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Private sector vs. Public sector

Dentists. 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
40k60k80k PRIVATE SECTOR 54 700 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 52 000 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 percentile39 300 kr39 300 kr+0.0%
25th percentile45 800 kr43 100 kr−5.9%
Median54 700 kr52 000 kr−4.9%
75th percentile63 800 kr71 000 kr+11.3%
90th percentile77 000 kr83 900 kr+9.0%
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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Dentists 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.