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How much do judges earn in Sweden?

Judges. 1,800 people employed in Sweden.

76,000SEK

per month is the median salary for judges in Sweden in 2025. That is 98% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €6,750 / $7,850 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 51,843 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The mean monthly salary for judges in Sweden is 66,300 SEK (2025). The median salary is 76,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 43,400 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 85,000 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
66,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
43,400 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
85,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
1,800
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

43,400 SEKLowest 10%76,000 SEKMedian85,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 44,800–80,200 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What judges 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 66,300 SEK 76,000 SEK 76,900 SEK 75,500 SEK
Public sector 66,300 SEK 76,000 SEK 76,900 SEK 75,500 SEK
Central government 66,300 SEK 76,000 SEK 76,900 SEK 75,500 SEK

Salary after tax

What judges actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. Between the cheapest and the most expensive one the difference is several hundred kronor a month.

That is roughly 51,843 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 44,600 SEK before tax — roughly 34,895 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 85,000 SEK, which is roughly 56,102 SEK after tax.

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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 80,000 Median pay Number
Men 76,900 SEK 670
Women 75,500 SEK 1,100

Women's average salary is 96% 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.

Pay by age

Pay for judges normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 44,600 SEK 44,900 SEK 44,500 SEK 520
35–44 years 63,200 SEK 64,500 SEK 62,400 SEK 370
45–54 years 79,600 SEK 80,100 SEK 79,300 SEK 440
55–64 years 82,100 SEK 82,000 SEK 82,200 SEK 370

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 66,100 SEK 67,500 SEK 65,200 SEK 1,700

Pay 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 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 66,300 SEK 67,500 SEK 65,600 SEK 720
East-Central Sweden 65,400 SEK – – 110
Småland and islands 66,400 SEK – 64,800 SEK 180
South Sweden 66,600 SEK – 65,600 SEK 200
West Sweden 66,300 SEK 66,800 SEK 66,000 SEK 320

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 56,900 SEK in 2014 to 76,000 SEK in 2025, +34% 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 2612, “domare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Assessor
  • Chefsrådman
  • Domare (juridisk)
  • Domstolsjurist
  • Försäkringsdomare
  • Förvaltningsrättsassessor
  • Förvaltningsrättsfiskal
  • Förvaltningsrättsnotarie
  • Hovrättsassessor
  • Hovrättsfiskal
  • Hovrättslagman
  • Hovrättsnotarie
  • Hovrättspresident
  • Hovrättsråd
  • Jurist, allmän domstol
  • Jurist, förvaltningsdomstol
  • Jurist, specialdomstol
  • Justitieråd
  • Kammarrättsassessor
  • Kammarrättsfiskal
  • Kammarrättslagman
  • Kammarrättspresident
  • Kammarrättsråd
  • Lagman
  • Regeringsråd
  • Revisionssekreterare
  • Rådman
  • Tingsfiskal
  • Tingsnotarie
  • Vattenrättsdomare
  • Överrättsnotarie

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for judges in Sweden?

The median salary for judges in Sweden is 76,000 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 judges sit 98% higher than the typical job.

How much do judges earn after tax?

The median salary for judges is 76,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 51,843 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 judges?

The average (66,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (76,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what judges typically earn.

What is the starting salary for judges in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: judges aged 25–34 years earn 44,600 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 43,400 SEK.

How high can the salary go for judges?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 85,000 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 judges in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 96% of men's in this job. The median salary is 76,900 SEK for men and 75,500 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do judges earn the most?

Pay is highest in South Sweden, where judges earn 66,600 SEK per month on average.

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