2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Economists not elsewhere classified. 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 52 200 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 47 800 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 000 kr37 900 kr+5.3%
25th percentile42 900 kr41 500 kr−3.3%
Median52 200 kr47 800 kr−8.4%
75th percentile65 100 kr53 700 kr−17.5%
90th percentile80 000 kr59 400 kr−25.8%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Economists not elsewhere classified 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.