2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Preschool teachers. 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 38 000 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 37 700 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 600 kr33 000 kr+4.4%
25th percentile35 000 kr35 300 kr+0.9%
Median38 000 kr37 700 kr−0.8%
75th percentile40 900 kr40 400 kr−1.2%
90th percentile43 000 kr43 000 kr+0.0%
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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Preschool teachers 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.