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Private sector vs. Public sector

Telephonist-switchboard operators. 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
25k30k35k40k PRIVATE SECTOR 32 200 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 31 800 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 percentile24 500 kr28 500 kr+16.3%
25th percentile27 200 kr30 100 kr+10.7%
Median32 200 kr31 800 kr−1.2%
75th percentile36 000 kr35 100 kr−2.5%
90th percentile40 700 kr38 700 kr−4.9%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
Telephonist-switchboard operators 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.