Wage and salary indices

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Wage and salary indices describe the development of the wages and salaries sum in different industries. The wages and salaries sum refers to the sum of gross wages and salaries paid by enterprises. Data derive from the Incomes Register and Statistics Finland's sales inquiry and are published monthly.

Key figures

Annual change of the wages and salaries sum

+2.1%
September 2024
Wage and salary indices
Updated: 05/11/2024

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Releases

Wage and salary indices 2024, September | Release
Wage and salary indices 2024, August | Release
Wage and salary indices 2024, July | Release
Wage and salary indices 2024, June | Release
Wage and salary indices 2024, May | Release

Future releases

Figures

See key statistical data in the figures.

Trends in the sum of wages and salaries (2021=100) by industry (TOL 2008) 2010M01-2024M09

Trends of wages and salaries sum (2021=100) in the private and public sectors in 2010M01 to 2024M09

Information elsewhere

Documentation

Description of the production, used methods and quality of the statistics.

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Referencing instructions

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Wage and salary indices [online publication].
ISSN=1798-6125. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 21.11.2024].
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