2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Light, sound and stage technicians. 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
30k40k50k PRIVATE SECTOR 37 800 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 38 600 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 percentile27 600 kr35 300 kr+27.9%
25th percentile31 100 kr36 600 kr+17.7%
Median37 800 kr38 600 kr+2.1%
75th percentile46 000 kr42 800 kr−7.0%
90th percentile54 000 kr44 800 kr−17.0%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Light, sound and stage technicians 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.