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Software Engineer Salary in Finland 2026
Also listed under: Senior Software Engineer, Software DeveloperSoftware Engineer pay is typically €5,340 a month.
The middle half of the pay runs from €4,410 to €6,380. About €3,596 is left after tax. In job ads that state the pay, the median is €5,750 (90 ads). The median for all occupations in Finland is €3,772.
Monthly pay before tax
What raises and lowers Software Engineer pay?
- Go+€659
- Kubernetes+€440
- Senior+€259
- Espoo+€46
- Helsinki−€190
- Mid-level−€324
- Finnish−€721
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| Factor | Difference | Estimated pay | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | +€659 | €5,999 | 17 |
| Kubernetes | +€440 | €5,780 | 20 |
| PostgreSQL | +€414 | €5,754 | 18 |
| Node.js | +€391 | €5,731 | 24 |
| Rust | +€342 | €5,682 | 19 |
| React | +€309 | €5,649 | 36 |
| SQL | +€289 | €5,629 | 12 |
| AWS | +€276 | €5,616 | 17 |
| Python | +€261 | €5,601 | 31 |
| Senior | +€259 | €5,599 | 68 |
| CI/CD | +€145 | €5,485 | 14 |
| Docker | +€134 | €5,474 | 14 |
| Espoo | +€46 | €5,386 | 12 |
| Oulu | −€30 | €5,310 | 2 |
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 “Software developers” (2024), raised to July–September 2026. Each bar applies the pay difference seen in job ads to it: 90 ads state the pay. A paler bar means fewer than 20 ads.
Updated 13 November 2026Cite this page
How we estimate payWhat salary should you ask for?
Ask for €5,750–6,500 a month.
That is the median to the upper quartile of the pay stated in 90 job ads. The IT services collective agreement table pay is €2,645. About €3,797 to €4,164 is left after tax.
ad median €5,750middle half of adsagreement €2,645
For the application form
“My salary expectation is €6,150 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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216 open Software Engineer jobs
The best-paid ad offers €14,022–28,043 · 22 new this week
- Remote Python Senior Software EngineerG2i · Remote - Remote€14,022–28,043
- Staff Engineer, AvalancheGoAva Labs · Remote (Global)€18,511–23,139
- Staff Software Engineer - Consumer RevenueDiscord · Remote€18,111–22,639
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Software 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 | ≈€5,440 | €5,100 | 27,074 |
| Wellbeing areas | ≈€4,180 | €3,771 | 1,126 |
Pay is highest in the private sector (about €5,440) and lowest in wellbeing services counties (about €4,180).
Collective agreement minimum
Under the IT services collective agreement, the table pay is at least €2,645 a month (design and development, level 1, from 1/3/2026). It is a minimum: employers may pay more, not less.
This agreement is not generally binding, so it applies only at employers that belong to the signing employer federation.
Pay tables and supplements in the agreement →
Software Engineer 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.
- Backend Software Engineer€6,500 7 ads
- Embedded Software Engineer€4,032 7 ads
Languages
94% of open ads accept English
Required languages in 216 open ads: Finnish 20 %, English 94 %.
Who pays what
Median pay stated in the open ads of each employer.
| Employer | Sector | Ads | Median a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| G2i | Private employers | 10 | €21,033 |
| Mozilla | Private employers | 4 | €4,400 |
Employers with at least 3 open ads that state a salary.
How much is left after tax
| Gross a month | Take-home a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest-paid tenth | €3,704 | €2,762 |
| Lower quarter of the range | €4,410 | €3,124 |
| Median | €5,340 | €3,596 |
| Upper quarter of the range | €6,380 | €4,105 |
| Best-paid tenth | €7,473 | €4,640 |
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.
Software Engineer Salary by City
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€5,390/mo, rough
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Too few ads
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Too few ads
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Too few ads
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€5,180/mo, rough
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€5,150/mo
n=48Bar shows P25–P75 band. Vertical line = median. All values in EUR/month.
What is left after rent
Pay is highest in Espoo, and the most is left after rent there too: €3,582 a month once a one-room flat is paid for. That is €636 more than in Tampere.
| City | Pay | Take-home | One-room rent | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espoo | €6,500 | €4,297 | €715 | €3,582 |
| Helsinki | €6,000 | €4,042 | €730 | €3,312 |
| Tampere | €5,250 | €3,551 | €605 | €2,946 |
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 | 23 | €4,760 |
| Senior | 68 | €6,103 |
Software Engineer: Remote Work in Finland
€5,459/mo
26 job ads with a salary
Pay in related roles
How tight is the Software Engineer job market?
At the end of September 2026, the occupation group software developers had 11.7 unemployed jobseekers per open job, counting JobCrawls ads as well as the employment service register. The register alone gives 55.6: 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).
Software developers
Register and JobCrawls ads11.7
Employment service register55.6
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 Software 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 Software 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 “Software developers”, 30,334
- Median, estimated for today≈€5,340July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.8%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Average, estimated for today≈€5,490July–September 2026, our estimate · 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.8%, 14uw/14uv) ↗
- Middle half, estimated for today≈€4,410 – €6,380July–September 2026, our estimate · Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines
- Median€4,9992024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Average€5,1462024 · Statistics Finland 15au
- Bottom and top 10% lines€3,470 / €7,0002024 · Statistics Finland 15au
90 job ads for the role that state the pay
- Median starting pay offered€5,750Last 12 months · JobCrawls
| Figure | € / month | Who is counted | When | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median, estimated for today | ≈€5,340 | Full-time employees in “Software developers”, 30,334 | July–September 2026, our estimate | 2024 figures × pay growth since (+6.8%, 14uw/14uv) ↗ |
| Average, estimated for today | ≈€5,490 | |||
| Middle half, estimated for today | ≈€4,410 – €6,380 | Read off the curve through the 10%, median and 90% lines | ||
| Median | €4,999 | 2024 | Statistics Finland 15au | |
| Average | €5,146 | |||
| Bottom and top 10% lines | €3,470 / €7,000 | |||
| Median starting pay offered | €5,750 | 90 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 Software Engineer pay
Short answers from the same figures.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Finland?
The median salary is about €5,340 and the average about €5,490 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 Engineer’s pay is left after tax?
From €5,340 a month, about €3,596 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 Engineer?
About €33.38 an hour, counting the Statistics Finland median of €5,340 a month over 160 working hours.
What is the starting pay for a Software Engineer?
Under the IT services collective agreement, the table pay is at least €2,645 a month (design and development, level 1, from 1/3/2026). It is a minimum: employers may pay more, not less.
Which collective agreement sets Software Engineer pay?
The agreement is IT services collective agreement (design and development, level 1).
What is Software Engineer pay in the private sector?
In the private sector the median is about €5,440 a month, against about €4,180 in wellbeing services counties.
Is Software Engineer pay good?
The median of €5,340 is 42% above the median for all full-time employees in Finland (€3,772).
What the ads ask for and offer
Skills
- Python 101
- TypeScript 75
- Kubernetes 62
- React 55
- AWS 54
- Docker 45
- JavaScript 45
- Go 42
- PostgreSQL 41
- Node.js 38
Required languages
- Finnish 20 %
- English 94 %
Benefits
- Cash bonus 28
- Stock options / RSU 28
- Extended occupational healthcare 19
- Flexible working hours 18
- Sports & culture benefit 15
- Lunch benefit 13
- Extra health insurance 9
- Company car 4
Contract type
- Full-time 189
- Contract 14
- Open Application 6
- Freelance 2
- Internship 1
Numbers are open ads that mention it, out of 216.
Best-paying open jobs
Stated pay compared with the median €5,340.
Companies hiring Software Engineers
115 employers have open jobs for this role right now.
vCluster Labs1 open job
Praxent2 open jobs
Rakettitiede Oy3 open jobs · Helsinki
Swarmia1 open job · HELSINKI
Q-Factory Oy1 open job · Helsinki
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What does a Software Engineer do?
Software developers implement or program all kinds of software systems based on specifications and designs by using programming languages, tools, and platforms.