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Private sector hourly wages will be published as part of the structure of earnings statistics starting from the statistical reference year 2024.
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Median earnings of hourly-paid employees EUR 17.6 in the private sector in 2023
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland, the median earnings for regular working hours of hourly-paid employees in the private sector were EUR 17.6 per hour in the last quarter of 2023. Men’s median earnings were EUR 18.3 and women’s EUR 15.0 per hour. In 2023, the median total earnings of private sector hourly-paid employees, including overtime compensations, were EUR 18.4 per hour, EUR 19.1 for men and EUR 15.5 for women.
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- The median of earnings for regular working hours of hourly-paid employees in the private sector was EUR 17.6 and the average EUR 18.0 per hour in the last quarter of 2023.
- The median for total earnings was EUR 18.4 and the average EUR 19.2 per hour.
- The median for total earnings was EUR 15.5 for women and EUR 19.1 for men.
- Total earnings were under EUR 13.4 per hour for 10 per cent of wage and salary earners and 10 per cent earned over EUR 25.5 per hour.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Private sector hourly wages [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 12.5.2026].
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