2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

All. 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
40k60k PRIVATE SECTOR 38 500 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 37 900 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 percentile27 900 kr28 400 kr+1.8%
25th percentile32 000 kr32 300 kr+0.9%
Median38 500 kr37 900 kr−1.6%
75th percentile49 300 kr45 900 kr−6.9%
90th percentile64 600 kr55 700 kr−13.8%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
All 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.