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How much does a lawyer earn in Sweden?

Lawyers. 4,100 people employed in Sweden.

66,000SEK

per month is the median salary for a lawyer in Sweden in 2025. That is 72% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+10% since 2024

≈ €5,850 / $6,800 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 47,110 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 381 SEK an hour · 792,000 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, a lawyer earned 70,200 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 66,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 47,200 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 100,000 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
70,200 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
47,200 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
100,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
4,100
In this job in Sweden

Advokater are lawyers admitted to the Swedish Bar Association, who represent and advise clients in legal matters such as criminal cases, family law and commercial law. The title advokat is protected and may only be used by members of the Bar. Admission requires a law degree, several years of practical legal experience, usually as an associate at a law firm, and a passed bar examination. Nearly all work at law firms, and pay varies with the size and focus of the firm and with experience.

The pay range

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

47,200 SEKLowest 10%66,000 SEKMedian100,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 54,800–80,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

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 25–34, earn 67,500 SEK a month on average — roughly 47,800 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 67,500 SEK 47,820 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 47,200 SEK 36,645 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 54,800 SEK 41,762 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.

Lawyer pay in the private and public sector

What 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 70,200 SEK 66,000 SEK 65,200 SEK 67,000 SEK
Private sector 70,200 SEK 66,000 SEK 65,200 SEK 67,000 SEK

Lawyer salary after tax in Sweden

What lawyers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 66,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 47,110 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

66,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 47,110 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 48,187 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 46,997 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 47,089 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 48,871 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 45,439 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 67,500 SEK before tax — roughly 47,820 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 100,000 SEK, which is roughly 63,202 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a 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 65,200 SEK –
Women 67,000 SEK –

Women's average salary is 101% 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.

Lawyer salary by age

Pay for lawyers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 100,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 67,500 SEK 70,100 SEK 66,100 SEK –
35–44 years 77,200 SEK 77,700 SEK 76,700 SEK –
45–54 years 69,500 SEK – – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 100,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 70,300 SEK 69,800 SEK 70,900 SEK 4,100

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 78,600 SEK 80,100 SEK 76,900 SEK –

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 43,000 SEK in 2014 to 66,000 SEK in 2025, +53% in total. Nominal figures, not adjusted for inflation. The lighter part of the line, the years before 2024, 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 2611, “advokater”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Advokat
  • Brottmålsadvokat
  • Tvistemålsadvokat

Frequently asked questions

How much does a 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 66,000 SEK a month before tax, against 60,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +10%. 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 lawyer in Sweden?

The median salary for a lawyer in Sweden is 66,000 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 lawyers sit 72% higher than the typical job.

How much does a lawyer earn after tax?

The median salary for a lawyer is 66,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 47,100 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 lawyers?

The average (70,200 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (66,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what lawyers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a lawyer in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: lawyers aged 25–34 years earn 67,500 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 47,200 SEK. More in the section “Lawyer starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for lawyers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 100,000 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 lawyers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 101% of men's in this job. The median salary is 65,200 SEK for men and 67,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a lawyer earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where lawyers earn 78,600 SEK per month on average.

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