# Average Salary in Estonia - Statistics and Trends

Average salary is the arithmetic mean, the sum of all working people’s salaries divided by the number of wage earners.

## Average Gross Monthly Salary

Average gross monthly salary is calculated as the ratio of payments and work contribution.

-   **Payment** – monetary compensation paid to an employee or official, including wages, salary, additional pay, vacation pay, sickness benefit, compensation or late payment penalty awarded by court or labor dispute committee.
-   **Work contribution** – the proportion of days worked corrected by the average working time rate in the period (month/quarter).

## Average salary History

## Average salary Statistics

| Aasta | Keskmine palk |
| --- | --- |
| 2021 | 1548 € |
| 2022 | 1735 € |
| 2023 | 1904 € |
| 2024 | 2062 € |
| 2025 | 2155 € |

## Highest Average Gross salary by Sector

The highest average gross salary was in the following sectors:

-   **Information and communication** – 3571 euros 73%
-   **Financial and insurance activities** – 3164 euros 53%
-   **Public administration and defense; compulsory social security** – 2684 euros 30%

## Salary Statistics Sources

Salary statistics data come from:

-   The Tax and Customs Board’s employment register (TÖR) and
-   Income and social tax declarations (TSD).