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Private sector monthly salaries 2023

Median earnings of monthly-paid employees EUR 3,800 in the private sector in 2023

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According 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.

Change

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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Change

New database tables are published and old database tables are archived in the statistics on private sector monthly salaries.

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Key selections

  • 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.

Database tables

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  • Classification of Occupations 2010
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  • Classification of Occupations 2010
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Removed database tables

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Private sector monthly salaries [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 27.4.2026].
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Related topics

Work, wages and livelihood

Contact information

Service email
palkat.yksityinen@stat.fi

Inquiries primarily

Harri Nummila
Senior Statistician
029 551 3235

Other experts

Olli Ruuska
Senior Statistician
029 551 3274

Head of Department in charge

Hannele Orjala
Head of Department in charge
029 551 3582