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Private sector vs. Public sector

Employment officers. 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
30k35k40k PRIVATE SECTOR 35 800 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 36 500 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 percentile29 000 kr33 800 kr+16.6%
25th percentile32 500 kr35 000 kr+7.7%
Median35 800 kr36 500 kr+2.0%
75th percentile38 300 kr38 600 kr+0.8%
90th percentile40 700 kr41 300 kr+1.5%
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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Employment officers 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.