2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

School counsellor . 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
35k40k45k PRIVATE SECTOR 40 600 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 41 500 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 percentile36 000 kr36 800 kr+2.2%
25th percentile38 300 kr39 000 kr+1.8%
Median40 600 kr41 500 kr+2.2%
75th percentile43 100 kr43 800 kr+1.6%
90th percentile45 800 kr46 000 kr+0.4%
Sources

How this page was made

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