2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

Technicians not elsewhere classified. 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
40k50k60k PRIVATE SECTOR 44 600 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 43 800 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 percentile35 000 kr36 300 kr+3.7%
25th percentile38 700 kr38 500 kr−0.5%
Median44 600 kr43 800 kr−1.8%
75th percentile53 700 kr49 500 kr−7.8%
90th percentile64 200 kr55 100 kr−14.2%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Technicians not elsewhere classified 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.