Appendix table 1. Average monthly earnings and dispersion of earnings of full-time wage and salary earners by the level of education in 2015
| Level of education | Total earnings, EUR / month | ||||
| Number | 1st decile | Median | 9th decile | Mean | |
| Lower secondary level education | 127 810 | 1 878 | 2 569 | 3 992 | 2 822 |
| Upper secondary level education | 557 525 | 2 003 | 2 625 | 3 889 | 2 831 |
| Lowest level tertiary education | 186 705 | 2 313 | 3 077 | 4 839 | 3 394 |
| Lower-degree level tertiary education | 242 922 | 2 313 | 3 126 | 4 945 | 3 427 |
| Higher-degree level tertiary education | 227 232 | 2 800 | 4 042 | 6 664 | 4 489 |
| Doctorate or equivalent level tertiary education | 23 505 | 3 479 | 4 907 | 7 931 | 5 420 |
| Total | 1 365 699 | 2 108 | 2 963 | 4 968 | 3 333 |
Source: Structure of Earnings 2015, Statistics Finland
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Updated 29.9.2016
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 by the level of education in 2015
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.12.2024].
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