Wages in France increased to 3602 EUR/Month in 2024 from 3493 EUR/Month in 2023. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - France Average Nominal Monthly Wages - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

This statistic highlights the average net monthly salary of French employees in the private sector in 2023, by socio-professional category and by gender. In 2023, a male manager earned on average 4,850 euros per month, while a female executive earned on average around 4,570 euros per month.

In France in 2023, managers of large companies with 500 or more employees earned the highest salary compared to any other socio-professional category in the private sector, indeed that year, they received the average net monthly salary of 16,571 euros. The second highest-paid occupation in the private sector was Capital Markets Frameworks, their average salary was around 11,031 euros.

Minimum Wages in France remained unchanged at 1802 EUR/Month in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 1802 EUR/Month in the second quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - France Minimum Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This graphic presents the gross minimum wage per month in France from 2013 to 2024 (for 151.67 hours worked). It reveals that the monthly gross minimum wage amounted to ******* euros in November 2024.

In 2023 in France, the average net monthly full-time equivalent salary was ***** euros. That year, ** percent of the poorest French employees earned less than ***** euros per month. On the other hand, ** percent of the richest French employees received more than ***** euros. The French people who were part of the richest one percent of the working population earned a salary over ***** euros per month.

Wages in France increased 2 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - France Monthly Wages Growth- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, in France, men working in combined services in the private sector earned almost 24 percent more than women in the same sector of activity. Men working in the business sector also earned more than their female counterparts, indeed the difference of salaries in the business sector was around 15.6 percent. Finally, the only sector where women workers received slightly more money than men was in the construction sector.

France - Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data was EUR1802.00 for December of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for France - Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, France - Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data reached a record high of EUR1802.00 in December of 2025 and a record low of EUR1036.00 in June of 1999.

Key information about France Household Income per Capita

• France Annual Household Income per Capita reached 29,345.298 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the previous value of 28,069.256 USD in Dec 2023.
• France Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1957 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 13,155.272 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 29,345.298 USD in Dec 2024 and a record low of 785.864 USD in Dec 1959.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of France grew 2.030 % YoY in Sep 2025.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from quarterly Household Income and annual Average Population and converts it into USD. The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies provides Household Income in EUR and Average Population. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Household Income covers Household Disposable Income only. Seasonally adjusted Household Income is used since non-seasonally adjusted data is unavailable from the source.

France Net Salary Index: Public Employees: Category C data was reported at 114.500 2000=100 in Apr 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 114.500 2000=100 for Jan 2018. France Net Salary Index: Public Employees: Category C data is updated quarterly, averaging 111.040 2000=100 from Oct 2000 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 115.850 2000=100 in Oct 2017 and a record low of 100.000 2000=100 in Oct 2000. France Net Salary Index: Public Employees: Category C data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G032: Labour Statistics: Public Employees: Salary Index: 2000=100.

In France, in 2022, the average net monthly income of people living in the Île-de-France region was around ***** euros. In comparison, men living in this same region earned almost ***** euros per month, while women received around ***** 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 ***** euros.

France Gross Salary Index: Public Employees data was reported at 116.150 2000=100 in Apr 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 116.150 2000=100 for Jan 2018. France Gross Salary Index: Public Employees data is updated quarterly, averaging 109.760 2000=100 from Oct 2000 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 116.150 2000=100 in Apr 2018 and a record low of 100.000 2000=100 in Oct 2000. France Gross Salary Index: Public Employees data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G032: Labour Statistics: Public Employees: Salary Index: 2000=100.

Context

[INSEE][1] is the official french institute gathering data of many types around France. It can be demographic (Births, Deaths, Population Density...), Economic (Salary, Firms by activity / size...) and more.
It can be a great help to observe and measure inequality in the french population.

Content

Four files are in the dataset :

• base_etablissement_par_tranche_effectif : give information on the number of firms in every french town, categorized by size , come from [INSEE][2].
  • CODGEO : geographique code for the town (can be joined with code_insee column from "name_geographic_information.csv')
  • LIBGEO : name of the town (in french)
  • REG : region number
  • DEP : depatment number
  • E14TST : total number of firms in the town
  • E14TS0ND : number of unknown or null size firms in the town
  • E14TS1 : number of firms with 1 to 5 employees in the town
  • E14TS6 : number of firms with 6 to 9 employees in the town
  • E14TS10 : number of firms with 10 to 19 employees in the town
  • E14TS20 : number of firms with 20 to 49 employees in the town
  • E14TS50 : number of firms with 50 to 99 employees in the town
  • E14TS100 : number of firms with 100 to 199 employees in the town
  • E14TS200 : number of firms with 200 to 499 employees in the town
  • E14TS500 : number of firms with more than 500 employees in the town

• name_geographic_information : give geographic data on french town (mainly latitude and longitude, but also region / department codes and names )

  • EU_circo : name of the European Union Circonscription
  • code_région : code of the region attached to the town
  • nom_région : name of the region attached to the town
  • chef.lieu_région : name the administrative center around the town
  • numéro_département : code of the department attached to the town
  • nom_département : name of the department attached to the town
  • préfecture : name of the local administrative division around the town
  • numéro_circonscription : number of the circumpscription
  • nom_commune : name of the town
  • codes_postaux : post-codes relative to the town
  • code_insee : unique code for the town
  • latitude : GPS latitude
  • longitude : GPS longitude
  • éloignement : i couldn't manage to figure out what was the meaning of this number

• net_salary_per_town_per_category : salaries around french town per job categories, age and sex

  • CODGEO : unique code of the town
  • LIBGEO : name of the town
  • SNHM14 : mean net salary
  • SNHMC14 : mean net salary per hour for executive
  • SNHMP14 : mean net salary per hour for middle manager
  • SNHME14 : mean net salary per hour for employee
  • SNHMO14 : mean net salary per hour for worker
  • SNHMF14 : mean net salary for women
  • SNHMFC14 : mean net salary per hour for feminin executive
  • SNHMFP14 : mean net salary per hour for feminin middle manager
  • SNHMFE14 : mean net salary per hour for feminin employee
  • SNHMFO14 : mean net salary per hour for feminin worker
  • SNHMH14 : mean net salary for man
  • SNHMHC14 : mean net salary per hour for masculin executive
  • SNHMHP14 : mean net salary per hour for masculin middle manager
  • SNHMHE14 : mean net salary per hour for masculin employee
  • SNHMHO14 : mean net salary per hour for masculin worker
  • SNHM1814 : mean net salary per hour for 18-25 years old
  • SNHM2614 : mean net salary per hour for 26-50 years old
  • SNHM5014 : mean net salary per hour for >50 years old
  • SNHMF1814 : mean net salary per hour for women between 18-25 years old
  • SNHMF2614 : mean net salary per hour for women between 26-50 years old
  • SNHMF5014 : mean net salary per hour for women >50 years old
  • SNHMH1814 : mean net salary per hour for men between 18-25 years old
  • SNHMH2614 : mean net salary per hour for men between 26-50 years old
  • SNHMH5014 : mean net salary per hour for men >50 years old

• population : [demographic][3] information in France per town, age, sex and living mode

  • NIVGEO : geographic level (arrondissement, communes...)
  • CODGEO : unique code for the town
  • LIBGEO : name of the town (might contain some utf-8 errors, this information has better quality name_geographic_information)
  • MOCO : cohabitation mode : [list and meaning available in Data description]
  • AGE80_17 : age category (slice of 5 years) | ex : 0 -> people between 0 and 4 years old
  • SEXE : sex, 1 for men | 2 for women
  • NB : Number of people in the category

• departments.geojson : contains the borders of french departments. From [Gregoire David (github)][4]

These datasets can be merged by : CODGEO = code_insee

Acknowledgements

The entire dataset has been created (and actualized) by INSEE, I just uploaded it on Kaggle after doing some jobs and checks ...

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Graph and download economic data for Labor Compensation: Wage Rate: Manufacturing: Hourly for France (LCWRMN01FRQ661N) from Q1 1960 to Q3 2023 about France, compensation, hours, wages, manufacturing, and rate.

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France FR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees data was reported at 204,033.000 EUR mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 202,257.000 EUR mn for 2015. France FR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees data is updated yearly, averaging 85,264.735 EUR mn from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2016, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 204,033.000 EUR mn in 2016 and a record low of 8,582.880 EUR mn in 1972. France FR: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.; ; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ;

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