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How much do ships engineers earn in Sweden?

Ships engineers. 440 people employed in Sweden.

50,100SEK

per month is the median salary for ships engineers in Sweden in 2025. That is 31% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+10.6% since 2024

≈ €4,450 / $5,150 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 38,598 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 289 SEK an hour · 601,200 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.

In the 2025 salary statistics, ships engineers earned 51,700 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 50,100 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 35,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 67,400 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
51,700 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
35,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
67,400 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
440
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among ships engineers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

35,000 SEKLowest 10%50,100 SEKMedian67,400 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 41,200–59,300 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Ships engineers 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 25–34, earn 50,900 SEK a month on average — roughly 39,100 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 50,900 SEK 39,136 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 35,000 SEK 28,038 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 41,200 SEK 32,606 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.

Ships engineers pay in the private and public sector

What ships engineers 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 51,700 SEK 50,100 SEK 51,100 SEK –
Public sector 51,100 SEK 49,000 SEK 50,100 SEK 38,400 SEK
Central government 51,100 SEK 49,000 SEK 50,100 SEK 38,400 SEK

Ships engineers salary after tax in Sweden

What ships engineers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 50,100 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 38,598 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

50,100 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 38,598 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 39,349 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 38,520 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 38,583 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 39,810 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 37,447 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 50,900 SEK before tax — roughly 39,136 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 67,400 SEK, which is roughly 47,772 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for ships engineers

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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Ships engineers salary by age

Pay for ships engineers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 50,900 SEK 51,600 SEK – 150
35–44 years 53,000 SEK 53,500 SEK – 130

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 48,800 SEK 49,200 SEK – 170
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 54,300 SEK 55,200 SEK – 130

Ships engineers 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 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 52,800 SEK 53,700 SEK – 320

Ships engineers 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 36,600 SEK in 2014 to 50,100 SEK in 2025, +37% 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 3151, “maskinbefäl”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Elingenjör, fartyg
  • Elmaskinist, fartyg
  • Fartygsingenjör
  • Fartygsmaskinist
  • Kylmaskinist, fartyg
  • Maskinbefäl, fartyg
  • Maskinbefälsassistent
  • Maskinchef, fartyg
  • Maskinist, fartyg
  • Maskintekniker, fartyg
  • Sjöingenjör
  • Sjömaskinist
  • Teknisk chef, maskinchef fartyg

Frequently asked questions

How much do ships engineers 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 50,100 SEK a month before tax, against 45,300 SEK the year before (2024) — +10.6%. 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 ships engineers in Sweden?

The median salary for ships engineers in Sweden is 50,100 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 engineers sit 31% higher than the typical job.

How much do ships engineers earn after tax?

The median salary for ships engineers is 50,100 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 38,600 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 engineers?

The average (51,700 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (50,100 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what ships engineers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for ships engineers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: ships engineers aged 25–34 years earn 50,900 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 35,000 SEK. More in the section “Ships engineers starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for ships engineers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 67,400 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden do ships engineers earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where ships engineers earn 52,800 SEK per month on average.

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