2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Mechanical engineering 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
40k50k60k PRIVATE SECTOR 45 200 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 47 000 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 percentile36 300 kr38 800 kr+6.9%
25th percentile40 000 kr42 400 kr+6.0%
Median45 200 kr47 000 kr+4.0%
75th percentile53 000 kr51 300 kr−3.2%
90th percentile58 400 kr56 200 kr−3.8%
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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Mechanical engineering 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.