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Private sector vs. Public sector

Engineering professionals in mechanical technology. 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
40k50k60k70k PRIVATE SECTOR 51 600 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 54 500 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 percentile40 000 kr44 500 kr+11.3%
25th percentile45 100 kr50 400 kr+11.8%
Median51 600 kr54 500 kr+5.6%
75th percentile60 000 kr59 700 kr−0.5%
90th percentile70 000 kr63 700 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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Engineering professionals in mechanical technology 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.