Gross pay statistics based on administrative sources (LSUM, 2023
Gross pay increased by 5.2 procent
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2024-12-04 8.00
Gross pay increased by 5.2 percent 2023 compared with the previous year.
In 2023, the payroll increased by 5.2 percent compared with the previous year and amounted to a total of SEK 2 239 billion. The gross pay increased by 5.6 percent for women and by 4.9 percent for men.
The gross pay increased in all counties compared with the previous year, with Västerbotten County having the largest increase for both women and men, with 7.3 and 7.4 percent respectively.
| Cannge in gross pay (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| County | Women | Men | |
| Blekinge | 5.4 | 5.4 | |
| Dalarna | 4.8 | 3.9 | |
| Gotland | 5.1 | 4.5 | |
| Gävleborg | 4.4 | 3.6 | |
| Halland | 5.2 | 4.6 | |
| Jämtland | 5.3 | 4.7 | |
| Jönköping | 4.8 | 3.5 | |
| Kalmar | 4.2 | 3.9 | |
| Kronoberg | 4.9 | 3.5 | |
| Norrbotten | 6.0 | 5.2 | |
| Skåne | 5.6 | 4.8 | |
| Stockholm | 5.9 | 4.7 | |
| Södermanland | 5.1 | 4.4 | |
| Uppsala | 6.1 | 5.2 | |
| Värmland | 5.1 | 4.6 | |
| Västerbotten | 7.3 | 7.4 | |
| Västernorrland | 4.8 | 5.1 | |
| Västmanland | 5.3 | 5.1 | |
| Västra Götaland | 5.9 | 5.5 | |
| Örebro | 5.4 | 4.7 | |
| Östergötland | 5.8 | 5.1 | |
| National level | 5.6 | 4.9 | |
The largest increase in gross pay was noted in energy and environmental companies
The gross pay increased in all industries. The largest increase in gross pay was noted in energy and environmental companies, at 9.4 percent compared with the prevouis year. It was also the industry that had the largest increase in the gross pay for both women and men, by 13 and 8.3 percent, respectively.
Definitions and explanations
Gross pay statistics based on income statements, LSUM, measure gross pay for the work of employees for one year.
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