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Check a Swedish Public Employer’s Pay Before Accepting Its Offer

A salary offer from a Swedish state authority can be compared with what it already pays. A focused records request gives you a firmer basis for negotiation.

Two people look at a tablet beside Stockholm City Archives’ service counter.
Petter Magnusson / Stockholms stadsarkiv / CC BY-SA 3.0

A job offer from a Swedish state authority can be checked against its existing salary records. That gives applicants a way to test the proposed pay against comparable roles before accepting, without relying solely on a national salary average.

The right follows the employer’s legal status. Fackförbundet ST says salary information at state authorities is public and anyone can request it. State-owned companies

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