Frequently asked questions

Salary Data imports published statistics from the official national statistics office for each country. The source and table are shown on the Data sources page. The checker uses the local database, not a live request to a government API.

Enter a monthly salary in the currency shown beside the field. The input is used to calculate a comparison on this page and is not submitted as a salary report. A shared salary link may contain the amount in its URL so the result can be reopened.

It depends on the country and the selected mode. Where official gross and net data are available, the checker labels the mode. Salary distributions are generally based on gross earnings; a net input may be converted using the country’s published tax rules.

It is an estimate of the share of employees earning the same as or less than the entered salary. A result near 70% means the salary is above about 70% of the employees covered by that country’s reference data.

No account is required and the checker does not create a personal salary record. The amount can appear in the browser URL when a link is shared. The separate contact form collects the fields needed to reply; see the Privacy Policy for details.

Latvia’s CSP distribution table reports an open top bracket of €6,000 and more. Therefore €6,000, €8,000, and €10,000 are all counted in that one published bracket; the checker cannot distinguish their exact position inside it. The Latvian comparison uses a six-month rolling window and monthly gross-income brackets.

Statistics Estonia publishes quarterly gross-wage cut-offs from D1 to D9 rather than a full monthly bracket histogram. The checker interpolates between those deciles, so the result is an estimate. The comparison is shown in EUR and uses the latest available quarter.

Lithuania does not publish a full income-bracket histogram for this checker. The estimate uses published Q1, median, and Q3 gross-earnings cut-offs from the Official Statistics Portal, so it should be read as a quartile-band estimate. Net salary context is separate from the gross percentile distribution.

The Norway comparison uses Statistics Norway table 13860, which publishes annual November earnings cut-offs by decile and additional upper percentiles. The checker interpolates between the published boundaries. Enter a gross monthly amount in NOK; contextual values may also be shown in EUR.

Statistics Finland publishes annual gross-earnings values including D1, the median, and D9 for the relevant comparison group. The checker interpolates between those three published points, so the percentile is a broad estimate rather than an exact employee ranking. Values are entered in EUR.

Statistics Sweden publishes annual salary cut-offs at P10, P25, P50, P75, and P90, not a monthly bracket histogram. The checker interpolates between those points and labels the result as an estimate. Enter a gross monthly amount in SEK.

The Denmark comparison uses annual official earnings distributions with published interval or decile cut-offs. The percentile is interpolated within the available bands, so it is an estimate. Enter a gross monthly amount in DKK.

The Poland comparison uses Statistics Poland monthly gross-wage distributions with deciles by the available groups. Gross input is compared directly; a net input is converted using the configured Polish tax rules before the gross distribution is used. Enter the amount in PLN.

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A good salary in Latvia depends on your profession, experience, and location. The median monthly gross salary is around €1,400–€1,500. Salaries above €2,000 gross are considered above average. Use the salary checker to see where your salary falls in the distribution.

The median monthly gross salary in Estonia is approximately €1,700–€1,800. Half of employees earn less, half earn more. Salaries above €2,500 gross are in the upper range. The checker shows your position using decile estimates.

The median monthly gross salary in Lithuania is around €1,500–€1,600. A salary above €2,000 gross is above average. The checker uses quartile estimates to show your position.

Norway has high salary levels. The median monthly earnings are approximately NOK 50,000–€4,500 equivalent. Salaries above NOK 70,000 are in the top quarter. The checker uses full decile distributions.

The median monthly earnings in Finland are approximately €3,500–€3,800. Salaries above €5,000 are in the upper range. The checker uses decile cut-offs.

The median monthly salary in Sweden is approximately SEK 35,000–€3,000 equivalent. Salaries above SEK 50,000 are in the top quarter. The checker uses percentile cut-offs (P10/P25/P75/P90).

The median monthly earnings in Denmark are approximately DKK 35,000–€4,700 equivalent. Salaries above DKK 50,000 are above average. The checker uses decile distributions.

The median monthly gross salary in Poland is approximately PLN 6,000–€1,400 equivalent. Salaries above PLN 9,000 gross are in the upper range. The checker uses decile distributions.

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