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Last updated: June 24, 2026

Forensic Pathologist Salary
in Sweden

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SEK 305,829

Average Salary

SEK 147/hr

Average Hourly

SEK 7,890

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Forensic Pathologist is SEK 305,829 a year and SEK 147 an hour in Sweden. The average salary range for a Forensic Pathologist is between SEK 223,561 and SEK 364,548. On average, a Doctorate Degree is the highest level of education for a Forensic Pathologist. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Sweden.

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Estimated salary in 2031:
SEK 342,430
5 Year Change:
12 %

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Description: Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population...

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Forensic Pathologist is SEK 305,829 a year and SEK 147 an hour in Sweden. The average salary range for a Forensic Pathologist is between SEK 223,561 and SEK 364,548. On average, a Doctorate Degree is the highest level of education for a Forensic Pathologist. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Sweden.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Forensic Pathologist Job Description

Description: Performs autopsies/post mortem examinations to determine the cause of death (the pathologic process, injury, or disease that directly results in or initiates a series of events which lead to a person's death) and the manner of death (the circumstances surrounding the cause of death, which in most jurisdictions include homicide, accident, natural, suicide, and suspicious deaths, sudden and expected deaths, deaths in children and infants, prisoners, persons under the care of an institution, situations where illicit drugs or alcohol may have contributed to the death, deaths occurring during or in close proximity to a surgical procedure, deaths in individuals not under the care of a physician or when the private physician is unable or unwilling to certify the death certificate, and deaths when there is suspicion of a public health threat).

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Sweden Cost of Living Score:

Description: Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a maritime border with Denmark to the south. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population...
Description: Performs autopsies/post mortem examinations to determine the cause of death (the pathologic process, injury, or disease that directly results in or initiates a series of events which lead to a person's death) and the manner of death (the circumstances surrounding the cause of death, which in most jurisdictions include homicide, accident, natural, suicide, and suspicious deaths, sudden and expected deaths, deaths in children and infants, prisoners, persons under the care of an institution, situations where illicit drugs or alcohol may have contributed to the death, deaths occurring during or in close proximity to a surgical procedure, deaths in individuals not under the care of a physician or when the private physician is unable or unwilling to certify the death certificate, and deaths when there is suspicion of a public health threat).

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