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Guard Salary in Finland 2026
Guard pay is typically €2,930 a month.
The middle half of the pay runs from €2,590 to €3,420. About €2,333 is left after tax. The median for all occupations in Finland is €3,772.
Monthly pay before tax
What raises and lowers Guard pay?
- Mid-level+€29
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| Factor | Difference | Estimated pay | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | +€29 | €2,959 | 5 |
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Every job ad counts once, so employers that post many ads weigh more.
The curve is Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation group “Security guards” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. Each bar applies the pay difference seen in job ads to it: 7 ads state the pay. A paler bar means fewer than 20 ads.
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Guard 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 | ≈€2,910 | €2,732 | 6,078 |
| Municipalities | ≈€2,580 | €2,414 | 179 |
Pay is highest in the private sector (about €2,910) and lowest in municipalities (about €2,580).
Guard pay by job title
Job titles in the same occupation, each with the median of the pay its ads state. Titles with fewer than 5 such ads are left out.
- Security Guard€2,107 102 ads
- Fire Watcher€2,101 14 ads
- Lockout and Hot Work Guards€2,115 5 ads
Guard earnings with supplements are about €930 higher than ads say
Job ads state the base pay. Statistics Finland counts everyone in the job, shift supplements included.
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €2,334 | €1,955 |
| Lower quarter of the range | €2,590 | €2,112 |
| Median | €2,930 | €2,333 |
| Upper quarter of the range | €3,420 | €2,610 |
| Best-paid tenth | €4,005 | €2,916 |
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 Guard job market?
At the end of September 2026, the occupation group security guards had 13.0 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 15.2: 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).
Security guards
Register and JobCrawls ads13.0
Employment service register15.2
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 Guard 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 “Security guards”, 6,495
- Median, estimated for today≈€2,930July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€3,080July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€2,590 – €3,420July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€2,7452024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€2,8852024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€2,188 / €3,7552024 · Statistics Finland 15au
7 job ads for the role that state the pay
- Median starting pay offered€2,002Last 12 months · JobCrawls
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€2,930 | Full-time employees in “Security guards”, 6,495 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€3,080 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€2,590 – €3,420 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €2,745 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €2,885 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €2,188 / €3,755 | |||
| Median starting pay offered | €2,002 | 7 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 Guard pay
Short answers from the same figures.
What does a Guard earn in Finland?
The median salary is about €2,930 and the average about €3,080 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026. Job ads for the role state a median of €2,002: ads quote base pay, without shift supplements.
How much of a Guard’s pay is left after tax?
From €2,930 a month, about €2,333 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 Guard?
About €18.31 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €2,930 a month over 160 working hours.
What is Guard pay in the private sector?
In the private sector the median is about €2,910 a month, against about €2,580 in municipalities.
Is Guard pay good?
The median of €2,930 is 22% below the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
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