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Private sector vs. Public sector

Machine operators, bleaching, dyeing and cleaning . 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
25k30k PRIVATE SECTOR 28 400 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 29 300 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 percentile24 000 kr24 700 kr+2.9%
25th percentile25 700 kr27 100 kr+5.4%
Median28 400 kr29 300 kr+3.2%
75th percentile30 600 kr31 800 kr+3.9%
90th percentile33 000 kr33 500 kr+1.5%
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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Machine operators, bleaching, dyeing and cleaning 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.