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Private sector vs. Public sector

Resident physicians. 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
50k60k70k PRIVATE SECTOR 57 500 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 56 000 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 percentile51 400 kr51 000 kr−0.8%
25th percentile54 700 kr53 000 kr−3.1%
Median57 500 kr56 000 kr−2.6%
75th percentile64 000 kr61 400 kr−4.1%
90th percentile74 500 kr70 200 kr−5.8%
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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Resident physicians 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.