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Appendix table 1. Average monthly earnings of full-time wage and salary earners by employer sector and field of education in 2009

Education Total Private sector Local government Central government
General education 2 819 2 912 2 347 2 632
Teacher education and educational science 3 165 3 135 3 140 3 683
Humanities and arts 3 080 2 920 3 195 3 418
Social sciences and Business 3 194 3 295 2 667 3 331
Natural sciences 3 725 3 878 3 562 3 555
Technology 3 225 3 262 2 780 3 392
Agriculture and Forestry 2 835 2 876 2 493 3 356
Health and Welfare 2 840 2 763 2 844 3 499
Services 2 493 2 409 2 213 3 486
Other or Unknown field 2 204 2 495 2 095 2 678

Source: Structure of Earnings 2009, Statistics Finland

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Updated 12.11.2010

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Structure of Earnings [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-0092. 2009, Appendix table 1. Average monthly earnings of full-time wage and salary earners by employer sector and field of education in 2009 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 16.4.2024].
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