2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

System administrators. 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
40k50k60k70k PRIVATE SECTOR 53 600 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 50 300 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 percentile39 500 kr41 200 kr+4.3%
25th percentile44 400 kr44 900 kr+1.1%
Median53 600 kr50 300 kr−6.2%
75th percentile63 300 kr56 000 kr−11.5%
90th percentile71 100 kr60 400 kr−15.0%
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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System administrators 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.