Education and Teaching salaries in Estonia

executive (High quality data)

Median

€34,800

per month

€2,900

This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.

Published title: Education Managers (occupation group 1345), Statistics Estonia salary application palgad.stat.ee, median monthly gross earnings, 2026 Q1 (latest quarter in app; group mean 3129). Basis authority: palgad.stat.ee methodology page states figures are full time equivalent gross monthly earnings built from employment register and TSD tax declaration data, updated quarterly. Sample: register based, all employees in the group; groups under 20 people are suppressed; per group counts are not published. All experience levels are included, the application publishes no seniority split. Covers school heads and education service directors; no separate kindergarten or university leadership series was used.

senior (High quality data)

Median

€29,352

per month

€2,446

This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.

Published title: Secondary Education Teachers (occupation group 2330), Statistics Estonia salary application palgad.stat.ee, median monthly gross earnings, 2026 Q1 (latest quarter in app; group mean 2563). Basis authority: palgad.stat.ee methodology page states figures are full time equivalent gross monthly earnings built from employment register and TSD tax declaration data, updated quarterly. Sample: register based, all employees in the group; groups under 20 people are suppressed; per group counts are not published. All experience levels are included, the application publishes no seniority split. Same cell alternatives: 2341 Basic School Teachers (grades 1 to 9) median 2218 (mean 2256); 2310 University and Higher Education Teachers median 3011 (mean 3538). Statutory floor: teacher minimum salary 1820 EUR per month gross in 2025, 1970 EUR from January 2026 (Ministry of Finance). CV Keskus 2025 advertised teacher pay 1850 to 2100 EUR.