2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Engineering professionals 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
60k80k PRIVATE SECTOR 56 900 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 54 700 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 percentile42 600 kr45 000 kr+5.6%
25th percentile49 000 kr49 500 kr+1.0%
Median56 900 kr54 700 kr−3.9%
75th percentile67 400 kr60 000 kr−11.0%
90th percentile81 400 kr65 300 kr−19.8%
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 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.