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Private sector vs. Public sector

Geologists, geophysicists and related professionals. 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
40k50k60k PRIVATE SECTOR 49 400 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 45 600 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 percentile38 000 kr39 500 kr+3.9%
25th percentile42 600 kr41 900 kr−1.6%
Median49 400 kr45 600 kr−7.7%
75th percentile54 900 kr50 800 kr−7.5%
90th percentile63 500 kr57 700 kr−9.1%
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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Geologists, geophysicists and related professionals 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.