Structure of earnings

The structure of earnings statistics describe the numbers, hourly and monthly earnings, and formation and distribution of wage and salary earners’ earnings in all employer sectors. Data recorded on wage and salary earners include, for example,

• sex
• age
• level of education
• region of workplace
• employer sector
• occupation
• industry

Hourly and monthly earnings are total earnings, i.e. gross earnings, and in addition to basic pay they include all regularly paid bonuses, as well as benefits in kind and overtime compensations, but not holiday bonuses and performance-based bonuses.

The data are collected from several different sources, such as Statistics Finland's data collections and registers, the Tax Administration and the Confederation of Finnish Industries. The data are published once a year.