2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Financial controllers. 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 59 500 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 48 600 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 percentile43 500 kr39 500 kr−9.2%
25th percentile50 700 kr43 700 kr−13.8%
Median59 500 kr48 600 kr−18.3%
75th percentile72 000 kr54 400 kr−24.4%
90th percentile87 000 kr60 200 kr−30.8%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Financial controllers 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.