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Private sector vs. Public sector

Statisticians. 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
40k60k80k PRIVATE SECTOR 60 100 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 47 600 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 percentile41 000 kr36 600 kr−10.7%
25th percentile48 300 kr41 800 kr−13.5%
Median60 100 kr47 600 kr−20.8%
75th percentile69 700 kr52 000 kr−25.4%
90th percentile87 000 kr56 800 kr−34.7%
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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Statisticians 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.