Psychologists
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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48 400 kr · 50th
41 100 kr10th
43 800 kr25th
48 400 kr50th
52 700 kr75th
57 000 kr90th
That is the median — half of psychologists 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 | 48 400 kr | — |
| Primary municipalities | 51 600 kr | +6.6% |
| Central government | 50 300 kr | +3.9% |
| Private sector | 48 700 kr | +0.6% |
| Non-manual workers private sector | 48 700 kr | +0.6% |
| Public sector | 48 300 kr | −0.2% |
| County council sector | 46 500 kr | −3.9% |
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 2241, Psychologists. Mapped to our taxonomy as psychologists.
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.