How much do legislators earn in Sweden?
per month is the median salary for legislators in Sweden in 2025. That is 211% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.
≈ €10,550 / $12,300 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.
That is roughly 72,336 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.
≈ 688 SEK an hour · 1,431,600 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.
The average salary for legislators in Sweden is 120,000 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 119,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 119,300 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 119,300 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
- 120,000 SEK
- Mean gross monthly salary
- Lowest 10%
- 119,300 SEK
- Earn less than this
- Highest 10%
- 119,300 SEK
- Earn more than this
- People employed
- 470
- Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024