2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Private sector vs. Public sector

University and higher education lecturers. 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
50k60k70k PRIVATE SECTOR 55 900 kr PUBLIC SECTOR 55 400 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 percentile46 800 kr49 000 kr+4.7%
25th percentile51 200 kr52 000 kr+1.6%
Median55 900 kr55 400 kr−0.9%
75th percentile60 400 kr59 600 kr−1.3%
90th percentile68 000 kr64 900 kr−4.6%
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
Full pages
University and higher education lecturers 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.