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Private sector vs. Public sector

Recycling collectors. 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 33 700 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 31 900 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 percentile30 300 kr28 000 kr−7.6%
25th percentile32 300 kr29 800 kr−7.7%
Median33 700 kr31 900 kr−5.3%
75th percentile36 000 kr34 000 kr−5.6%
90th percentile38 500 kr36 100 kr−6.2%
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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Recycling collectors 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.