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Private sector vs. Public sector

Precision-instrument makers and repairers. 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 41 100 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 percentile31 300 kr30 400 kr−2.9%
25th percentile36 300 kr33 500 kr−7.7%
Median41 100 kr36 000 kr−12.4%
75th percentile46 800 kr40 300 kr−13.9%
90th percentile50 900 kr45 700 kr−10.2%
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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Precision-instrument makers and repairers 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.