2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

ICT-specialist 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
40k60k80k PRIVATE SECTOR 56 700 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 50 000 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 percentile40 500 kr39 900 kr−1.5%
25th percentile48 200 kr44 200 kr−8.3%
Median56 700 kr50 000 kr−11.8%
75th percentile66 400 kr56 000 kr−15.7%
90th percentile77 400 kr62 200 kr−19.6%
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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ICT-specialist 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.