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Private sector vs. Public sector

Translators, interpreters and other linguists. 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
30k40k50k PRIVATE SECTOR 39 700 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 39 600 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 percentile28 900 kr32 500 kr+12.5%
25th percentile35 000 kr35 300 kr+0.9%
Median39 700 kr39 600 kr−0.3%
75th percentile46 200 kr45 100 kr−2.4%
90th percentile52 700 kr49 200 kr−6.6%
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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Translators, interpreters and other linguists 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.