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Harbour traffic controller and harbour master Salary in Finland 2026
Harbour traffic controller and harbour master pay is typically €6,120 a month.
The median salary is €6,120 and the average €6,350 a month. The figures are Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Harbour traffic controllers and harbour masters” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. About €3,978 is left after tax.
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The curve is Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation, raised to July–September 2026.
How tight is the Harbour traffic controller and harbour master job market?
At the end of September 2026, the occupation group ships's deck officers and pilots had 8.6 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 9.2: it only sees vacancies reported to the public employment services, and many jobs, most professional ones among them, are advertised only elsewhere.
The lower the number, the tighter the market: more openings for each jobseeker, and employers compete harder to hire. Across all occupations the figure is 9.7 (12.1 in the register alone).
Ships's deck officers and pilots
Register and JobCrawls ads8.6
Employment service register9.2
All occupations
Register and JobCrawls ads9.7
Employment service register12.1
JobCrawls analysis of Statistics Finland and JobCrawls data. Unemployed jobseekers and vacancies: Statistics Finland, Employment Service Statistics (CC BY 4.0), end of September 2026. Open jobs are the register’s vacancies plus JobCrawls ads that are not on Job Market Finland. One ad can be for several positions, and ads we could not place in an occupation group are left out. · Data and reuse
Where the Harbour traffic controller and harbour master pay estimate comes from
Every figure on this page, who it counts and where it comes from. The headline is Statistics Finland’s; the job ads only set the differences between cities, sectors, levels, skills and languages.
Full-time employees in “Harbour traffic controllers and harbour masters”, 290
- Median, estimated for today≈€6,120July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€6,350July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€4,750 – €7,330July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€5,7392024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€5,9552024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€3,482 / €8,2422024 · Statistics Finland 15au
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€6,120 | Full-time employees in “Harbour traffic controllers and harbour masters”, 290 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€6,350 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€4,750 – €7,330 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €5,739 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €5,955 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €3,482 / €8,242 |
Statistics Finland publishes earnings by occupation once a year; the latest is 2024. Like the salary hub, we raise each figure by how much average full-time pay has grown since in the employer sectors where the occupation works, so today’s levels are estimates (≈).
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Common questions about Harbour traffic controller and harbour master pay
Short answers from the same figures.
What does a Harbour traffic controller and harbour master earn in Finland?
The median salary is about €6,120 and the average about €6,350 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026.
How much of a Harbour traffic controller and harbour master’s pay is left after tax?
From €6,120 a month, about €3,978 is left after tax and the employee’s own contributions, at the average municipal tax rate without church tax.
What is the hourly pay for a Harbour traffic controller and harbour master?
About €38.25 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €6,120 a month over 160 working hours.
Is Harbour traffic controller and harbour master pay good?
The median of €6,120 is 62% above the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
Work and training
A harbour traffic controller and harbour master, for example a pilot (luotsi), harbour master, port manager, maritime traffic controller or vessel traffic controller, directs ship traffic in harbours and nearby waters and is responsible for the running of the port. Titles also include fairway master, terminal manager (port) and port foreman. According to the Job Market Finland description of a pilot, a pilot guides ships safely from the sea into ports, and the work requires a master mariner's qualification, sufficient sea experience and special training. A pilot may pilot on the fairways for which Traficom has granted pilotage rights. Requirements for the other titles vary, so check them in the ad.
Sources: api.stat.fi, tyomarkkinatori.fi
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €3,713 | €2,767 |
| Median | €6,120 | €3,978 |
| Best-paid tenth | €8,789 | €5,284 |
Gross pay from Statistics Finland. Take-home after income tax at the average municipal rate, without church tax, and the employee’s pension and unemployment insurance contributions.
Companies hiring Harbour traffic controller and harbour masters
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