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Lecturer (polytechnics) Salary in Finland 2026
Lecturer (polytechnics) pay is typically €5,750 a month.
The middle half of the pay runs from €5,270 to €6,350. About €3,797 is left after tax. The median for all occupations in Finland is €3,772.
Monthly pay before tax
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Lecturer (polytechnics) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipalities | ≈€5,750 | €5,391 | 2,710 |
| Private sector | ≈€5,710 | €5,358 | 671 |
Work and training
A lecturer (polytechnics), for example a university of applied sciences lecturer (ammattikorkeakoulun lehtori), teacher (university of applied sciences), language teacher or online teacher, teaches at universities of applied sciences, plans and prepares lessons and courses, supervises work placements and working life development projects and takes part in supervising theses. According to Job Market Finland, lecturers and hourly teachers at universities of applied sciences are as a rule required to hold a suitable higher university degree, and a lecturer whose duties mainly involve vocational studies also needs at least three years of practical experience. Teacher education of at least 60 credits must be completed within three years of appointment, unless the person already has it.
Sources: api.stat.fi, tyomarkkinatori.fi
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €4,865 | €3,364 |
| Lower quarter of the range | €5,270 | €3,562 |
| Median | €5,750 | €3,797 |
| Upper quarter of the range | €6,350 | €4,091 |
| Best-paid tenth | €6,752 | €4,287 |
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.
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How tight is the Lecturer (polytechnics) job market?
At the end of September 2026, the occupation group university and higher education teachers had 22.3 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 42.2: 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).
University and higher education teachers
All occupations
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 Lecturer (polytechnics) 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 “Lecturers (polytechnics)”, 4,468
- Median, estimated for today≈€5,750July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€5,770July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€5,270 – €6,350July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€5,3922024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€5,4112024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€4,559 / €6,3282024 · Statistics Finland 15au
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€5,750 | Full-time employees in “Lecturers (polytechnics)”, 4,468 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€5,770 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€5,270 – €6,350 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €5,392 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €5,411 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €4,559 / €6,328 |
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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