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Work, wages and livelihoodMedian earnings of monthly-paid employees EUR 3,800 in the private sector in 2023
release | Private sector monthly salaries 2023Change
Private sector monthly salaries will be published as part of the structure of earnings statistics starting from the statistical reference year 2024.
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Read more about the changeAccording to Statistics Finland, the median earnings for regular working hours of full-time monthly-paid employees in the private sector were EUR 3,800 and the average earnings EUR 4,220 per month in 2023. Men’s average earnings were EUR 4,300 and women’s EUR 3,350. Those belonging to the best paid decile earned at least EUR 6,400 per month and the earnings of the lowest paid decile were EUR 2,500 or lower.
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- The median earnings of monthly-paid wage and salary earners working in the private sector were EUR 3,800 and the average EUR 4,220 in 2023.
- Ten per cent of wage and salary earners earned at most EUR 2,500 per month and 10 per cent earned at least EUR 6,400 per month.
- The median earnings of women were EUR 3,350 and those of men EUR 4,300 per month.
- The median earnings of those with upper secondary level education were EUR 3,030 and the median of those with higher tertiary level education was EUR 5,020.
- This is the last statistical release and publication of the statistics on private sector monthly salaries. In future, statistics on wages and salaries will be published only in the structure of earnings statistics.
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