Can a Patent Attorney afford to live in Stockholm?

Excellent62% of take-home left to save — you can save aggressively here.
Median salary (gross)
Patent Attorney · Stockholm
$170,227
Income tax (~29% effective)
United States
– $49,737
Take-home pay
$10,041/mo
$120,490
Living costs (1 person)
$3,780/mo · derived
– $45,360
Savings potential
$6,261/mo · 62% of take-home
$75,130

Single professional, after-tax. Salary − tax − living costs = what you could save each year.

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How we calculated this

• Salary: OECD 2024 median for Patent Attorney, adjusted for Stockholm.

• Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~29%). Official calculator.

• Living costs: derived from cost-of-living index for a single professional.

Planning estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026. Your situation will differ.