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Applications programmer Salary in Finland 2026
Applications programmer pay is typically €4,850 a month.
The median salary is €4,850 and the average €4,990 a month. The figures are Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Applications programmers” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. About €3,356 is left after tax.
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The curve is Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation, raised to July–September 2026.
How tight is the Applications programmer job market?
At the end of September 2026, the occupation group applications programmers had 32.4 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 42.8: it only sees vacancies reported to the public employment services, and many jobs, most professional ones among them, are advertised only elsewhere.
The lower the number, the tighter the market: more openings for each jobseeker, and employers compete harder to hire. Across all occupations the figure is 9.7 (12.1 in the register alone).
Applications programmers
Register and JobCrawls ads32.4
Employment service register42.8
All occupations
Register and JobCrawls ads9.7
Employment service register12.1
JobCrawls analysis of Statistics Finland and JobCrawls data. Unemployed jobseekers and vacancies: Statistics Finland, Employment Service Statistics (CC BY 4.0), end of September 2026. Open jobs are the register’s vacancies plus JobCrawls ads that are not on Job Market Finland. One ad can be for several positions, and ads we could not place in an occupation group are left out. · Data and reuse
Where the Applications programmer pay estimate comes from
Every figure on this page, who it counts and where it comes from. The headline is Statistics Finland’s; the job ads only set the differences between cities, sectors, levels, skills and languages.
Full-time employees in “Applications programmers”, 2,244
- Median, estimated for today≈€4,850July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€4,990July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€3,940 – €5,840July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€4,5492024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€4,6832024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€3,050 / €6,4592024 · Statistics Finland 15au
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€4,850 | Full-time employees in “Applications programmers”, 2,244 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€4,990 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€3,940 – €5,840 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €4,549 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €4,683 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €3,050 / €6,459 |
Statistics Finland publishes earnings by occupation once a year; the latest is 2024. Like the salary hub, we raise each figure by how much average full-time pay has grown since in the employer sectors where the occupation works, so today’s levels are estimates (≈).
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Common questions about Applications programmer pay
Short answers from the same figures.
What does an Applications programmer earn in Finland?
The median salary is about €4,850 and the average about €4,990 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026.
How much of an Applications programmer’s pay is left after tax?
From €4,850 a month, about €3,356 is left after tax and the employee’s own contributions, at the average municipal tax rate without church tax.
What is the hourly pay for an Applications programmer?
About €30.31 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €4,850 a month over 160 working hours.
Is Applications programmer pay good?
The median of €4,850 is 29% above the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
Work and training
An applications programmer, for example a programmer (IT), application programmer, computer programmer or software designer, writes and maintains the program code needed in software applications and operating systems according to technical instructions and specifications. According to the Job Market Finland description of a software developer, jobs are found in IT companies. Routes in are the upper secondary qualification in information and communications technology (datanomi), a tradenom (AMK) degree in information processing or an engineer (AMK) degree at a university of applied sciences, and a master of science or diplomi-insinööri degree at a university.
Sources: api.stat.fi, tyomarkkinatori.fi
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €3,251 | €2,519 |
| Median | €4,850 | €3,356 |
| Best-paid tenth | €6,884 | €4,352 |
Gross pay from Statistics Finland. Take-home after income tax at the average municipal rate, without church tax, and the employee’s pension and unemployment insurance contributions.
Companies hiring Applications programmers
From our employer rankings. Some may be worth reaching out to directly even without an open listing.