2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Construction and manufacturing 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
40k50k60k PRIVATE SECTOR 49 600 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 48 900 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 percentile37 700 kr40 500 kr+7.4%
25th percentile42 500 kr44 200 kr+4.0%
Median49 600 kr48 900 kr−1.4%
75th percentile57 800 kr53 600 kr−7.3%
90th percentile66 700 kr58 500 kr−12.3%
Sources

How this page was made

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