Professors
Sweden. Gross monthly salary for full-time equivalents, all sectors combined.
Data released SCB lönestruktur 2025
SCB · SSYK 2012 4-digit
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
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77 800 kr · 50th
65 500 kr10th
71 500 kr25th
77 800 kr50th
84 800 kr75th
94 600 kr90th
That is the median — half of professors in Sweden earn more.
Table 1 — By sector
The same job, sector by sector
Median gross monthly salary by sector, full-time equivalents. Swedish pay statistics split the private sector by manual and non-manual work. Compare private and public sector pay →
| Sector | Median | vs. Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden This page | 77 800 kr | — |
| Private sector | 83 500 kr | +7.3% |
| Non-manual workers private sector | 83 500 kr | +7.3% |
| Public sector | 76 700 kr | −1.4% |
| Central government | 76 700 kr | −1.4% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.
- Occupation
- SSYK 2012 2311, Professors. Mapped to our taxonomy as professors.
Percentiles are reported exactly as released and are never interpolated between published values. We take no payment from employers, recruiters or anyone else for how any figure is presented. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), open data.