2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Painters and related workers. 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
30k35k40k PRIVATE SECTOR 37 900 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 36 000 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 percentile32 200 kr30 900 kr−4.0%
25th percentile35 700 kr35 000 kr−2.0%
Median37 900 kr36 000 kr−5.0%
75th percentile40 000 kr37 400 kr−6.5%
90th percentile41 100 kr37 800 kr−8.0%
Sources

How this page was made

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