2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Psychologists. 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
40k50k60k PRIVATE SECTOR 48 700 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 48 300 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 percentile43 000 kr40 000 kr−7.0%
25th percentile44 000 kr43 600 kr−0.9%
Median48 700 kr48 300 kr−0.8%
75th percentile53 700 kr52 500 kr−2.2%
90th percentile58 400 kr56 500 kr−3.3%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Psychologists 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.