2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Dental hygienists. 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
30k40k50k PRIVATE SECTOR 44 000 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 39 000 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 kr31 700 kr−9.4%
25th percentile40 000 kr35 300 kr−11.8%
Median44 000 kr39 000 kr−11.4%
75th percentile50 000 kr42 400 kr−15.2%
90th percentile52 200 kr45 700 kr−12.5%
Sources

How this page was made

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