A padded shoulder carrier for transferring a load to a carrying person's (T) shoulder has a carrier strap (4) and a padded part (5) which has a first lateral region (6) arranged between the carrier strap (4) and the shoulder and a second lateral region (7) arranged between the carrier strap (4) and the carrying person's (T) neck, at least part of the carrier strap (4) being connected to a part of the first lateral region (6) in such a manner that the carrier strap (4) and the padded part (5), in the parts which are connected to one another, together have an elasticity in the longitudinal direction of the carrier which is lower than the elasticity of the second lateral region (7) of the padded part (5) in the longitudinal direction of the carrier. To avoid pressure points on the shoulder even at high loads, the carrier strap (4) is only connected in a part delimited up to a side edge (9) of the carrier strap (4), which side edge faces away from the carrying person's (T) neck, to that part of the first lateral region (6) of the padded part (5) which lies opposite this side edge (9). In addition, in the carrying state, the carrier strap (4) outside these parts rests loosely on the first lateral region (6) of the padded part (5).