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How much do warehouse and terminal supervisors earn in Sweden?

Warehouse and terminal supervisors. 6,700 people employed in Sweden.

40,800SEK

per month is the median salary for warehouse and terminal supervisors in Sweden in 2025. That is 7% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+7.9% since 2024

≈ €3,600 / $4,200 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 32,336 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 235 SEK an hour · 489,600 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 the 2025 salary statistics, warehouse and terminal supervisors earned 42,000 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 40,800 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 33,200 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 52,200 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
42,000 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
33,200 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
52,200 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
6,700
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among warehouse and terminal supervisors in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

33,200 SEKLowest 10%40,800 SEKMedian52,200 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 36,400–45,500 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Warehouse and terminal supervisors 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 32,700 SEK a month on average — roughly 26,300 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 32,700 SEK 26,304 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 40,300 SEK 31,999 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 33,200 SEK 26,681 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 36,400 SEK 29,094 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.

Warehouse and terminal supervisors pay in the private and public sector

What warehouse and terminal supervisors 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 42,000 SEK 40,800 SEK 41,300 SEK 38,000 SEK
Private sector 42,000 SEK 40,700 SEK 41,300 SEK 37,900 SEK
Public sector 45,600 SEK 45,200 SEK – –
Central government 45,600 SEK 45,200 SEK – –

Warehouse and terminal supervisors salary after tax in Sweden

What warehouse and terminal supervisors actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 40,800 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 32,336 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

40,800 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 32,336 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 32,896 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 32,279 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 32,325 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 33,228 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 31,490 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 32,700 SEK before tax — roughly 26,304 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 52,200 SEK, which is roughly 40,012 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for warehouse and terminal supervisors

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 41,300 SEK 5,400
Women 38,000 SEK 1,300

Women's average salary is 94% 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.

Warehouse and terminal supervisors salary by age

Pay for warehouse and terminal supervisors normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 32,700 SEK 33,200 SEK 32,100 SEK 310
25–34 years 40,300 SEK 40,700 SEK 39,100 SEK 1,600
35–44 years 42,400 SEK 42,800 SEK 40,300 SEK 1,700
45–54 years 43,800 SEK 43,800 SEK 44,000 SEK 1,700
55–64 years 43,800 SEK 44,100 SEK 41,600 SEK 1,200

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 42,200 SEK 42,700 SEK – 530
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 42,600 SEK 42,900 SEK 40,100 SEK 1,700
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 41,700 SEK 42,400 SEK 38,900 SEK 3,400
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 40,800 SEK 41,500 SEK 39,400 SEK 700
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 44,400 SEK 43,200 SEK 46,400 SEK 360

Warehouse and terminal supervisors 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 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 42,700 SEK 43,000 SEK 41,600 SEK 1,900
East-Central Sweden 43,000 SEK 43,600 SEK 40,400 SEK 1,000
Småland and islands 42,500 SEK 43,000 SEK 40,000 SEK 690
South Sweden 40,600 SEK 41,300 SEK 38,200 SEK 710
West Sweden 41,600 SEK 42,200 SEK 38,900 SEK 1,700
North-Central Sweden 41,400 SEK 42,300 SEK – 310
Upper Norrland 41,000 SEK – – 160

Warehouse and terminal supervisors 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 29,500 SEK in 2014 to 40,800 SEK in 2025, +38% 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 4321, “arbetsledare inom lager och terminal”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arbetsledare, lager
  • Arbetsledare, terminal
  • Depåchef
  • Expeditionschef, lager
  • Förrådschef
  • Magasinschef
  • Magasinsföreståndare
  • Reservdelschef

Frequently asked questions

How much do warehouse and terminal supervisors 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 40,800 SEK a month before tax, against 37,800 SEK the year before (2024) — +7.9%. 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 warehouse and terminal supervisors in Sweden?

The median salary for warehouse and terminal supervisors in Sweden is 40,800 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 warehouse and terminal supervisors sit 7% higher than the typical job.

How much do warehouse and terminal supervisors earn after tax?

The median salary for warehouse and terminal supervisors is 40,800 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 32,300 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 warehouse and terminal supervisors?

The average (42,000 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (40,800 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what warehouse and terminal supervisors typically earn.

What is the starting salary for warehouse and terminal supervisors in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: warehouse and terminal supervisors aged 18–24 years earn 32,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 33,200 SEK. More in the section “Warehouse and terminal supervisors starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for warehouse and terminal supervisors?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 52,200 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 warehouse and terminal supervisors in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 94% of men's in this job. The median salary is 41,300 SEK for men and 38,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do warehouse and terminal supervisors earn the most?

Pay is highest in East-Central Sweden, where warehouse and terminal supervisors earn 43,000 SEK per month on average.

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