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How much does an accountant earn in Sweden?

Accounting associate professionals. 32,000 people employed in Sweden.

44,600SEK

per month is the median salary for an accountant in Sweden in 2025. That is 16% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+5.2% since 2024

≈ €3,950 / $4,600 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 34,895 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 257 SEK an hour · 535,200 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, an accountant earned 45,700 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 44,600 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 33,200 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 58,100 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
45,700 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
33,200 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
58,100 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
32,000
In this job in Sweden

Accountants in this group handle bookkeeping, reconciliations, tax returns and annual reports, either for several clients at an accounting firm or in a company's own finance department. Common routes in are higher vocational education or a university degree in business. The occupation is not regulated, but industry bodies offer a voluntary authorisation that carries the title Authorised Accounting Consultant (auktoriserad redovisningskonsult). Pay varies with experience, responsibility and employer.

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among accounting associate professionals in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

33,200 SEKLowest 10%44,600 SEKMedian58,100 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 38,300–50,700 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Accountant 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 31,300 SEK a month on average — roughly 25,200 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 31,300 SEK 25,248 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 40,200 SEK 31,932 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 33,200 SEK 26,681 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 38,300 SEK 30,528 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.

Accountant pay in the private and public sector

What accounting associate professionals 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 45,700 SEK 44,600 SEK 44,700 SEK 44,500 SEK
Private sector 45,900 SEK 45,000 SEK 45,000 SEK 45,000 SEK
Public sector 36,700 SEK 36,200 SEK 35,500 SEK 36,500 SEK
Central government 36,700 SEK 36,200 SEK 35,500 SEK 36,500 SEK

Accountant salary after tax in Sweden

What accounting associate professionals actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 44,600 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 34,895 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

44,600 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 34,895 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 35,533 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 34,829 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 34,882 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 35,918 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 33,924 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 31,300 SEK before tax — roughly 25,248 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 58,100 SEK, which is roughly 43,371 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for an accountant

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 30,000 60,000 Median pay Number
Men 44,700 SEK 6,500
Women 44,500 SEK 25,500

Women's average salary is 97% 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.

Accountant salary by age

Pay for accounting associate professionals normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 31,300 SEK 31,300 SEK 31,300 SEK –
25–34 years 40,200 SEK 41,000 SEK 39,800 SEK 6,700
35–44 years 46,100 SEK 47,100 SEK 45,800 SEK 6,400
45–54 years 48,900 SEK 54,900 SEK 47,900 SEK 8,000
55–64 years 48,600 SEK 53,200 SEK 48,000 SEK 8,800

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 46,000 SEK – 45,600 SEK 3,000
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 45,200 SEK 48,400 SEK 44,900 SEK 7,100
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 43,300 SEK 42,700 SEK 43,400 SEK 9,200
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 47,400 SEK 48,900 SEK 46,800 SEK 11,700

Accountant 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 30,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 48,700 SEK 49,900 SEK 48,400 SEK 13,800
East-Central Sweden 46,600 SEK 41,900 SEK 47,400 SEK 2,800
Småland and islands 40,000 SEK 42,200 SEK 39,200 SEK –
South Sweden 42,600 SEK 42,400 SEK 42,600 SEK –
West Sweden 45,600 SEK 48,500 SEK 45,100 SEK 4,200
North-Central Sweden 43,300 SEK 43,700 SEK 43,300 SEK –
Central Norrland 42,600 SEK – 42,400 SEK 570
Upper Norrland 41,500 SEK – 41,700 SEK –

Accountant 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 32,000 SEK in 2014 to 44,600 SEK in 2025, +39% 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 3313, “redovisningsekonomer”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Auktoriserad redovisningskonsult
  • Bokhållare
  • Ekonomiansvarig, övrig
  • Ekonomisekreterare
  • Förvaltningsekonom, fastighetsbolag
  • Granskare, revision
  • Granskningsman
  • Junior revisor
  • Lantbruksbokförare
  • Projektekonom
  • Redovisningsansvarig, övrig
  • Redovisningsekonom
  • Redovisningskonsult, bokslut, deklaration
  • Revisionsassistent
  • Revisionsbiträde
  • Revisorsassistent
  • Sekreterare, ekonomi-

Frequently asked questions

How much does an accountant 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 44,600 SEK a month before tax, against 42,400 SEK the year before (2024) — +5.2%. 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 an accountant in Sweden?

The median salary for an accountant in Sweden is 44,600 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 accounting associate professionals sit 16% higher than the typical job.

How much does an accountant earn after tax?

The median salary for an accountant is 44,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 34,900 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 accounting associate professionals?

The average (45,700 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (44,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what accounting associate professionals typically earn.

What is the starting salary for an accountant in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: accounting associate professionals aged 18–24 years earn 31,300 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 33,200 SEK. More in the section “Accountant starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for accounting associate professionals?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 58,100 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 accounting associate professionals in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 97% of men's in this job. The median salary is 44,700 SEK for men and 44,500 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does an accountant earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where accounting associate professionals earn 48,700 SEK per month on average.

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