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How much do ground personnel, movers and stockers earn in Sweden?

Ground personnel, movers and stockers. 6,900 people employed in Sweden.

31,300SEK

per month is the median salary for ground personnel, movers and stockers in Sweden in 2025. That is 18% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

−3.7% since 2024

≈ €2,750 / $3,250 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 25,248 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 181 SEK an hour · 375,600 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, ground personnel, movers and stockers in Sweden earned an average of 31,000 SEK per month. The median salary is 31,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 25,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 37,700 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
31,000 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
25,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
37,700 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
6,900
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among ground personnel, movers and stockers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

25,100 SEKLowest 10%31,300 SEKMedian37,700 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 27,200–34,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Ground personnel, movers and stockers: 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 28,700 SEK a month on average — roughly 23,300 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 28,700 SEK 23,287 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 30,700 SEK 24,795 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 25,100 SEK 20,571 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 27,200 SEK 22,155 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.

Ground personnel, movers and stockers: pay in the private and public sector

What ground personnel, movers and stockers 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 31,000 SEK 31,300 SEK 31,300 SEK –
Private sector 31,000 SEK 31,300 SEK 31,300 SEK –
Public sector 49,100 SEK – – –
Central government 49,100 SEK – – –

Ground personnel, movers and stockers: salary after tax in Sweden

What ground personnel, movers and stockers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 31,300 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 25,248 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

31,300 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 25,248 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 25,651 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 25,207 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 25,240 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 25,886 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 24,642 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 28,700 SEK before tax — roughly 23,287 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 37,700 SEK, which is roughly 30,075 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for ground personnel, movers and stockers

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

Women's average salary is 98% 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.

Ground personnel, movers and stockers: salary by age

Pay for ground personnel, movers and stockers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 28,700 SEK 28,800 SEK – –
25–34 years 30,700 SEK 30,400 SEK – –
35–44 years 30,900 SEK 30,800 SEK – –
45–54 years 33,000 SEK 33,100 SEK – –
55–64 years 33,000 SEK 33,900 SEK – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 29,700 SEK 30,100 SEK – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 32,800 SEK 32,800 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 30,800 SEK 30,700 SEK 32,900 SEK –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 32,800 SEK 32,800 SEK – –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 31,900 SEK 32,000 SEK – –

Ground personnel, movers and stockers: 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 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 30,800 SEK 30,800 SEK 30,000 SEK –
Småland and islands 34,300 SEK – – –
South Sweden 33,300 SEK – – –
West Sweden 30,300 SEK 30,400 SEK – –

Ground personnel, movers and stockers: 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 25,300 SEK in 2014 to 31,300 SEK in 2025, +24% 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 9332, “ramppersonal, flyttkarlar och varupåfyllare m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Baxare
  • Bärare
  • Expressarbetare
  • Expressbud
  • Flygplanslastare
  • Flygplanstankare
  • Flygplatsman
  • Flyttkarl
  • Fryshusarbetare
  • Fryslagerarbetare, ospec
  • Furnerare
  • Godsdragare
  • Godshanterare
  • Handlastare
  • Hjälplastare
  • Kopplare, lastning
  • Kusk
  • Kyllagerarbetare
  • Lagerarbetare, manuell godshantering
  • Lagerbiträde
  • Lastare
  • Materialhanterare
  • Packmästare, flytt
  • Ramparbetare
  • Ramppersonal
  • Ramptekniker
  • Rangerare, flyg
  • Roddare
  • Stadsbud, övrig
  • Terminalarbetare, manuell godshantering
  • Tunghanterare, gods m.m.
  • Uppackare
  • Utfraktare, lager
  • Varupåfyllare
  • Varuupplockare
  • Vitvarumontör, installation

Frequently asked questions

How much do ground personnel, movers and stockers 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 31,300 SEK a month before tax, against 32,500 SEK the year before (2024) — −3.7%. 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 ground personnel, movers and stockers in Sweden?

The median salary for ground personnel, movers and stockers in Sweden is 31,300 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 ground personnel, movers and stockers sit 18% lower than the typical job.

How much do ground personnel, movers and stockers earn after tax?

The median salary for ground personnel, movers and stockers is 31,300 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 25,200 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 ground personnel, movers and stockers?

The average (31,000 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (31,300 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what ground personnel, movers and stockers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for ground personnel, movers and stockers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: ground personnel, movers and stockers aged 18–24 years earn 28,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 25,100 SEK. More in the section “Ground personnel, movers and stockers: starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for ground personnel, movers and stockers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 37,700 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden do ground personnel, movers and stockers earn the most?

Pay is highest in Småland and islands, where ground personnel, movers and stockers earn 34,300 SEK per month on average.

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