Ship Captain
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Ship Captain Salary in Finland 2026
Ship Captain pay is typically €5,690 a month.
The middle half of the pay runs from €4,800 to €6,790. About €3,768 is left after tax. The median for all occupations in Finland is €3,772.
Monthly pay before tax
The curve is Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Large ships' officers and mates” (2024), raised to July–September 2026.
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Work and training
Ship captains (merikapteeni) work for shipping companies on passenger and cargo ships, icebreakers and tugboats. The qualification is the university of applied sciences degree merikapteeni (AMK). Qualifying as a master requires the degree and 36 months of service as a watch officer. Certificates of competence are issued through Traficom and are valid for five years at a time. To keep the certificate, the holder must serve at least one year at sea or in equivalent duties in each five-year period.
Sources: tyomarkkinatori.fi
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €4,145 | €2,987 |
| Lower quarter of the range | €4,800 | €3,330 |
| Median | €5,690 | €3,768 |
| Upper quarter of the range | €6,790 | €4,306 |
| Best-paid tenth | €8,129 | €4,961 |
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.
Pay in related roles
How tight is the Ship Captain 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 Ship Captain 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 “Large ships' officers and mates”, 606
- Median, estimated for today≈€5,690July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.8%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€6,000July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.8%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€4,800 – €6,790July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€5,3262024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€5,6182024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€3,880 / €7,6102024 · Statistics Finland 15au
1 job ad for the role that state the pay
- Median starting pay offered€3,750Last 12 months · JobCrawls
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€5,690 | Full-time employees in “Large ships' officers and mates”, 606 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.8%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€6,000 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€4,800 – €6,790 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €5,326 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €5,618 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €3,880 / €7,610 | |||
| Median starting pay offered | €3,750 | 1 job ad for the role that state the pay | Last 12 months | JobCrawls |
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 Ship Captain pay
Short answers from the same figures.
What does a Ship Captain earn in Finland?
The median salary is about €5,690 and the average about €6,000 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026.
How much of a Ship Captain’s pay is left after tax?
From €5,690 a month, about €3,768 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 Ship Captain?
About €35.56 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €5,690 a month over 160 working hours.
Is Ship Captain pay good?
The median of €5,690 is 51% above the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
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