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Highest earning decile of full-time wage and salary earners earned at least EUR 5,972 in 2023

Release related to topics:Work, wages and livelihood
release | Structure of earnings 2023

Change

New Classification of Sectors adopted in the statistics on structure of earnings and changes in the database tables.
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According to Statistics Finland, the median for monthly earnings of full-time wage and salary earners was EUR 3,564 per month in 2023. The highest paid decile of wage and salary earners earned at least EUR 5,972. The highest paid decile among women earned at least EUR 5,220 and among men at least EUR 6,586 per month.

Key selections

  • The median for total monthly earnings of full-time wage and salary earners was EUR 3,564 and the average EUR 4,007 per month in 2023.
  • The lowest paid decile of full-time wage and salary earners earned at most EUR 2,483 per month in 2023.
  • The lowest paid decile of full-time female wage and salary earners earned at most EUR 2,396 per month and the lowest paid decile of full-time male wage and salary earners at most EUR 2,651 per month.
  • The pay differential between women and men is biggest between the highest paid women and the highest paid men.
  • Besides task-specific pay, total earnings also include all regularly paid bonuses, as well as benefits in kind and overtime compensations, but not holiday bonuses and performance-based bonuses. The earnings are gross earnings.

Statistics Finland renews statistics on wages and salaries in 2025. You can read more about the renewal from this news.

Change

New Classification of Sectors adopted in the statistics on structure of earnings and changes in the database tables.
Read more about the change

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  • Classification of Occupations 2010
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  • Classification of Occupations 2010
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  • The Standard Industrial Classification 2008
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Referencing instructions

Structure of earnings [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=1799-0092. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.12.2024].
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