2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Ships deck crews and related workers. 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
30k40k PRIVATE SECTOR 31 300 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 42 200 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 percentile24 700 kr33 000 kr+33.6%
25th percentile27 500 kr39 100 kr+42.2%
Median31 300 kr42 200 kr+34.8%
75th percentile34 800 kr46 400 kr+33.3%
90th percentile36 400 kr47 600 kr+30.8%
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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Ships deck crews and related workers 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.