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Private sector vs. Public sector

Administrative secretaries and related associate professionals. Gross monthly salary, distribution against distribution.

Data released SCB lönestruktur 2025 SCB · SSYK 2012 4-digit
Fig. 1 — Side by side

Both distributions, one scale

10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
30k40k50k60k PRIVATE SECTOR 42 400 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 36 900 kr
Table 1 — The figures

Point by point

Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Public sector against Private sector.

Private sectorPublic sectorΔ
10th percentile33 900 kr31 000 kr−8.6%
25th percentile36 600 kr33 700 kr−7.9%
Median42 400 kr36 900 kr−13.0%
75th percentile52 100 kr40 500 kr−22.3%
90th percentile61 700 kr45 500 kr−26.3%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
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Administrative secretaries and related associate professionals in Sweden

Percentiles are reported exactly as released. Derived (price-adjusted) figures round to the nearest hundred. We take no payment for how any figure is presented. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), open data.