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Cafe Worker Salary in Finland 2026

Also listed under: Café Worker

Cafe Worker pay is typically €2,570 a month.

The middle half of the pay runs from €2,160 to €2,940. About €2,099 is left after tax. In job ads that state the pay, the median is €2,078 (53 ads). The median for all occupations in Finland is €3,772.

Monthly pay before tax

middle half€2,000€3,000€4,000median €2,570average €2,620

What raises and lowers Cafe Worker pay?

  • Staffing agency+€121
  • Mid-level+€58
  • Helsinki+€40
  • Tampere+€40
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Cafe Worker pay by factor: the difference seen in job ads, applied to the median of €2,570
FactorDifferenceAds
Staffing agency+€12117
Mid-level+€5847
Helsinki+€406
Tampere+€401
Count each

Every job ad counts once, so employers that post many ads weigh more.

The curve is Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Food service counter attendants” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. Each bar applies the pay difference seen in job ads to it: 53 ads state the pay. A paler bar means fewer than 20 ads.

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How we estimate pay

What salary should you ask for?

Ask for €2,100–2,250 a month.

That is the median to the upper quartile of the pay stated in 53 job ads. About €1,807 to €1,903 is left after tax.

your ask

ad median €2,078middle half of ads

For the application form
“My salary expectation is €2,200 a month.”

Employers already offer this range in their ads, so it is a realistic ask. Asking in the middle leaves room to move.

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23 open Cafe Worker jobs

The best-paid ad offers €1,942–2,500 · 11 new this week

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Cafe Worker earnings with supplements are about €490 higher than ads say

Job ads state the base pay. Statistics Finland counts everyone in the job, shift supplements included.

Advertised pay€2,078Earnings with supplements€2,566+€488€2,000€3,000

Languages

26% of open ads accept English

Required languages in 23 open ads: Finnish 100 %, English 26 %.

How much is left after tax

Gross a monthTake-home a month
Lowest-paid tenth€1,837€1,628
Lower quarter of the range€2,160€1,848
Median€2,570€2,099
Upper quarter of the range€2,940€2,340
Best-paid tenth€3,374€2,585

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.

Pay in related roles

How tight is the Cafe Worker job market?

At the end of September 2026, the occupation group food service counter attendants had 8.2 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 12.0: 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).

Food service counter attendants

Register and JobCrawls ads8.2
Employment service register12.0

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 Cafe Worker 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 method and sourcesData and reuse

Full-time employees in “Food service counter attendants”, 3,749

  • Median, estimated for today≈€2,570July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
  • Average, estimated for today≈€2,620July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
  • Middle half, estimated for today≈€2,160 – €2,940July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
  • Median€2,4072024 · Statistics Finland 15au
  • Average€2,4532024 · Statistics Finland 15au
  • Bottom and top 10% lines€1,723 / €3,1652024 · Statistics Finland 15au

53 job ads for the role that state the pay

  • Median starting pay offered€2,078Last 12 months · JobCrawls

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 Cafe Worker pay

Short answers from the same figures.

What does a Cafe Worker earn in Finland?

The median salary is about €2,570 and the average about €2,620 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026. Job ads for the role state a median of €2,078: ads quote base pay, without shift supplements.

How much of a Cafe Worker’s pay is left after tax?

From €2,570 a month, about €2,099 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 a Cafe Worker?

About €16.06 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €2,570 a month over 160 working hours.

Is Cafe Worker pay good?

The median of €2,570 is 32% below the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
23 open Cafe Worker jobsThe best-paid ad offers €1,942–€2,500 · 11 new this weekSee the jobs ›

What the ads ask for and offer

Skills

  • Customer service 23
  • Cash register operation 8
  • Hygiene passport 8
  • Cleaning 7
  • Food preparation 7
  • Specialty coffee preparation 5
  • Baking 3
  • Coffee preparation 3
  • Espresso machine 3
  • Food self-monitoring 3

Required languages

  • Finnish 100 %
  • English 26 %

Benefits

  • Extended occupational healthcare 8
  • Sports & culture benefit 3

Contract type

  • Part-time 11
  • Full-time 8
  • Temporary 3
  • Open Application 1

Numbers are open ads that mention it, out of 23.

Best-paying open jobs

All 23 open jobs

Stated pay compared with the median €2,570.

Compass Group Finland OyCafé WorkerHelsinki€1,942–2,500−3% vs median
Oy Karl Fazer AbCafé WorkerHelsinki€2,192–2,406−6% vs median

Companies hiring Cafe Workers

18 employers have open jobs for this role right now.

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