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Private sector vs. Public sector

Prescriptionists. 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
40k50k PRIVATE SECTOR 45 500 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 42 300 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 percentile39 000 kr39 000 kr+0.0%
25th percentile41 900 kr40 700 kr−2.9%
Median45 500 kr42 300 kr−7.0%
75th percentile50 100 kr44 800 kr−10.6%
90th percentile56 200 kr46 900 kr−16.5%
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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Prescriptionists 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.