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Median earnings of wage and salary earners highest in information and communication in 2024
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland, the median for total earnings of full-time wage and salary earners was EUR 3,615 per month in 2024. The highest median earnings were in information and communication, EUR 4,990. The median earnings were lowest in accommodation and food service activities, EUR 2,720.
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- The decile receiving the lowest pay earned at most EUR 2,483 and the decile receiving the highest pay earned at least EUR 6,119 in 2024.
- The dispersion of earnings was biggest in financial and insurance activities, where the highest earning decile earned at least EUR 8,444 and the lowest earning decile earned at most EUR 2,854.
- Among the regions, median earnings were highest in Uusimaa, EUR 3,967 and lowest in South Ostrobothnia, EUR 3,286.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Structure of earnings [online publication].
Reference period: 2024. ISSN=1799-0092. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 8.6.2026].
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