2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Graphic designers. 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
40k50k PRIVATE SECTOR 43 600 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 42 100 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 percentile34 100 kr37 200 kr+9.1%
25th percentile37 700 kr39 800 kr+5.6%
Median43 600 kr42 100 kr−3.4%
75th percentile49 400 kr45 300 kr−8.3%
90th percentile55 700 kr47 900 kr−14.0%
Sources

How this page was made

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