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How much does a corporate lawyer earn in Sweden?

Business and company lawyers. 7,700 people employed in Sweden.

67,800SEK

per month is the median salary for a corporate lawyer in Sweden in 2025. That is 77% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+4.5% since 2024

≈ €6,000 / $7,000 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 47,962 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 391 SEK an hour · 813,600 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.

A corporate lawyer earns 73,000 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 67,800 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 40,700 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 109,100 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
73,000 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
40,700 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
109,100 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
7,700
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among business and company lawyers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

40,700 SEKLowest 10%67,800 SEKMedian109,100 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 50,000–86,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Corporate lawyer 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 37,000 SEK a month on average — roughly 29,500 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 37,000 SEK 29,547 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 55,700 SEK 42,235 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 40,700 SEK 32,269 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 50,000 SEK 38,530 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.

Corporate lawyer pay in the private and public sector

What business and company lawyers 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 73,000 SEK 67,800 SEK 70,400 SEK 66,300 SEK
Private sector 73,000 SEK 67,800 SEK 70,400 SEK 66,300 SEK

Corporate lawyer salary after tax in Sweden

What business and company lawyers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 67,800 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 47,962 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

67,800 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 47,962 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 49,076 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 47,845 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 47,940 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 49,785 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 46,232 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 37,000 SEK before tax — roughly 29,547 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 109,100 SEK, which is roughly 67,509 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a corporate lawyer

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 40,000 100,000 Median pay Number
Men 70,400 SEK 3,300
Women 66,300 SEK 4,400

Women's average salary is 94% 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.

Corporate lawyer salary by age

Pay for business and company lawyers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 100,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 37,000 SEK – – 150
25–34 years 55,700 SEK 56,600 SEK 55,000 SEK 3,100
35–44 years 81,100 SEK 81,900 SEK 80,600 SEK 2,200
45–54 years 94,500 SEK 99,100 SEK 90,800 SEK 1,300
55–64 years 88,100 SEK 93,800 SEK 83,300 SEK 890

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 100,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 56,000 SEK – – 150
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 57,600 SEK – 52,600 SEK 270
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 73,800 SEK 76,000 SEK 72,100 SEK 7,100

Corporate lawyer 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 40,000 100,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 74,400 SEK 76,500 SEK 72,700 SEK 5,000
East-Central Sweden 68,300 SEK 72,800 SEK 64,300 SEK 320
Småland and islands 74,000 SEK – – –
South Sweden 69,700 SEK 73,800 SEK 67,700 SEK 850
West Sweden 68,000 SEK 71,700 SEK 65,700 SEK 1,100

Corporate lawyer 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 50,000 SEK in 2014 to 67,800 SEK in 2025, +36% 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 2614, “affärs- och företagsjurister”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Affärsjurist
  • Arbetsrättsjurist
  • Bankjurist
  • Bolagsjurist
  • Familjerättsjurist
  • Fastighetsjurist
  • Fastighetsnotarie
  • Företagsjurist
  • Försäkringsjurist
  • Immaterialrättsjurist
  • Jurist, bank
  • Jurist, bolags-
  • Jurist, fastighets-
  • Jurist, företags-
  • Patentjurist
  • Skattejurist
  • Upphovsrättsjurist
  • Varumärkesjurist

Frequently asked questions

How much does a corporate lawyer 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 67,800 SEK a month before tax, against 64,900 SEK the year before (2024) — +4.5%. 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 a corporate lawyer in Sweden?

The median salary for a corporate lawyer in Sweden is 67,800 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 business and company lawyers sit 77% higher than the typical job.

How much does a corporate lawyer earn after tax?

The median salary for a corporate lawyer is 67,800 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 48,000 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 business and company lawyers?

The average (73,000 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (67,800 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what business and company lawyers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a corporate lawyer in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: business and company lawyers aged 18–24 years earn 37,000 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 40,700 SEK. More in the section “Corporate lawyer starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for business and company lawyers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 109,100 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 business and company lawyers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 94% of men's in this job. The median salary is 70,400 SEK for men and 66,300 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a corporate lawyer earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where business and company lawyers earn 74,400 SEK per month on average.

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