2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Cell and molecular biologists 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
40k50k60k70k PRIVATE SECTOR 47 400 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 44 500 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 percentile36 500 kr39 000 kr+6.8%
25th percentile42 000 kr41 000 kr−2.4%
Median47 400 kr44 500 kr−6.1%
75th percentile55 800 kr49 000 kr−12.2%
90th percentile67 500 kr53 700 kr−20.4%
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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Cell and molecular biologists 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.