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Software Architect Salary in Finland 2026

Software Architect pay is typically €5,910 a month.

The middle half of the pay runs from €5,010 to €6,850. About €3,875 is left after tax. The median for all occupations in Finland is €3,772.

Monthly pay before tax

middle half€4,000€6,000€8,000€10,000median €5,910average €6,060

What raises and lowers Software Architect pay?

  • Senior+€108
  • Espoo+€51
  • Oulu−€30
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Software Architect pay by factor: the difference seen in job ads, applied to the median of €5,910
FactorDifferenceAds
Senior+€1086
Espoo+€513
Oulu−€304
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 “Systems analysts” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. Each bar applies the pay difference seen in job ads to it: 9 ads state the pay. A paler bar means fewer than 20 ads.

Updated 9 November 2026Cite this page

How we estimate pay

What salary should you ask for?

Too few job ads for this role state the pay to suggest an ask yet.

13 open Software Architect jobs

The best-paid ad offers €12,926–17,527 · 0 new this week

All 13 open jobs

Software Architect 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.

EmployerMedian nowFull-time employees
Private sector≈€6,01017,945
Wellbeing areas≈€5,5001,029
Municipalities≈€5,050695
State≈€5,670624

Pay is highest in the private sector (about €6,010) and lowest in municipalities (about €5,050).

Software Architect earnings with supplements are about €160 higher than ads say

Job ads state the base pay. Statistics Finland counts everyone in the job, shift supplements included.

Advertised pay€5,750Earnings with supplements€5,908+€158€4,500€5,500€6,500€7,500

Languages

100% of open ads accept English

Required languages in 13 open ads: Finnish 62 %, English 100 %.

How much is left after tax

Gross a monthTake-home a month
Lowest-paid tenth€4,315€3,074
Lower quarter of the range€5,010€3,435
Median€5,910€3,875
Upper quarter of the range€6,850€4,335
Best-paid tenth€7,902€4,850

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 Software Architect job market?

At the end of September 2026, the occupation group systems analysts had 9.4 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 20.5: 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).

Systems analysts

Register and JobCrawls ads9.4
Employment service register20.5

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 Software Architect 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 method and sourcesData and reuse

Full-time employees in “Systems analysts”, 20,722

  • Median, estimated for today≈€5,910July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
  • Average, estimated for today≈€6,060July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.7%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
  • Middle half, estimated for today≈€5,010 – €6,850July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
  • Median€5,5372024 · Statistics Finland 15au
  • Average€5,6792024 · Statistics Finland 15au
  • Bottom and top 10% lines€4,044 / €7,4052024 · Statistics Finland 15au

9 job ads for the role that state the pay

  • Median starting pay offered€5,750Last 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 Software Architect pay

Short answers from the same figures.

What does a Software Architect earn in Finland?

The median salary is about €5,910 and the average about €6,060 a month, from Statistics Finland’s earnings for the occupation raised to July–September 2026. Job ads for the role state a median of €5,750: ads quote base pay, without shift supplements.

How much of a Software Architect’s pay is left after tax?

From €5,910 a month, about €3,875 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 Software Architect?

About €36.94 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €5,910 a month over 160 working hours.

What is Software Architect pay in the private sector?

In the private sector the median is about €6,010 a month, against about €5,500 in wellbeing services counties.

Is Software Architect pay good?

The median of €5,910 is 57% above the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
13 open Software Architect jobsThe best-paid ad offers €12,926–€17,527 · 0 new this weekSee the jobs ›

What the ads ask for and offer

Skills

  • AWS 7
  • TypeScript 7
  • Java 6
  • Kubernetes 6
  • Node.js 6
  • React 6
  • Angular 5
  • Azure 5
  • Docker 5
  • CI/CD 4

Required languages

  • Finnish 62 %
  • English 100 %

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours 3
  • Extended occupational healthcare 2
  • Sports & culture benefit 2
  • Accident / life insurance 1
  • Company car 1
  • Well-being / healthcare wallet 1

Contract type

  • Full-time 13

Numbers are open ads that mention it, out of 13.

Best-paying open jobs

All 13 open jobs

Stated pay compared with the median €5,910.

Companies hiring Software Architects

10 employers have open jobs for this role right now.

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