Appendix table 1. Average monthly earnings and dispersion of earnings of full-time wage and salary earners in 2020 by level of education
National level of education 2016 | Sex | Total earnings, euros/month | ||||
Number of employees | 1st decile | Median | 9th decile | Mean | ||
2 Lower secondary education | Total | 108820 | 1972 | 2703 | 4145 | 2953 |
Men | 67266 | 2108 | 2933 | 4485 | 3180 | |
Women | 41554 | 1867 | 2401 | 3446 | 2585 | |
3 Upper secondary education | Total | 544984 | 2136 | 2813 | 4170 | 3029 |
Men | 300623 | 2309 | 3120 | 4549 | 3331 | |
Women | 244361 | 2040 | 2512 | 3391 | 2657 | |
4 Post-secondary non-tertiary education | Total | 26394 | 2364 | 3291 | 4930 | 3516 |
Men | 14522 | 2697 | 3676 | 5356 | 3918 | |
Women | 11872 | 2217 | 2834 | 4080 | 3025 | |
5 Short-cycle tertiary education | Total | 149183 | 2451 | 3308 | 5275 | 3653 |
Men | 50577 | 2725 | 4068 | 6261 | 4348 | |
Women | 98606 | 2394 | 3061 | 4423 | 3297 | |
6 Bachelor's or equivalent level | Total | 298445 | 2493 | 3338 | 5258 | 3656 |
Men | 132601 | 2700 | 3932 | 6020 | 4198 | |
Women | 165843 | 2408 | 3003 | 4261 | 3221 | |
7 Master's or equivalent level | Total | 273785 | 2953 | 4275 | 6952 | 4709 |
Men | 114686 | 3235 | 4785 | 7721 | 5225 | |
Women | 159099 | 2833 | 3997 | 6220 | 4337 | |
8 Doctoral or equivalent level | Total | 26725 | 3621 | 5057 | 8273 | 5624 |
Men | 13770 | 3656 | 5283 | 8628 | 5870 | |
Women | 12955 | 3492 | 4818 | 7948 | 5363 | |
Total | Total | 1428336 | 2262 | 3217 | 5357 | 3599 |
Men | 694046 | 2425 | 3555 | 5876 | 3932 | |
Women | 734290 | 2177 | 2950 | 4720 | 3284 |
Source: Structure of Earnings 2020, Statistics Finland
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Updated 11.10.2021
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Structure of Earnings [e-publication].
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Appendix table 1. Average monthly earnings and dispersion of earnings of full-time wage and salary earners in 2020 by level of education
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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