Waitress Salary in Finland
Under Finnish labour law and collective agreements, all waiting staff share identical collective agreement pay scales regardless of gender. Pay follows the Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure Industry Agreement (PAM/MaRa).
Pay classification is based entirely on job duties and seniority. The hospitality agreement provides standard shift supplements for evening and night hours, as well as statutory Sunday premiums.
Key Rules & Information for Waitress
- ✓Governed by the PAM Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure Industry agreement.
- ✓Equal pay scales apply across all waiting and service personnel.
- ✓Evening (€1.40/h) and night (€2.37/h) supplements apply to qualifying shift hours.
- ✓Statistics Finland ISCO 5131 earnings are provided as separate statistical benchmarks.
Collective-Agreement Wage Scale
This is a collective-agreement wage-scale amount for the classified work. It is not an average or median salary, and it is not a universal statutory national minimum wage. Figures are gross amounts before taxation. Last verified: 2026-09-15.
| Classification & Grade | Hourly Rate | Monthly Scale | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay group 1 · 0-2 | €11.97 / hour | €1,903.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 1 · over-2 | €12.28 / hour | €1,953.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 1 · over-5 | €12.58 / hour | €2,001.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 1 · over-10 | €12.91 / hour | €2,053.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 2 · 0-2 | €12.21 / hour | €1,942.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 2 · over-2 | €12.51 / hour | €1,989.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 2 · over-5 | €12.97 / hour | €2,062.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 2 · over-10 | €13.58 / hour | €2,160.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 3 · 0-2 | €12.97 / hour | €2,063.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 3 · over-2 | €13.36 / hour | €2,124.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 3 · over-5 | €13.74 / hour | €2,184.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 3 · over-10 | €14.33 / hour | €2,279.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 4 · 0-2 | €13.70 / hour | €2,179.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 4 · over-2 | €14.08 / hour | €2,239.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 4 · over-5 | €14.51 / hour | €2,307.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 4 · over-10 | €15.04 / hour | €2,392.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 5 · 0-2 | €14.31 / hour | €2,275.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 5 · over-2 | €14.63 / hour | €2,326.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 5 · over-5 | €14.99 / hour | €2,384.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
| Pay group 5 · over-10 | €15.43 / hour | €2,453.00 / month/mo | Collective-agreement wage |
Statistics Finland 2024 Earnings Context
National Structure of Earnings figures for 5131 Waiters. Full-time employees, all sectors, sexes total. This represents overall market earnings across Finland and is not a legal TES pay minimum.
- Median Monthly Gross
- €2,680.00
- Average Monthly Gross
- €2,784.00
- Full-Time Employees Sampled
- 5 589
50% earn less, 50% earn more
Mean total earnings
Workers in data cell
Source: Statistics Finland, Structure of Earnings 2024, table 15au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-19.
View original Statistics Finland table 15auCheck the grade & supplements that apply to you
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The Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure Industry agreement uses pay groups. A job title such as restaurant worker or cook does not identify the pay group. Labour Finland does not choose one for you.