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How much do prosecutors earn in Sweden?

Prosecutors. 640 people employed in Sweden.

63,000SEK

per month is the median salary for prosecutors in Sweden in 2025. That is 64% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+1.6% since 2024

≈ €5,600 / $6,500 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 45,690 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 363 SEK an hour · 756,000 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 2025, prosecutors in Sweden earned an average of 63,100 SEK per month. The median salary is 63,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 41,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 83,300 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
63,100 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
41,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
83,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
640
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

41,100 SEKLowest 10%63,000 SEKMedian83,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 50,600–75,100 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Prosecutors 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 45,300 SEK a month on average — roughly 35,400 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 45,300 SEK 35,366 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 41,100 SEK 32,538 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 50,600 SEK 38,934 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.

Prosecutors pay in the private and public sector

What prosecutors 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 63,100 SEK 63,000 SEK 71,000 SEK 60,000 SEK
Public sector 63,100 SEK 63,000 SEK 71,000 SEK 60,000 SEK
Central government 63,100 SEK 63,000 SEK 71,000 SEK 60,000 SEK

Prosecutors salary after tax in Sweden

What prosecutors actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 63,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 45,690 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

63,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 45,690 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 46,706 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 45,584 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 45,670 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 47,348 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 44,117 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 45,300 SEK before tax — roughly 35,366 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 83,300 SEK, which is roughly 55,298 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for prosecutors

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 71,000 SEK 250
Women 60,000 SEK 390

Women's average salary is 90% 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.

Prosecutors salary by age

Pay for prosecutors normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 45,300 SEK – 44,800 SEK 160
35–44 years 59,900 SEK – 59,100 SEK 200
45–54 years 74,000 SEK – – 140
55–64 years 77,900 SEK – – 120

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) 63,100 SEK 67,300 SEK 60,300 SEK 640

Prosecutors 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
Stockholm 65,500 SEK – 62,500 SEK 210
East-Central Sweden 62,700 SEK – – 100

Prosecutors 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 52,500 SEK in 2014 to 63,000 SEK in 2025, +20% 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 2613, “åklagare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Allmän åklagare
  • Assistentåklagare
  • Chefsåklagare
  • Distriktsåklagare
  • Kammaråklagare
  • Länsåklagare
  • Riksåklagare
  • Sjöfiskal
  • Stadsfiskal
  • Statsåklagare
  • Åklagaraspirant
  • Åklagarassistent
  • Åklagare
  • Åtalsbyråchef
  • Överåklagare

Frequently asked questions

How much do prosecutors 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 63,000 SEK a month before tax, against 62,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +1.6%. 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 prosecutors in Sweden?

The median salary for prosecutors in Sweden is 63,000 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 prosecutors sit 64% higher than the typical job.

How much do prosecutors earn after tax?

The median salary for prosecutors is 63,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 45,700 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 prosecutors?

The average (63,100 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (63,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what prosecutors typically earn.

What is the starting salary for prosecutors in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: prosecutors aged 25–34 years earn 45,300 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 41,100 SEK. More in the section “Prosecutors starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for prosecutors?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 83,300 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 prosecutors in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 90% of men's in this job. The median salary is 71,000 SEK for men and 60,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do prosecutors earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where prosecutors earn 65,500 SEK per month on average.

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