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Chemist Salary in Finland 2026
Chemist pay is typically €4,830 a month.
The median salary is €4,830 and the average €5,050 a month. The figures are Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Chemists” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. About €3,346 is left after tax.
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The curve is Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation, raised to July–September 2026.
Chemist pay by employer sector, and starting pay
Statistics Finland’s median for full-time employees in each employer sector, raised to July–September 2026 with that sector’s own pay growth.
| Employer | Median now | Median 2024 | Full-time employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private sector | ≈€4,820 | €4,520 | 689 |
| Wellbeing areas | ≈€6,740 | €6,086 | 110 |
Pay is highest in wellbeing services counties (about €6,740) and lowest in the private sector (about €4,820).
Where the Chemist 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 “Chemists”, 1,340
- Median, estimated for today≈€4,830July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€5,050July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€3,910 – €5,810July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€4,5162024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€4,7182024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€3,000 / €6,5092024 · Statistics Finland 15au
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€4,830 | Full-time employees in “Chemists”, 1,340 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€5,050 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€3,910 – €5,810 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €4,516 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €4,718 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €3,000 / €6,509 |
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 Chemist pay
Short answers from the same figures.
What does a Chemist earn in Finland?
The median salary is about €4,830 and the average about €5,050 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026.
How much of a Chemist’s pay is left after tax?
From €4,830 a month, about €3,346 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 Chemist?
About €30.19 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €4,830 a month over 160 working hours.
What is Chemist pay in the private sector?
In the private sector the median is about €4,820 a month, against about €6,740 in wellbeing services counties.
Is Chemist pay good?
The median of €4,830 is 28% above the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
Work and training
Chemists work in health care and industrial laboratories, environmental laboratories, research institutes, universities and educational institutions, and in retail. Chemistry is studied at universities in the natural sciences, up to a master's degree (filosofian maisteri), and chemical engineering in technology, up to a diploma engineer degree (diplomi-insinööri). No collective agreement is tied to the title. In the chemical industry, Kemianteollisuus ry has an agreement with Ylemmät Toimihenkilöt YTN for upper salaried employees (15 April 2025 to 31 January 2028), and whether it applies depends on the person's duties and responsibility.
Sources: tyomarkkinatori.fi, kemianteollisuus.fi
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €3,211 | €2,498 |
| Median | €4,830 | €3,346 |
| Best-paid tenth | €6,966 | €4,392 |
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 Chemists
From our employer rankings. Some may be worth reaching out to directly even without an open listing.