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Data Engineer Salary in Finland 2026
Also listed under: Senior Data EngineerData Engineer pay is typically €4,110 a month.
The middle half of the pay runs from €3,470 to €4,960. About €2,969 is left after tax. In job ads that state the pay, the median is €5,250 (42 ads). The median for all occupations in Finland is €3,772.
Monthly pay before tax
What raises and lowers Data Engineer pay?
- Senior+€174
- Azure+€174
- Python+€148
- Espoo+€48
- Helsinki−€62
- Finnish−€68
- Mid-level−€147
Show the figures as a table
| Factor | Difference | Estimated pay | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | +€174 | €4,284 | 21 |
| Azure | +€174 | €4,284 | 13 |
| Python | +€148 | €4,258 | 32 |
| Databricks | +€134 | €4,244 | 22 |
| CI/CD | +€106 | €4,216 | 12 |
| AWS | +€49 | €4,159 | 10 |
| Espoo | +€48 | €4,158 | 7 |
| Tampere | −€40 | €4,070 | 13 |
| Oulu | −€43 | €4,067 | 3 |
| Helsinki | −€62 | €4,048 | 23 |
| Finnish | −€68 | €4,042 | 22 |
| Mid-level | −€147 | €3,963 | 24 |
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 “Database designers and administrators” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. Each bar applies the pay difference seen in job ads to it: 42 ads state the pay. A paler bar means fewer than 20 ads.
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How we estimate payWhat salary should you ask for?
Ask for €5,250–5,750 a month.
That is the median to the upper quartile of the pay stated in 42 job ads. About €3,552 to €3,797 is left after tax.
ad median €5,250middle half of ads
For the application form
“My salary expectation is €5,500 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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56 open Data Engineer jobs
The best-paid ad offers €11,684–16,066 · 14 new this week
- Data Engineer (Global)Beehiiv · Remote - Global€11,684–16,066
- Senior Data EngineerDurlston Partners · Remote - Europe€9,695–14,543
- Data EngineerIPRally Technologies Oy · Helsinki€5,500–7,000
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Data Engineer 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 | ≈€4,250 | €3,991 | 2,366 |
| State | ≈€4,060 | €3,923 | 728 |
| Municipalities | ≈€3,640 | €3,416 | 561 |
| Wellbeing areas | ≈€3,830 | €3,456 | 218 |
Pay is highest in the private sector (about €4,250) and lowest in municipalities (about €3,640).
Languages
91% of open ads accept English
Required languages in 56 open ads: Finnish 57 %, Swedish 2 %, English 91 %.
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €2,989 | €2,372 |
| Lower quarter of the range | €3,470 | €2,636 |
| Median | €4,110 | €2,969 |
| Upper quarter of the range | €4,960 | €3,410 |
| Best-paid tenth | €5,887 | €3,864 |
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.
Data Engineer Salary by City
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€4,050/mo
n=23Bar shows P25–P75 band. Vertical line = median. All values in EUR/month.
What is left after rent
Pay is highest in Tampere, and the most is left after rent there too: €3,068 a month once a one-room flat is paid for. That is €139 more than in Helsinki.
| City | Pay | Take-home | One-room rent | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampere | €5,500 | €3,673 | €605 | €3,068 |
| Helsinki | €5,250 | €3,659 | €730 | €2,929 |
Pay is the median in each city’s job ads. Take-home is after income tax at the city’s 2026 municipal rate, without church tax, and the employee’s pension and unemployment insurance contributions. Rent is the median total rent of a non-subsidised one-room flat in Q3 2026; Espoo’s figure covers Espoo and Kauniainen. Rents: Statistics Finland, rents of dwellings (CC BY 4.0)
Pay by seniority
Median advertised pay by the role level stated in the ad.
| Level | Ads | Median a month |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | 24 | €5,000 |
| Senior | 21 | €5,750 |
Pay in related roles
How tight is the Data Engineer job market?
At the end of September 2026, the occupation group database designers and administrators had 10.1 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 27.7: 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).
Database designers and administrators
Register and JobCrawls ads10.1
Employment service register27.7
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
How will AI change Data Engineer work?
Estimate for the broader occupation category: Information and communications technology professionals
Medium exposure
LowModerateHigh
Research suggests AI is more likely to change parts of this job than replace it entirely.
Source: OECD: Automation, skills use and training (Nedelkoska & Quintini, 2018)
Where the Data Engineer 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 “Database designers and administrators”, 4,017
- Median, estimated for today≈€4,110July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.3%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€4,300July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.3%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€3,470 – €4,960July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€3,8682024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€4,0482024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€2,813 / €5,5402024 · Statistics Finland 15au
42 job ads for the role that state the pay
- Median starting pay offered€5,250Last 12 months · JobCrawls
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€4,110 | Full-time employees in “Database designers and administrators”, 4,017 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.3%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€4,300 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€3,470 – €4,960 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €3,868 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €4,048 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €2,813 / €5,540 | |||
| Median starting pay offered | €5,250 | 42 job ads for the role that state the pay | Last 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 Data Engineer pay
Short answers from the same figures.
What does a Data Engineer earn in Finland?
The median salary is about €4,110 and the average about €4,300 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026. Job ads for the role state a median of €5,250: ads quote base pay, without shift supplements.
How much of a Data Engineer’s pay is left after tax?
From €4,110 a month, about €2,969 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 Data Engineer?
About €25.69 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €4,110 a month over 160 working hours.
What is Data Engineer pay in the private sector?
In the private sector the median is about €4,250 a month, against about €4,060 in central government.
Is Data Engineer pay good?
The median of €4,110 is 9% above the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
What the ads ask for and offer
Skills
- Python 42
- SQL 41
- Databricks 32
- Azure 27
- CI/CD 18
- Apache Spark 17
- AWS 17
- Power BI 14
- Snowflake 14
- Azure Synapse 13
Required languages
- Finnish 57 %
- Swedish 2 %
- English 91 %
Benefits
- Flexible working hours 9
- Sports & culture benefit 9
- Extended occupational healthcare 8
- Lunch benefit 8
- Cash bonus 6
- Extra health insurance 3
- Stock options / RSU 3
- Accident / life insurance 2
Contract type
- Full-time 54
- Contract 1
- Internship 1
Numbers are open ads that mention it, out of 56.
Best-paying open jobs
Stated pay compared with the median €4,110.
Companies hiring Data Engineers
40 employers have open jobs for this role right now.
CUJO LLC, Suomen sivuliike3 open jobs · Espoo
Beehiiv1 open job
Pareto Software Oy1 open job · Tampere
Twoday Oy1 open job · Helsinki
YLD1 open job
Inca Digital, Inc.1 open job
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- Nawia Oy1 open job
- Pentasia1 open job
- Tieto Oyj13 open jobs
- ABB Oy1 open job
- Digia1 open job
- Zalando1 open job
- Futurice Oy1 open job
- Loihde Oyj1 open job
- CrazyGames1 open job
- Taxxa AI Oy1 open job
- Trust Wallet1 open job
- HiQ Oy1 open job
- Justmarkets1 open job
- Nitor Group Oy1 open job
- Playrix1 open job
- CGI Suomi Oy1 open job
- Smartvatten Oy1 open job
- Durlston Partners1 open job
- OP Pohjola3 open jobs
- Norrin Oy1 open job
- Alma Media Finland Oy1 open job
- Fellowmind1 open job
- Solita Oy1 open job
- IPRally Technologies Oy1 open job
- Destia Oy1 open job
- Biisoni Oy1 open job
- Nokia Oyj1 open job
- VTT1 open job
- Infotree Global Solutions Oy1 open job
- HUS Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala1 open job
- Agile Lab1 open job
- Barona IT Talent Oy1 open job
- Inven.ai1 open job
- Kesko Oyj1 open job