For employers
Salary statistics by occupation and region
Official wage structure statistics from Statistics Sweden (SCB), reshaped into percentiles you can actually use when setting pay, budgeting or recruiting.
What are salary statistics – and where do the numbers come from?
Salary statistics describe how pay is distributed within an occupation. Anstella uses the SCB wage structure statistics, the official annual survey that covers the entire Swedish labour market. We show three key figures per occupation (SSYK code):
- P10 – the lowest-paid 10 % in the occupation
- Median – the middle salary; half earn more, half earn less
- P90 – the highest-paid 10 %
The P10–P90 spread is what matters. An average says little when salaries are spread out; percentiles show where a concrete candidate is realistically likely to land.
How to use salary statistics as an employer
- When recruiting: set the entry salary between P10 and median for juniors, around the median for mid-level and between median and P90 for seniors.
- For salary reviews: compare current pay to the median for the right occupation, sector and region – not against a national average.
- For budgeting: combine salary levels with employer social fees, ITP1 pension and holiday pay using our cost calculator.
What does an employee cost?
Gross salary → total monthly and annual cost incl. ITP1 pension and holiday pay.
Open calculator →Frequently asked questions
- What year is the salary data from?
- We fetch the latest published SCB wage structure statistics. SCB normally publishes the previous year's data in summer, so figures are typically 12–18 months old – which is standard for all official Swedish wage statistics.
- Why do SCB numbers differ from union figures?
- Unions usually report pay among their members in a specific occupation or sector. SCB's wage structure statistics cover the entire labour market, which makes the range wider but more representative for an employer who recruits broadly.
- Is the median the same as the average?
- No. The average is pulled up by high salaries. The median is the middle value and describes better what a typical person in the occupation earns.