Due to the Competitiveness Pact, the median salary for a Master of Science in Technology has only risen by 0.2 per cent since last year. The improved economy has resulted in higher employment rates.

Salary development is still continuing at a very moderate pace.

Both the employer and the employee benefit when salary-related issues are made as transparent as possible and the workplace can focus on achieving results.

CEO Jari Jokinen from Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK demands a tax overhaul. – It is not encouraging to see more than half of the salary increase go straight to the tax authorities.

The median salaries of men and women differ. The median man earns 7 000 euros more per year than the median woman. At top management levels, the difference grows to 15 000 euros.

Salary transparency reduces jealousy, discrimination and unexplained income differences.

Always prepare for your salary negotiations by defining your salary request based on well-grounded reasons.

Our studies have demonstrated that salaries remain a taboo subject at many workplaces. For this reason, many people might find themselves at a loss when they are asked to make a salary request as they are offered a promotion or seeking a new job. As a member of TEK you have access to the Salary Surveyor and our salary statistics that offer great comparative information on salaries in your sector.

Academic engineers now consider their own personal situation and the situation at their workplace to be clearly improved when compared to a year ago.

The median annual income of TEK's full-time entrepreneur members was 60,000 euros last year. In the previous year, the figure was 53,500 euros. Part-time entrepreneurs also earned more than before.