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How much do ships deck crews and related workers earn in Sweden?

Ships deck crews and related workers. 1,100 people employed in Sweden.

37,400SEK

per month is the median salary for ships deck crews and related workers in Sweden in 2025. That is 2% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,300 / $3,850 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 29,849 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The mean monthly salary for ships deck crews and related workers in Sweden is 37,000 SEK (2025). The median salary is 37,400 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 25,600 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 47,000 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
37,000 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
25,600 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
47,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
1,100
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

25,600 SEKLowest 10%37,400 SEKMedian47,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 30,900–43,700 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What ships deck crews 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 37,000 SEK 37,400 SEK 38,900 SEK 31,900 SEK
Private sector 31,400 SEK 31,300 SEK 32,600 SEK –
Public sector 41,200 SEK 42,200 SEK 42,300 SEK 41,500 SEK
Central government 41,200 SEK 42,200 SEK 42,300 SEK 41,500 SEK

Salary after tax

What ships deck crews and related workers 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 29,849 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 28,800 SEK before tax — roughly 23,362 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 47,000 SEK, which is roughly 36,510 SEK after tax.

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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 25,000 45,000 Median pay Number
Men 38,900 SEK 950
Women 31,900 SEK 190

Women's average salary is 88% 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 ships deck crews and related workers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 28,800 SEK 29,100 SEK – 220
25–34 years 34,700 SEK 34,900 SEK – 190
35–44 years 40,700 SEK 40,900 SEK – 200
45–54 years 38,700 SEK 38,800 SEK – 220
55–64 years 41,300 SEK 41,700 SEK – 240

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 41,100 SEK 41,100 SEK – 170
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 33,900 SEK 34,500 SEK – 370
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 38,200 SEK 39,200 SEK – 340
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 37,700 SEK 38,200 SEK – 170

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 25,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 33,700 SEK 34,400 SEK – 450
West Sweden 38,400 SEK 38,800 SEK – 300

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 37,400 SEK in 2025, +25% 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 8350, “matroser och jungmän m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Båtsman
  • Däcksman
  • Jungman
  • Lättmatros
  • Matros
  • Pumpman, sjöfart
  • Sjöman, ospec
  • Skansman, järnvägsfärja
  • Skeppstimmerman
  • Timmerman, fartyg

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for ships deck crews and related workers in Sweden?

The median salary for ships deck crews and related workers in Sweden is 37,400 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 ships deck crews and related workers sit 2% lower than the typical job.

How much do ships deck crews and related workers earn after tax?

The median salary for ships deck crews and related workers is 37,400 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 29,849 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 ships deck crews and related workers?

The average (37,000 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (37,400 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what ships deck crews and related workers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for ships deck crews and related workers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: ships deck crews and related workers aged 18–24 years earn 28,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 25,600 SEK.

How high can the salary go for ships deck crews and related workers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 47,000 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 ships deck crews and related workers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 88% of men's in this job. The median salary is 38,900 SEK for men and 31,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do ships deck crews and related workers earn the most?

Pay is highest in West Sweden, where ships deck crews and related workers earn 38,400 SEK per month on average.

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