2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Chemical engineering technicians. 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
40k60k PRIVATE SECTOR 45 700 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 30 700 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 percentile35 000 kr28 500 kr−18.6%
25th percentile39 300 kr29 500 kr−24.9%
Median45 700 kr30 700 kr−32.8%
75th percentile54 900 kr31 700 kr−42.3%
90th percentile68 300 kr34 000 kr−50.2%
Sources

How this page was made

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