Ship's engineer pay is typically €6,140 a month.
The middle half of the pay runs from €5,200 to €6,990. About €3,988 is left after tax. The median for all occupations in Finland is €3,772.
Monthly pay before tax
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A ship's engineer, for example a chief engineer (konepäällikkö), chief mate engineer, engineer officer, second engineer or marine engineer, operates, monitors, services and repairs the ship's machinery and technical equipment and is responsible for the supply of fuel and spare parts. According to Job Market Finland, engineer officers work on passenger and cargo vessels, icebreakers and tugs, as well as ashore in power plants and shipyards. The education mentioned is engineer (AMK) specialising in maritime studies or the vocational qualification in maritime studies (vahtikonemestari), and the work requires an engineer officer's certificate of competency. Job Market Finland points to the pages of Traficom on maritime certificates.
Sources: api.stat.fi, tyomarkkinatori.fi
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €4,433 | €3,136 |
| Lower quarter of the range | €5,200 | €3,528 |
| Median | €6,140 | €3,988 |
| Upper quarter of the range | €6,990 | €4,404 |
| Best-paid tenth | €7,845 | €4,822 |
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.
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Full-time employees in “Ships' engineers”, 484
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€6,140 | Full-time employees in “Ships' engineers”, 484 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.8%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€6,170 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€5,200 – €6,990 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €5,750 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €5,772 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €4,150 / €7,344 |
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Ship's engineer Salary in Finland 2026: median €6,140 a month (JobCrawls, based on Statistics Finland earnings data, updated ). https://www.jobcrawls.com/en/salary/ship-s-engineer
JobCrawls (2026). Ship's engineer Salary in Finland 2026. Updated . https://www.jobcrawls.com/en/salary/ship-s-engineer
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