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Cost of hiring office and admin staff in Finland

Clerical support workers in Finland (assistants, receptionists, bookkeeping and data clerks) earned €38,643 a year on average in the latest EU-wide earnings survey[1].

€38,643clerical pay per year, 2022
€39.4labour cost per hour, 2025
17.4%non-wage share of labour cost
#11 of 30European countries by clerical pay
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Clerical pay is above the European median of €26,981.0 by 43%. Professionals (accountants, recruiters, marketing specialists) earn 1.6 times what clerical staff do.

Average pay by occupation group

GroupEUR per yearUSDOur roles in this group
Professionals (ISCO-08 group 2)
€61,980
$69,467Accountant, Recruiter, Marketing Specialist, Project Coordinator
Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-08 group 3)
€49,112
$55,045Paralegal, Sales Development Representative
Clerical support workers (ISCO-08 group 4)
€38,643
$43,311Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Virtual Receptionist, Office Manager
All occupations
€49,426
$55,397

USD at the ECB reference rate of 2026-10-16[2]. Eurostat publishes earnings by major occupation group only, for enterprises with 10+ employees, before employer contributions.

What the employer pays on top

An hour of work cost employers €39.4 in Finland in 2025 (business economy, excluding public administration)[3]; 17.4% of that was non-wage cost, mainly employer social contributions.

2022 earnings grossed up by the 2025 non-wage share; wages have grown since, so today's figure is likely higher.
GroupEstimated employer cost per year
Professionals (ISCO-08 group 2)€75,036
Technicians and associate professionals (ISCO-08 group 3)€59,458
Clerical support workers (ISCO-08 group 4)€46,783

Labour cost per hour since 2008

YearCost per hourChange since 2008
2008
€27.1
+0%
2012
€31.3
+15%
2016
€33.7
+24%
2020
€34.0
+25%
2022
€35.9
+32%
2025
€39.4
+45%

In euro terms, hourly labour cost in Finland rose 45% from 2008 to 2025; the median across the 27 countries with data for both years was +75%. Costs here grew more slowly than in most of Europe.

Countries with similar labour costs

CountryLabour cost per hourNon-wage share
Finland
€39.4
17.4%
Sweden
€43.1
31.7%
Ireland
€44.2
20.4%
France
€44.3
32.3%
Germany
€45.0
23.5%

A remote hire from Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine or Kazakhstan

$52,435 clerical hire in Finland2022 average pay plus non-wage costs, per year
$13,200 remote executive assistanttop of our $800–$1,100/month range, per year

At the top of our range (about €11,777 a year) a remote executive assistant costs 30% of the 2022 average clerical wage in Finland, plus a one-time fee of $2,500–$3,000[4].

Your 9:00–17:00 in Helsinki (UTC+2 in winter), in their local time

CityTime zoneYour day, their time (Jan)Shared hours (Jan)Shared hours (Jul)
TbilisiUTC+411:00–19:007 h8 h
YerevanUTC+411:00–19:007 h8 h
KyivUTC+209:00–17:008 h8 h
AlmatyUTC+512:00–20:006 h7 h

From Helsinki, Kyiv shares the most of a working day (8 hours in January).

Questions

How much does an administrative assistant earn in Finland?

Clerical support workers earned €38,643 a year on average in 2022 (Eurostat SES).

What are employer costs in Finland?

Labour cost was €39.4 per hour in 2025, with 17.4% non-wage costs.

Sources

  1. Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_28): https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_ses22_28/default/table
  2. European Central Bank, official exchange rate 2026-10-16: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml
  3. Eurostat, labour cost levels (lc_lci_lev): https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lc_lci_lev/default/table
  4. Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Data checked 2026-10-16.