2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Journalists 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 43 700 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 47 700 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 percentile33 300 kr40 300 kr+21.0%
25th percentile37 000 kr44 500 kr+20.3%
Median43 700 kr47 700 kr+9.2%
75th percentile51 400 kr51 900 kr+1.0%
90th percentile60 200 kr56 000 kr−7.0%
Sources

How this page was made

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