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Private sector vs. Public sector

Public relations professionals. 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 46 500 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 45 300 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 percentile33 300 kr38 300 kr+15.0%
25th percentile39 800 kr41 800 kr+5.0%
Median46 500 kr45 300 kr−2.6%
75th percentile56 000 kr50 000 kr−10.7%
90th percentile67 000 kr55 000 kr−17.9%
Sources

How this page was made

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