Since 2000, the average annual wages in France have been increasing. In 2000, the average annual wages in France amounted to 25,606 euros. Since then the average wage in France has been increasing, despite a slight decrease between 2019 and 2020. While the average annual wages were 32,409 euros in 2008, they reached 43,592 euros in 2023.

This graph shows the average annual salary income after social contributions in France in 2020, by age group, in current euros. It shows that employees aged 50 to 54 had an average annual income of about 26,780 euros whereas persons under 25 earned roughly 8,110 euros.

This statistic highlights the average net monthly salary of French employees in the private sector in 2022, by socio-professional category and by gender. In 2022, a male manager earned on average 4,770 euros per month, while a female executive earned on average around 4,020 euros per month.

In France, in 2021, the average net monthly income of people living in the Île-de-France region was around 3,218 euros. In comparison, men living in this same region earned almost 3,400 euros per month, while women received around 2,970 euros. Overall, French people living in the region around Paris were the richest, meanwhile the population living on La Réunion island was the poorest, with an average net monthly income of 2,123 euros.

In France, in 2020 the average annual wage income after social contributions for men was around 24,000 euros while for women it was around 19,000 euros. By comparison, 20 years ago, in 2000, the average wage income for men was 23,160 euros while women received around 16,630 euros.

In the first quarter of 2023, wages in France grew by approximately 4.6 percent, although when adjusted for inflation, wages in real terms actually fell by 1.1 percent. When bonus pay is included in wage growth calculations, the last noticeable wage growth in real terms, was during the second quarter of 2022, when wages grew by 7.9 percent in nominal terms and by 1.9 percent in real terms. Moreover, during the 2020 second quarter, there is a clear fall in wage growth, which could be explained by the COVID-19 pandemic economic shock.

Since 2005, the gross minimum wage per hour in France has been gradually increasing. In July 2005, the gross minimum wage per hour in France amounted to 8.03 euros. Nineteen years later the hourly minimum wage increased by more than three euros, reaching 11.88 euros in November 2024. In 2023, France had an average annual wage higher than countries like Spain and Italy, but lower than those in Germany or Belgium. Minimum wage is increasing For years now, wages in France have been increasing progressively. In 2013 the gross minimum wage per month in France was 1,430.22 euros, compared to 1766.92 euros in 2024. Thus, the average annual wage in France has risen since the beginning of the 2000s despite the 2008 financial crisis. The issue of purchasing power In recent years purchasing power has become one of the most worrying issues of households in France. In 2024, a large part of the French perceived their purchasing power as decreasing, while six years before it had become one of the main causes of the Yellow Vests protests in the country. Studies have shown that the purchasing power in the country reached its lowest level between 2010 and 2014. Household expenditure doubled since 1990, while 52.4 percent of French middle-income households stated having difficulties making ends meet in 2017.

In France, in 2020 people who did not possess any kind of diploma had an annual wage income after social contributions of 14,800 euros. In comparison, the same year, whose who graduated with the baccalauréat, the high school final exam, received around 20,360 euros. French people who studied for a minimum of three years for a higher education degree, earned the most with 37,080 euros.

In 2021, the average monthly salary of Lyon's inhabitants was 2,851 net euros, which was almost 330 euros more than the average monthly salary of the rest of France. Between 2008 and 2021, people living in Lyon consistently earned around 200 euros more every month, than the rest of the French population. For instance, in 2016 the average monthly salary for France was 2,263 euros when it was 2,508 euros for the city of Lyon.

In 2021, the average net salary in France in the private sector was 2,520 euros per month, but there are significant disparities between the different sectors of activity. The mixed services professions were the best paid, with an average net salary of 3,570 euros per month.

In 2021 in France, the average net monthly full-time equivalent salary was 2,524 euros. That year, 10 percent of the poorest French employees earned less than 1,366 euros per month. On the other hand, 10 percent of the richest French employees received more than 4,010 euros. The French people who were part of the richest one percent of the working population earned a salary over 9,602 euros per month.

In France in 2022, individuals whose standard of living was below the first decile received an average annual income of 9,570 euros. On the other hand, French people who were part of the richest decile earned an average annual income of 68,560 euros. In comparison, the average yearly income for a French person was 28,050 euros.

Germany had an average salary of 65.7 thousand U.S dollars per year in 2023, the highest among the five largest European economies. Germany has consistently had the highest wages in Europe over the last thirty years. Many countries in Europe experienced a significant decrease in their average wage level following the global financial crisis of 2008, with France and Germany bucking this trend by retaining robust wage growth. While British wages have stagnated since the crash, only surpassing their 2007 level in 2019, Italian and Spanish wages have in fact fallen, driven by the macroeconomic troubles of these countries since the Eurozone crisis.

In France, in 2021, public servants, earned an average monthly net salary of 2,500 euros. However, public servants are divided into three categories depending on their responsibilities and qualifications, public servants of the A category, the most prestigious one, received an average salary of 3,090 euros per month. In comparison, public servants from the C category only earned 1,950 euros.

As of 2023, Rwanda had the lowest average monthly salary of employees in the world in terms of purchasing power parities (PPP), which takes the average cost of living in a country into account. Gambia had the second lowest average wages, with Ethiopia in third. Of the 20 countries with the lowest average salaries in the world, 17 were located in Africa. On the other hand, Luxembourg had the highest average monthly salaries of employees.

Of the seven largest developed economies, in 2023, the United States had the highest average wage by a significant margin at over 77,000 U.S. dollars per year. Canada had the second highest annual average wages, followed by Germany. Meanwhile, Japan had the lowest average wages out of the seven largest developed economies.

Luxembourg had the highest average monthly salary of employees in the world in 2024 in terms of purchasing power parities (PPP), which takes the average cost of living in a country into account. Belgium followed in second, with the Netherlands in third.

Luxembourg had the highest average annual wage in Europe in 2023, at approximately 89,700 U.S. dollars when adjusting for purchasing power parity (PPP). Greece, which had an average annual salary of less than 30,238 U.S dollars a year, had the lowest among the countries provided in this statistic.

This graph represents the average amount of annual income in France in 2015, by socio-professional category (CSP), in current euros. We can observe that workers had an average annual income of less than 14,000 euros.

Salaries for professional sportswomen in volleyball, handball, soccer or basketball leagues varied slightly in 2019. During that year, the basketball league paid its athletes the most with an average monthly salary of 3,700 euros. The average salary observed among the clubs in the first soccer division was 3,500 euros. Women's rugby was not included in this study. Among the masculine colleagues of female soccer players, the club with the lowest average salary was the Stade de Reims with more than 20,000 euros per month.