transport brokers earned 40,100 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 38,600 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 32,400 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 50,000 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
40,100 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
32,400 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
50,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
5,500
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among forwarding agents and transport brokers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

32,400 SEKLowest 10%38,600 SEKMedian50,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 35,000–43,500 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What forwarding agents and transport brokers 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 40,100 SEK 38,600 SEK 37,600 SEK 39,800 SEK
Private sector 40,100 SEK 38,600 SEK 37,600 SEK 39,800 SEK
Public sector 42,600 SEK 40,500 SEK – 39,600 SEK
Central government 42,600 SEK 40,500 SEK – 39,600 SEK

Salary after tax

What forwarding agents and transport brokers 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 30,754 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 37,900 SEK before tax — roughly 30,226 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 50,000 SEK, which is roughly 38,530 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for forwarding agents and transport brokers

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 50,000 Median pay Number
Men 37,600 SEK 2,700
Women 39,800 SEK 2,800

Women's average salary is 95% 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 forwarding agents and transport brokers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 37,900 SEK 38,400 SEK 36,700 SEK –
35–44 years 41,500 SEK 41,200 SEK 42,300 SEK –
45–54 years 43,600 SEK – 42,900 SEK –
55–64 years 44,100 SEK 45,200 SEK 42,700 SEK –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 43,500 SEK – – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 37,800 SEK 38,900 SEK – –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 39,400 SEK 39,000 SEK 40,000 SEK –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 44,800 SEK 49,100 SEK – –

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 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 40,000 SEK – – –
East-Central Sweden 39,200 SEK 39,700 SEK 38,700 SEK 260
Småland and islands 41,200 SEK – – 170
South Sweden 45,000 SEK – – –
West Sweden 38,700 SEK 39,500 SEK 38,100 SEK –

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 30,000 SEK in 2014 to 38,600 SEK in 2025, +29% 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 3331, “speditörer och transportmäklare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Agent, partihandel
  • Befraktare
  • Befraktningschef
  • Befraktningsmäklare
  • Exportspeditör
  • Fartygsklarerare
  • Flygmäklare
  • Flygspeditör
  • Fraktmäklare
  • Hamnagent
  • Handelsagent, partihandel
  • Importspeditör
  • Köp- och försäljningsmäklare
  • Linjeagent
  • Partihandelsagent
  • Rederiagent
  • S&P-mäklare
  • Skeppningschef
  • Skeppningsplanerare
  • Skeppsklarerare
  • Skeppsmäklare
  • Speditionsförman
  • Speditionshandläggare
  • Speditör
  • Speditör, logistiker
  • Transportingenjör
  • Transportsäljare
  • Transporttekniker
  • Tulladministratör
  • Tullhandläggare
  • Tulltaxerare
  • Waterclerk

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for forwarding agents and transport brokers in Sweden?

The median salary for forwarding agents and transport brokers in Sweden is 38,600 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 forwarding agents and transport brokers sit 1% higher than the typical job.

How much do forwarding agents and transport brokers earn after tax?

The median salary for forwarding agents and transport brokers is 38,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 30,754 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 forwarding agents and transport brokers?

The average (40,100 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (38,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what forwarding agents and transport brokers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for forwarding agents and transport brokers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: forwarding agents and transport brokers aged 25–34 years earn 37,900 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 32,400 SEK.

How high can the salary go for forwarding agents and transport brokers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 50,000 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 forwarding agents and transport brokers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 95% of men's in this job. The median salary is 37,600 SEK for men and 39,800 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do forwarding agents and transport brokers earn the most?

Pay is highest in South Sweden, where forwarding agents and transport brokers earn 45,000 SEK per month on average.

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