2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Archaeologists and related 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
40k50k60k PRIVATE SECTOR 41 600 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 46 600 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 percentile34 600 kr39 600 kr+14.5%
25th percentile38 100 kr43 300 kr+13.6%
Median41 600 kr46 600 kr+12.0%
75th percentile50 400 kr51 500 kr+2.2%
90th percentile57 000 kr58 000 kr+1.8%
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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Archaeologists and related 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.