2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Pharmacologists and related professionals. 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
40k60k80k PRIVATE SECTOR 63 800 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 45 000 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 percentile44 700 kr39 800 kr−11.0%
25th percentile54 300 kr41 300 kr−23.9%
Median63 800 kr45 000 kr−29.5%
75th percentile82 200 kr48 800 kr−40.6%
90th percentile96 100 kr56 400 kr−41.3%
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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Pharmacologists and related professionals 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.