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Private sector vs. Public sector

Research and development managers, level 1. 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
75k100k125k PRIVATE SECTOR 87 900 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 80 100 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 percentile59 500 kr59 700 kr+0.3%
25th percentile72 700 kr70 600 kr−2.9%
Median87 900 kr80 100 kr−8.9%
75th percentile111 000 kr96 300 kr−13.2%
90th percentile137 000 kr107 500 kr−21.5%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Research and development managers, level 1 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.