Private sector hourly wages
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Statistics on private sector hourly wages describe the numbers and earnings levels of hourly paid employees by gender, age, occupational group and education. The data are collected from several different sources and supplemented with Statistics Finland's inquiry. The data are published once a year.
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Median hourly pay in the private sector by sex in 2023
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Median hourly pay for regular working hours in the private sector by sex and the Classification of Occupations (2010) in 2023
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Private sector hourly wages [online publication].
ISSN=2954-1530. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.5.2025].
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