2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Secondary education teachers. 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
35k40k45k50k PRIVATE SECTOR 41 400 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 44 800 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 kr38 400 kr+6.7%
25th percentile38 100 kr41 700 kr+9.4%
Median41 400 kr44 800 kr+8.2%
75th percentile45 000 kr48 100 kr+6.9%
90th percentile49 000 kr51 600 kr+5.3%
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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Secondary education teachers 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.