2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Architects . 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 50 500 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 47 500 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 percentile38 000 kr42 500 kr+11.8%
25th percentile43 000 kr44 900 kr+4.4%
Median50 500 kr47 500 kr−5.9%
75th percentile59 000 kr54 100 kr−8.3%
90th percentile64 100 kr58 700 kr−8.4%
Sources

How this page was made

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