2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Special teachers and special needs 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
40k50k PRIVATE SECTOR 45 900 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 48 000 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 percentile37 500 kr42 400 kr+13.1%
25th percentile42 000 kr45 100 kr+7.4%
Median45 900 kr48 000 kr+4.6%
75th percentile49 400 kr50 600 kr+2.4%
90th percentile52 700 kr53 300 kr+1.1%
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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Special teachers and special needs 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.