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Environmental engineer Salary in Finland 2026
Environmental engineer pay is typically €4,550 a month.
The middle half of the pay runs from €3,770 to €5,470. About €3,198 is left after tax. The median for all occupations in Finland is €3,772.
Monthly pay before tax
The curve is Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Environmental engineers” (2024), raised to July–September 2026.How we estimate pay
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Environmental 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 | ≈€4,700 | €4,413 | 462 |
| Municipalities | ≈€4,290 | €4,024 | 114 |
Pay is highest in the private sector (about €4,700) and lowest in municipalities (about €4,290).
Work and training
Environmental engineer, for example an environmental protection engineer, nature conservation engineer, occupational safety engineer or waste management manager, researches, plans and leads measures that prevent, monitor or remedy the harm human activity causes to the environment. The work includes environmental impact assessments for construction projects, monitoring the quality of water, air and soil and maintaining permit and monitoring data. According to Job Market Finland, suitable education for an environmental engineer is a Master of Science in Technology or an engineer (AMK) degree in a suitable field, and workplaces include industry, environmental consultancies, organisations and public administration.
Sources: api.stat.fi, tyomarkkinatori.fi
Languages
100% of open ads accept English
Required languages in 2 open ads: Finnish 50 %, English 100 %.
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €3,186 | €2,484 |
| Lower quarter of the range | €3,770 | €2,796 |
| Median | €4,550 | €3,198 |
| Upper quarter of the range | €5,470 | €3,660 |
| Best-paid tenth | €6,559 | €4,193 |
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
Where the Environmental 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 “Environmental engineers”, 725
- Median, estimated for today≈€4,550July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€4,770July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€3,770 – €5,470July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€4,2642024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€4,4762024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€2,987 / €6,1502024 · Statistics Finland 15au
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€4,550 | Full-time employees in “Environmental engineers”, 725 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.6%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€4,770 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€3,770 – €5,470 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €4,264 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €4,476 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €2,987 / €6,150 |
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 Environmental engineer pay
Short answers from the same figures.
What does an Environmental engineer earn in Finland?
The median salary is about €4,550 and the average about €4,770 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026.
How much of an Environmental engineer’s pay is left after tax?
From €4,550 a month, about €3,198 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 Environmental engineer?
About €28.44 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €4,550 a month over 160 working hours.
What is Environmental engineer pay in the private sector?
In the private sector the median is about €4,700 a month, against about €4,290 in municipalities.
Is Environmental engineer pay good?
The median of €4,550 is 21% above the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
Companies hiring Environmental engineers
2 employers have open jobs for this role right now.
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