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Structure of earnings

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF)

Structural statistics on wages and salaries describe numbers, hourly and monthly earnings, and formation and distribution of employees’ wages and salaries in all employer sectors. Annual earnings are also processed in the statistics at set intervals. The data are collected from various sources and published once a year.

Key figures

Median for total earnings of full-time wage and salary earners

3,611 EUR per month

2024, preliminary data

Structure of earnings
Updated: 24/11/2025

Figures

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Total earnings of full-time wage and salary earners by sex 2024*

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Releases

Median earnings of wage and salary earners EUR 3,611 per month in 2024

Structure of earnings 2024, preliminary

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Highest earning decile of full-time wage and salary earners earned at least EUR 5,972 in 2023

Structure of earnings 2023

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Wage and salary earners with doctorate level education had the highest total earnings in 2022

Structure of earnings 2022

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Documentation

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Structure of earnings [online publication].
ISSN=1799-0092. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 28.2.2026].
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Contact information

Service email
palkkarakenne@stat.fi

Inquiries primarily

Hanna Jokimäki
Senior Statistician
029 551 3939

Other experts

Olli Ruuska
Senior Statistician
029 551 3274
Matti Lahdenmäki
Senior Statistician
029 551 3690

Information elsewhere

Classification of Sectors 2023