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Appendix table 1. Average monthly earnings and dispersion of earnings of full-time wage and salary earners by the level of education in 2015

Level of education Total earnings, EUR / month
Number 1st decile Median 9th decile Mean
Lower secondary level education 127 810 1 878 2 569 3 992 2 822
Upper secondary level education 557 525 2 003 2 625 3 889 2 831
Lowest level tertiary education 186 705 2 313 3 077 4 839 3 394
Lower-degree level tertiary education 242 922 2 313 3 126 4 945 3 427
Higher-degree level tertiary education 227 232 2 800 4 042 6 664 4 489
Doctorate or equivalent level tertiary education 23 505 3 479 4 907 7 931 5 420
Total 1 365 699 2 108 2 963 4 968 3 333

Source: Structure of Earnings 2015, Statistics Finland

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Updated 29.9.2016

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Structure of Earnings [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-0092. 2015, Appendix table 1. Average monthly earnings and dispersion of earnings of full-time wage and salary earners by the level of education in 2015 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
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