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How much do legal secretaries earn in Sweden?

Legal secretaries. 2,900 people employed in Sweden.

35,600SEK

per month is the median salary for legal secretaries in Sweden in 2025. That is 7% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,150 / $3,650 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 28,491 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In 2025, legal secretaries in Sweden earned an average of 40,300 SEK per month. The median salary is 35,600 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 30,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 53,200 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
40,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
30,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
53,200 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
2,900
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

30,000 SEKLowest 10%35,600 SEKMedian53,200 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 33,000–42,800 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What legal secretaries 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 40,300 SEK 35,600 SEK 36,400 SEK 35,500 SEK
Private sector 44,100 SEK 40,400 SEK – 40,700 SEK
Public sector 37,400 SEK 34,500 SEK 35,000 SEK 34,500 SEK
Central government 37,400 SEK 34,500 SEK 35,000 SEK 34,500 SEK

Salary after tax

What legal secretaries 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 28,491 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 29,300 SEK before tax — roughly 23,739 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 53,200 SEK, which is roughly 40,685 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for legal secretaries

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 55,000 Median pay Number
Men 36,400 SEK 410
Women 35,500 SEK 2,500

Women's average salary is 87% 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 legal secretaries normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 29,300 SEK – 29,400 SEK –
25–34 years 37,900 SEK – 37,500 SEK 770
35–44 years 43,000 SEK 52,000 SEK 41,200 SEK 730
45–54 years 44,000 SEK – 43,100 SEK 550
55–64 years 42,900 SEK – 41,700 SEK 500

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 38,600 SEK – 38,600 SEK 200
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 37,500 SEK – 37,700 SEK 620
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 36,100 SEK – 36,500 SEK 870
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 45,100 SEK 53,600 SEK 43,100 SEK 1,200

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 30,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 42,700 SEK 49,600 SEK 41,500 SEK 1,500
East-Central Sweden 35,700 SEK – 35,600 SEK 170
Småland and islands 35,800 SEK – 35,500 SEK 140
South Sweden 38,500 SEK – 38,400 SEK 340
West Sweden 38,700 SEK – 38,100 SEK –

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 26,100 SEK in 2014 to 35,600 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 3342, “domstols- och juristsekreterare m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Advokatsekreterare
  • Beredningssekreterare
  • Boupptecknare
  • Bouppteckningsförrättare
  • Boutredare
  • Boutredningsman
  • Domstolsassistent
  • Domstolshandläggare
  • Domstolssekreterare
  • Förrättningsassistent
  • Inskrivningshandläggare
  • Juristassistent
  • Juristsekreterare
  • Paralegal
  • Protokollförare, domstol
  • Sekreterare, advokat-
  • Sekreterare, jurist
  • Tingsvärd
  • Varumärkesassistent
  • Åklagarsekreterare

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for legal secretaries in Sweden?

The median salary for legal secretaries in Sweden is 35,600 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 legal secretaries sit 7% lower than the typical job.

How much do legal secretaries earn after tax?

The median salary for legal secretaries is 35,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 28,491 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 legal secretaries?

The average (40,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (35,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what legal secretaries typically earn.

What is the starting salary for legal secretaries in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: legal secretaries aged 18–24 years earn 29,300 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 30,000 SEK.

How high can the salary go for legal secretaries?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 53,200 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 legal secretaries in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 87% of men's in this job. The median salary is 36,400 SEK for men and 35,500 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do legal secretaries earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where legal secretaries earn 42,700 SEK per month on average.

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