2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Payroll and personnel clerks. 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 41 900 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 35 800 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 percentile31 400 kr31 900 kr+1.6%
25th percentile36 500 kr33 600 kr−7.9%
Median41 900 kr35 800 kr−14.6%
75th percentile46 900 kr38 200 kr−18.6%
90th percentile53 100 kr40 700 kr−23.4%
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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Payroll and personnel clerks 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.