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How much does a lawyer in government or an organisation earn in Sweden?

Management and organisation lawyers. 4,700 people employed in Sweden.

55,600SEK

per month is the median salary for a lawyer in government or an organisation in Sweden in 2025. That is 45% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

−0.5% since 2024

≈ €4,900 / $5,750 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 42,187 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 321 SEK an hour · 667,200 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 a lawyer in government or an organisation in Sweden is 58,000 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 55,600 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
58,000 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Highest 10%
80,500 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
4,700
In this job in Sweden

Government/organisation 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 47,800 SEK a month on average — roughly 37,000 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 47,800 SEK 37,049 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.

Government/organisation lawyer pay in the private and public sector

What management and organisation 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 58,000 SEK 55,600 SEK – 55,700 SEK
Private sector – – – –
Public sector 57,300 SEK 56,400 SEK 56,700 SEK 56,300 SEK
Central government 57,100 SEK 56,200 SEK 56,000 SEK 56,300 SEK
Municipalities 56,600 SEK 56,000 SEK 56,900 SEK 55,800 SEK
Regions (health care) 63,100 SEK 62,000 SEK 63,300 SEK 61,500 SEK

Government/organisation lawyer salary after tax in Sweden

What management and organisation lawyers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 55,600 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 42,187 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

55,600 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 42,187 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 43,051 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 42,098 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 42,171 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 43,590 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 40,857 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 47,800 SEK before tax — roughly 37,049 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 80,500 SEK, which is roughly 53,973 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a lawyer in government or an organisation

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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Government/organisation lawyer salary by age

Pay for management and organisation lawyers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 47,800 SEK 52,900 SEK 46,600 SEK –
35–44 years 54,300 SEK – 59,600 SEK –
45–54 years 67,600 SEK 74,700 SEK 64,000 SEK 1,000
55–64 years 70,900 SEK 74,500 SEK 68,900 SEK 600

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) 57,800 SEK – 57,900 SEK 4,500

Government/organisation 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 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
East-Central Sweden 56,400 SEK 56,600 SEK 56,300 SEK 400
Småland and islands 53,500 SEK – – 120
South Sweden 58,600 SEK – 56,900 SEK 300
West Sweden 56,400 SEK 59,800 SEK 55,100 SEK 430
North-Central Sweden 56,300 SEK – 55,400 SEK 170
Central Norrland 53,100 SEK – – 100

Government/organisation 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 42,400 SEK in 2014 to 55,600 SEK in 2025, +31% 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 2615, “förvaltnings- och organisationsjurister”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Akademiombudsman
  • Avtalssekreterare, kommun
  • Chefsjurist
  • Folkrättsjurist
  • Förbundsjurist
  • Förvaltningsjurist
  • Jurist, förvaltnings-
  • Jurist, myndighet
  • Jurist, organisation
  • Kanslijurist
  • Kanslinotarie
  • Kommunjurist
  • Landstingsjurist
  • Länsassessor
  • Länsjurist
  • Länsnotarie
  • Organisationsjurist
  • Regionjurist
  • Rättsvårdsinspektör
  • Stadsadvokat
  • Stadsjurist
  • Stadsnotarie
  • Stadsombudsman
  • Verksjurist

Frequently asked questions

How much does a lawyer in government or an organisation 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 55,600 SEK a month before tax, against 55,900 SEK the year before (2024) — −0.5%. 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 lawyer in government or an organisation in Sweden?

The median salary for a lawyer in government or an organisation in Sweden is 55,600 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 management and organisation lawyers sit 45% higher than the typical job.

How much does a lawyer in government or an organisation earn after tax?

The median salary for a lawyer in government or an organisation is 55,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 42,200 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 management and organisation lawyers?

The average (58,000 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (55,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what management and organisation lawyers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a lawyer in government or an organisation in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: management and organisation lawyers aged 25–34 years earn 47,800 SEK per month on average. More in the section “Government/organisation lawyer starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for management and organisation lawyers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 80,500 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden does a lawyer in government or an organisation earn the most?

Pay is highest in South Sweden, where management and organisation lawyers earn 58,600 SEK per month on average.

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