Income is each employed graduate's total income for the calendar year from State Revenue Service records — every job, self-employment, micro-enterprise and capital income, taxable or not — with no adjustment for full- or part-time work. It is an annual figure, not a salary, and it covers only graduates counted as employed.
All graduates, by year of graduation
Every cohort is measured in the same year: the 2023 graduates one year after graduating, the 2017 graduates seven years after. They are different people, not one group followed over time.
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Unemployed or inactive
Emigrated
No information
Mean income, 2024
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
1,935
1,521 (79%)
186 (9.6%)
56 (2.9%)
172 (8.9%)
€27,959
€23,986
2022 · 2 years on
1,726
1,328 (77%)
158 (9.2%)
19 (1.1%)
221 (13%)
€29,139
€26,634
2021 · 3 years on
2,040
1,516 (74%)
186 (9.1%)
25 (1.2%)
313 (15%)
€30,584
€27,714
2020 · 4 years on
2,062
1,603 (78%)
168 (8.1%)
18 (0.9%)
273 (13%)
€34,307
€29,216
2019 · 5 years on
1,944
1,554 (80%)
173 (8.9%)
9 (0.5%)
208 (11%)
€35,989
€30,499
2018 · 6 years on
2,048
1,622 (79%)
201 (9.8%)
16 (0.8%)
209 (10%)
€36,231
€30,113
2017 · 7 years on
2,173
1,739 (80%)
180 (8.3%)
9 (0.4%)
245 (11%)
€37,121
€32,230
By level of study
Short-cycle professional higher education (college)
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Unemployed or inactive
Emigrated
No information
Mean income, 2024
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
59
56 (95%)
2 (3.4%)
1 (1.7%)
0 (0%)
€22,279
€16,404
2022 · 2 years on
97
86 (89%)
11 (11%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
€25,371
€23,061
2021 · 3 years on
93
79 (85%)
14 (15%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
€28,726
€22,428
2020 · 4 years on
90
78 (87%)
12 (13%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
€28,725
€25,799
2019 · 5 years on
85
74 (87%)
11 (13%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
€41,176
€31,375
2018 · 6 years on
71
61 (86%)
7 (9.9%)
1 (1.4%)
2 (2.8%)
€27,749
€25,327
2017 · 7 years on
115
102 (89%)
13 (11%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
€30,632
€27,809
Professional bachelor's degree
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Unemployed or inactive
Emigrated
No information
Mean income, 2024
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
651
556 (85%)
70 (11%)
6 (0.9%)
19 (2.9%)
€24,224
€21,757
2022 · 2 years on
581
492 (85%)
61 (10%)
5 (0.9%)
23 (4.0%)
€26,512
€24,434
2021 · 3 years on
640
552 (86%)
69 (11%)
2 (0.3%)
17 (2.7%)
€28,156
€26,127
2020 · 4 years on
689
602 (87%)
64 (9.3%)
1 (0.1%)
22 (3.2%)
€28,834
€26,134
2019 · 5 years on
733
635 (87%)
75 (10%)
3 (0.4%)
20 (2.7%)
€30,978
€27,164
2018 · 6 years on
760
639 (84%)
78 (10%)
5 (0.7%)
38 (5.0%)
€31,732
€27,205
2017 · 7 years on
743
626 (84%)
83 (11%)
4 (0.5%)
30 (4.0%)
€33,339
€28,982
Bachelor's degree
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Unemployed or inactive
Emigrated
No information
Mean income, 2024
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
581
403 (69%)
86 (15%)
12 (2.1%)
80 (14%)
€21,674
€19,787
2022 · 2 years on
454
313 (69%)
55 (12%)
10 (2.2%)
76 (17%)
€27,040
€24,300
2021 · 3 years on
507
374 (74%)
49 (9.7%)
10 (2.0%)
74 (15%)
€29,176
€26,524
2020 · 4 years on
460
349 (76%)
46 (10%)
6 (1.3%)
59 (13%)
€32,398
€29,445
2019 · 5 years on
478
357 (75%)
46 (9.6%)
1 (0.2%)
74 (15%)
€33,758
€30,356
2018 · 6 years on
477
341 (71%)
58 (12%)
4 (0.8%)
74 (16%)
€34,860
€29,923
2017 · 7 years on
479
352 (73%)
42 (8.8%)
2 (0.4%)
83 (17%)
€39,398
€33,348
Professional qualification, first cycle (no degree)
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Unemployed or inactive
Emigrated
No information
Mean income, 2024
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
Master's degree
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Unemployed or inactive
Emigrated
No information
Mean income, 2024
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
221
141 (64%)
8 (3.6%)
22 (10.0%)
50 (23%)
€32,057
€28,938
2022 · 2 years on
231
131 (57%)
12 (5.2%)
3 (1.3%)
85 (37%)
€33,124
€31,034
2021 · 3 years on
335
143 (43%)
14 (4.2%)
10 (3.0%)
168 (50%)
€32,490
€29,855
2020 · 4 years on
322
152 (47%)
9 (2.8%)
5 (1.6%)
156 (48%)
€42,105
€31,382
2019 · 5 years on
204
113 (55%)
13 (6.4%)
3 (1.5%)
75 (37%)
€43,570
€35,590
2018 · 6 years on
214
131 (61%)
13 (6.1%)
4 (1.9%)
66 (31%)
€40,946
€36,700
2017 · 7 years on
316
198 (63%)
15 (4.7%)
1 (0.3%)
102 (32%)
€39,852
€34,989
Professional qualification after a bachelor's (no degree)
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Unemployed or inactive
Emigrated
No information
Mean income, 2024
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
22
22 (100%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
—
—
2022 · 2 years on
25
25 (100%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
—
—
2021 · 3 years on
37
37 (100%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
€36,777
€35,624
2020 · 4 years on
29
28 (97%)
1 (3.4%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
—
—
2019 · 5 years on
38
35 (92%)
3 (7.9%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
€34,146
€34,581
2018 · 6 years on
31
29 (94%)
2 (6.5%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
—
—
2017 · 7 years on
19
19 (100%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
—
—
Professional master's degree
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Unemployed or inactive
Emigrated
No information
Mean income, 2024
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
340
287 (84%)
18 (5.3%)
14 (4.1%)
21 (6.2%)
€36,748
€30,543
2022 · 2 years on
287
233 (81%)
19 (6.6%)
1 (0.3%)
34 (12%)
€32,615
€29,909
2021 · 3 years on
385
293 (76%)
37 (9.6%)
3 (0.8%)
52 (14%)
€34,883
€30,176
2020 · 4 years on
444
368 (83%)
36 (8.1%)
6 (1.4%)
34 (7.7%)
€41,830
€33,423
2019 · 5 years on
370
308 (83%)
23 (6.2%)
1 (0.3%)
38 (10%)
€43,975
€35,171
2018 · 6 years on
475
402 (85%)
42 (8.8%)
2 (0.4%)
29 (6.1%)
€43,929
€33,671
2017 · 7 years on
465
409 (88%)
26 (5.6%)
2 (0.4%)
28 (6.0%)
€39,110
€34,164
Doctoral degree
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Unemployed or inactive
Emigrated
No information
Mean income, 2024
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
59
54 (92%)
2 (3.4%)
1 (1.7%)
2 (3.4%)
—
—
2022 · 2 years on
51
48 (94%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
3 (5.9%)
—
—
2021 · 3 years on
43
38 (88%)
3 (7.0%)
0 (0%)
2 (4.7%)
—
—
2020 · 4 years on
28
26 (93%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
2 (7.1%)
—
—
2019 · 5 years on
36
32 (89%)
2 (5.6%)
1 (2.8%)
1 (2.8%)
—
—
2018 · 6 years on
20
19 (95%)
1 (5.0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
—
—
2017 · 7 years on
36
33 (92%)
1 (2.8%)
0 (0%)
2 (5.6%)
—
—
By programme group (97)
Each line shows the group's newest cohort; open it for every cohort. The file gives study levels and programme groups as codes of the Latvian education classification (Cabinet Regulation No. 322); the English names are our translations. A few groups from an older edition of the classification aren't named in it and are shown by thematic area with their number.
Short-cycle professional higher education (college)
Management and administrationBusiness and administration2023: 33 graduates · 94% employed · median €19,865
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
33
31 (94%)
0 (0%)
€19,865
2022 · 2 years on
45
38 (84%)
0 (0%)
€21,471
2021 · 3 years on
55
45 (82%)
0 (0%)
€18,366
2020 · 4 years on
42
36 (86%)
0 (0%)
€24,027
2019 · 5 years on
23
17 (74%)
0 (0%)
—
2018 · 6 years on
26
20 (77%)
0 (0%)
—
2017 · 7 years on
27
23 (85%)
0 (0%)
—
Motor vehicles, ships and aircraftEngineering and engineering trades2023: 12 graduates · 92% employed
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
12
11 (92%)
1 (8.3%)
—
2017 · 7 years on
14
12 (86%)
0 (0%)
—
Building and civil engineeringArchitecture and building2023: 11 graduates · 100% employed
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
11
11 (100%)
0 (0%)
—
2022 · 2 years on
29
27 (93%)
0 (0%)
—
2021 · 3 years on
11
10 (91%)
0 (0%)
—
2020 · 4 years on
23
22 (96%)
0 (0%)
—
2019 · 5 years on
40
38 (95%)
0 (0%)
€35,504
2018 · 6 years on
22
20 (91%)
1 (4.5%)
—
2017 · 7 years on
31
30 (97%)
0 (0%)
—
Architecture and town planningArchitecture and building2023: 3 graduates
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
3
—
—
—
2022 · 2 years on
13
12 (92%)
0 (0%)
—
2021 · 3 years on
3
—
—
—
Computer scienceInformation and communication technologies2022: 10 graduates · 90% employed
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2022 · 2 years on
10
9 (90%)
0 (0%)
—
2021 · 3 years on
10
8 (80%)
0 (0%)
—
2020 · 4 years on
12
8 (67%)
0 (0%)
—
2019 · 5 years on
4
—
—
—
2018 · 6 years on
5
—
—
—
2017 · 7 years on
4
—
—
—
Other servicesPersonal services2021: 8 graduates · 88% employed
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2021 · 3 years on
8
7 (88%)
0 (0%)
—
2020 · 4 years on
10
9 (90%)
0 (0%)
—
2019 · 5 years on
7
6 (86%)
0 (0%)
—
2018 · 6 years on
7
6 (86%)
0 (0%)
—
2017 · 7 years on
12
12 (100%)
0 (0%)
—
EnergyEngineering and engineering trades2021: 6 graduates · 100% employed
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2021 · 3 years on
6
6 (100%)
0 (0%)
—
2020 · 4 years on
3
—
—
—
2019 · 5 years on
9
9 (100%)
0 (0%)
—
2018 · 6 years on
6
6 (100%)
0 (0%)
—
2017 · 7 years on
10
8 (80%)
0 (0%)
—
Mechanics and metalworkEngineering and engineering trades2019: 1 graduates
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2019 · 5 years on
1
—
—
—
2018 · 6 years on
5
—
—
—
2017 · 7 years on
4
—
—
—
Protection of persons and propertyCivil and military defence2019: 1 graduates
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2019 · 5 years on
1
—
—
—
2017 · 7 years on
13
11 (85%)
0 (0%)
—
Professional bachelor's degree
Management and administrationBusiness and administration2023: 150 graduates · 86% employed · median €21,672
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
150
129 (86%)
0 (0%)
€21,672
2022 · 2 years on
107
92 (86%)
0 (0%)
€22,010
2021 · 3 years on
168
141 (84%)
0 (0%)
€24,887
2020 · 4 years on
150
131 (87%)
1 (0.7%)
€23,364
2019 · 5 years on
149
130 (87%)
0 (0%)
€25,313
2018 · 6 years on
159
127 (80%)
1 (0.6%)
€28,563
2017 · 7 years on
183
153 (84%)
3 (1.6%)
€26,176
Motor vehicles, ships and aircraftEngineering and engineering trades2023: 138 graduates · 80% employed · median €16,150
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
138
111 (80%)
4 (2.9%)
€16,150
2022 · 2 years on
97
80 (82%)
2 (2.1%)
€26,274
2021 · 3 years on
79
63 (80%)
2 (2.5%)
€28,904
2020 · 4 years on
114
96 (84%)
0 (0%)
€26,155
2019 · 5 years on
108
88 (81%)
2 (1.9%)
€28,535
2018 · 6 years on
129
112 (87%)
2 (1.6%)
€26,110
2017 · 7 years on
94
77 (82%)
0 (0%)
€28,258
Building and civil engineeringArchitecture and building2023: 98 graduates · 90% employed · median €27,585
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
98
88 (90%)
0 (0%)
€27,585
2022 · 2 years on
91
79 (87%)
0 (0%)
€29,026
2021 · 3 years on
102
90 (88%)
0 (0%)
€30,372
2020 · 4 years on
105
95 (90%)
0 (0%)
€31,367
2019 · 5 years on
119
108 (91%)
0 (0%)
€31,095
2018 · 6 years on
125
112 (90%)
0 (0%)
€31,108
2017 · 7 years on
135
118 (87%)
0 (0%)
€37,530
Protection of persons and propertyCivil and military defence2023: 49 graduates · 92% employed · median €19,241
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
49
45 (92%)
0 (0%)
€19,241
2022 · 2 years on
60
56 (93%)
0 (0%)
€23,867
2021 · 3 years on
74
68 (92%)
0 (0%)
€19,836
2020 · 4 years on
108
94 (87%)
0 (0%)
€24,901
2019 · 5 years on
120
107 (89%)
0 (0%)
€22,762
2018 · 6 years on
85
76 (89%)
0 (0%)
€24,845
2017 · 7 years on
96
87 (91%)
0 (0%)
€23,054
EnergyEngineering and engineering trades2023: 37 graduates · 84% employed · median €26,703
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
37
31 (84%)
0 (0%)
€26,703
2022 · 2 years on
31
27 (87%)
0 (0%)
—
2021 · 3 years on
37
36 (97%)
0 (0%)
€32,363
2020 · 4 years on
47
45 (96%)
0 (0%)
€33,072
2019 · 5 years on
46
43 (93%)
0 (0%)
€30,103
2018 · 6 years on
69
60 (87%)
1 (1.4%)
€28,926
2017 · 7 years on
47
39 (83%)
0 (0%)
€35,156
Mechanics and metalworkEngineering and engineering trades2023: 34 graduates · 94% employed · median €24,791
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
34
32 (94%)
0 (0%)
€24,791
2022 · 2 years on
18
16 (89%)
0 (0%)
—
2021 · 3 years on
18
18 (100%)
0 (0%)
—
2020 · 4 years on
16
14 (88%)
0 (0%)
—
2019 · 5 years on
26
24 (92%)
1 (3.8%)
—
2018 · 6 years on
19
17 (89%)
1 (5.3%)
—
2017 · 7 years on
17
16 (94%)
0 (0%)
—
Architecture and town planningArchitecture and building2023: 26 graduates · 88% employed
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
26
23 (88%)
0 (0%)
—
2022 · 2 years on
32
28 (88%)
0 (0%)
—
2021 · 3 years on
28
25 (89%)
0 (0%)
—
2020 · 4 years on
27
23 (85%)
0 (0%)
—
2019 · 5 years on
15
11 (73%)
0 (0%)
—
2018 · 6 years on
31
23 (74%)
0 (0%)
—
2017 · 7 years on
21
16 (76%)
0 (0%)
—
Materials production technologyManufacturing and processing2023: 22 graduates · 64% employed
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
22
14 (64%)
0 (0%)
—
2022 · 2 years on
26
21 (81%)
0 (0%)
—
2021 · 3 years on
25
19 (76%)
0 (0%)
—
2020 · 4 years on
25
21 (84%)
0 (0%)
—
2019 · 5 years on
29
27 (93%)
0 (0%)
—
2018 · 6 years on
35
27 (77%)
0 (0%)
—
2017 · 7 years on
35
33 (94%)
0 (0%)
€22,516
Mathematics and statisticsMathematics and statistics2023: 20 graduates · 95% employed
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
20
19 (95%)
0 (0%)
—
2022 · 2 years on
19
19 (100%)
0 (0%)
—
2021 · 3 years on
25
23 (92%)
0 (0%)
—
2020 · 4 years on
12
10 (83%)
0 (0%)
—
2019 · 5 years on
19
14 (74%)
0 (0%)
—
2018 · 6 years on
15
14 (93%)
0 (0%)
—
2017 · 7 years on
17
15 (88%)
0 (0%)
—
Medical engineeringEngineering and engineering trades2023: 16 graduates · 81% employed
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
16
13 (81%)
0 (0%)
—
Transport servicesTransport services2023: 13 graduates · 92% employed
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
13
12 (92%)
0 (0%)
—
Electronics and automationEngineering and engineering trades2023: 12 graduates · 92% employed
Graduated
Graduates
Employed
Emigrated
Median income, 2024
2023 · 1 year on
12
11 (92%)
0 (0%)
—
2022 · 2 years on
10
8 (80%)
0 (0%)
—
2021 · 3 years on
11
11 (100%)
0 (0%)
—
2020 · 4 years on
5
—
—
—
2019 · 5 years on
3
—
—
—
2018 · 6 years on
6
—
—
—
2017 · 7 years on
4
—
—
—
Other engineering sciencesEngineering and engineering trades2023: 11 graduates · 91% employed
Status is each graduate's situation in November of the year measured. “Unemployed or inactive” is one figure in the source: it includes people registered as unemployed and people outside the labour market — among them graduates studying without a job — so it is not an unemployment rate. “Emigrated” is the Central Statistical Bureau's estimate of who left Latvia. “No information” covers graduates with no personal code in the education register and those on short-term residence permits, which includes many foreign graduates — so the employed share understates institutions with many international students.
To protect privacy the ministry withholds detail: the status split where 5 or fewer graduates in a group were employed, income where 30 or fewer were, and income for doctoral graduates altogether. A dash means withheld, not zero — and we never work a withheld figure out from the others.
Source: Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia (Izglītības un zinātnes ministrija), “2017_2023.g. Latvijas augstākās izglītības iestāžu absolventi 2020.–2024. monitoringa gados”, tax year 2024 file, data.gov.lv, released under CC0 1.0. English names, translations of the classification codes, shares and the selection shown are CollegeMatcher's.