2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Heavy truck and lorry drivers. 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
30k35k40k PRIVATE SECTOR 33 900 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 32 100 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 percentile30 700 kr30 000 kr−2.3%
25th percentile32 200 kr31 500 kr−2.2%
Median33 900 kr32 100 kr−5.3%
75th percentile36 400 kr33 100 kr−9.1%
90th percentile39 600 kr34 400 kr−13.1%
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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Heavy truck and lorry drivers 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.