2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Survey and market research interviewers. 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
20k25k30k35k PRIVATE SECTOR 24 900 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 29 500 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 percentile21 000 kr26 600 kr+26.7%
25th percentile24 200 kr27 800 kr+14.9%
Median24 900 kr29 500 kr+18.5%
75th percentile28 300 kr30 900 kr+9.2%
90th percentile37 600 kr32 400 kr−13.8%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Survey and market research interviewers 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.