Local Salaries · Finland
What is a good salary in 🇫🇮 Finland (Helsinki)?
The median is about $4,147/month; top-10% earners clear $7,828/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,976 | $23,712 | 1,749 EUR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $4,147 | $49,764 | 3,670 EUR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $5,794 | $69,528 | 5,128 EUR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $7,828 | $93,936 | 6,928 EUR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $13,137 | $157,644 | 11,626 EUR/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $55,250 (2025) and Gini 27.4. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇦🇹 Austria — median $4,145/mo
- 🇸🇪 Sweden — median $4,250/mo
- 🇸🇬 Singapore — median $4,329/mo
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — median $4,367/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Finland
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Finland?
- The median wage is about $4,147/month ($49,764/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $5,794/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $7,828/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Finland?
- Roughly $7,828/month ($93,936/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $13,137/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Finland?
- A minimum-wage figure for Finland is not available here — No minimum-wage figure available: not published by ILOSTAT for this country and not curated.
- How are these Finland salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($55,250, 2025) and the Gini index (27.4). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.