2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Assistant nurses, clinic. 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
30k35k40k PRIVATE SECTOR 34 500 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 32 600 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 percentile29 100 kr28 600 kr−1.7%
25th percentile31 800 kr30 500 kr−4.1%
Median34 500 kr32 600 kr−5.5%
75th percentile37 600 kr34 300 kr−8.8%
90th percentile40 900 kr36 400 kr−11.0%
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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Assistant nurses, clinic 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.