2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Managers in public services not elsewhere classified, level 1. 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
60k80k100k PRIVATE SECTOR 68 400 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 74 000 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 percentile55 000 kr59 200 kr+7.6%
25th percentile59 700 kr65 400 kr+9.5%
Median68 400 kr74 000 kr+8.2%
75th percentile83 800 kr87 100 kr+3.9%
90th percentile105 400 kr101 800 kr−3.4%
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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Managers in public services not elsewhere classified, level 1 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.