2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Buyers and purchasers. 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
40k50k60k70k PRIVATE SECTOR 49 900 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 47 300 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 kr38 900 kr+2.4%
25th percentile42 300 kr42 800 kr+1.2%
Median49 900 kr47 300 kr−5.2%
75th percentile59 500 kr52 000 kr−12.6%
90th percentile70 000 kr57 000 kr−18.6%
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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Buyers and purchasers 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.