Work & incomeEstonia
Median salary in Estonia
What does the middle earner actually make in a month?
Estonia's median salary is $3,620 PPP/mo — #21 of 78 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.
$3,620PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
Half of Estonia's employees earn less than $3,620 a month, half earn more — the middle of the pay scale, in local buying power.
Among 78 countries
- Rank
- #21 of 78
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 73 %
- 57 of 78 countries
- Latest move
- ▲ $126 PPP/mo
- since 2024
In Europe: #19 of 32vs median $1,379 PPP/mo: +162 % (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median earnings | vs Estonia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Czech Republic | $3,669 PPP/mo | +$49 PPP/mo |
| 20 | Poland | $3,656 PPP/mo | +$36 PPP/mo |
| 21 | Estonia | $3,620 PPP/mo | — |
| 22 | Lithuania | $3,527 PPP/mo | −$92 PPP/mo |
| 23 | Croatia | $3,526 PPP/mo | −$93 PPP/mo |
Median monthly earnings of employees, PPP dollars (ILO) — the middle earner, not the average. The gap to mean earnings is the skew: the US mean is a third above its median, and that difference is real information.
How to read this figure
Median monthly earnings from the ILO’s twin flow — same collection and unit as the mean, but the MIDDLE earner: half earn less, half earn more. Compare the two and the gap is the pay-scale skew itself (the US mean sits about a third above its median; Norway’s barely a tenth). Distinct from median income, which is equivalised disposable household income after tax and transfers — this is gross pay per employee.