2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Power production and water treatment plant operators. 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
35k40k45k50k PRIVATE SECTOR 40 400 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 37 900 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 percentile34 300 kr32 500 kr−5.2%
25th percentile37 000 kr34 900 kr−5.7%
Median40 400 kr37 900 kr−6.2%
75th percentile44 900 kr41 300 kr−8.0%
90th percentile48 400 kr44 500 kr−8.1%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Power production and water treatment plant operators 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.