Between 2000 and 2023, the average wage in Italy raised, reaching almost 32,450 euros in 2023. However, in 2020 there was a decrease to 28,485 euros due to an economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, before increasing again to 30,247 euros in 2021. Male managers represented the group with the highest earnings. Their gross salary amounted to almost 110,000 euros a year, while the annual salary of women occupying the same position was equal to around 103,300 euros. Wages in the different industries Among the different sectors, employees working in financial and banking services benefitted from the largest wages, who earned on average 47,900 euros a year. On the other hand, the lowest salaries in Italy were those of people working in agriculture, forestry, fishing, and silviculture. Gender pay gap In 2023, compared to men, Italian women earned on average about 2,300 euros less per year. However, the gender pay gap differed from sector to sector. For instance, in 2020 in the banking and financial services, the salary of women was equal to 39,100 euros a year. On the other hand, the annual wage of men added up to 48,000 euros. Similarly, the annual salary of male employees working in the insurance industry was significantly higher than those of female employees. However, the gender pay gap in other fields was much lower. For example, in the agricultural sector, women and men earned roughly the same.

Located in the north of the country, Lombardy had the highest mean gross salary in 2023, while workers in Basilicata earned the lowest average wages nationwide. The figure for Lombardy amounted to 33,055 euros, around 870 euros more than in Lazio, where the capital Rome is situated, as reported by Job Pricing. Always in the north is located Trentino-South Tyrol, the region with the second-highest average gross salary, 32,200 euros per year. The last positions of the raking were occupied by the southern regions, with an average wage of 28,300 euros. High wages and large pay gap  According to the same source, employees working in banking and financial services had some of the largest salaries in Italy. However, men earned roughly 22 percent more than women (47,900 euros versus 39,200 euros). Similarly, the annual gross salary in the insurance industry was 29 percent higher in favor of men. Low-wage workers The south of Italy was also the place registering the highest percentage of low paid employees. These are employees with an hourly salary of less than two thirds of the median salary over the total number of employees. More specifically, in the south and on the islands, the share of low-wage employees was 15.6 and 14.6 percent, respectively. In the northern regions, the share amounted to only 7.8 percent.

In 2023, the average gross annual salary in Italy amounted to 30,838 euros. Among different sectors, employees working in financial and banking services earned the largest wages. According to data provided by JobPricing, people in this industry were paid on average 47,884 euros a year. On the other hand, the lowest salaries in Italy were those of farmers and fishermen. Salaries in Lombardy The northern region of Lombardy registered the highest gross salaries in the country. In 2023, it reached 33,055 euros. Furthermore, in 2022, people earned on average 33,900 euros per year in Lombardy's major center, Milan. The city is known to be the main financial center of Italy. On the other hand, southern regions recorded the lowest wages in Italy. Banking and financial services In Italy, the highest wages were recorded in the financial and banking sector. However, a substantial gap existed between the salaries of women and men. Indeed, in 2020, men working in this sector earned on average almost 22 percent more than women. As a result, women working in this sector faced one of the strongest gender pay gaps in Italy.

In 2023, men holding top management positions earned roughly 109,600 euros annually in Italy. In the same year, the annual gross salary of female top managers amounted to approximately 103,300 euros, 6,200 euros less than their male colleagues. This represents the largest grade wage gap recorded by JobPricing, as male middle managers, white- and blue-collar workers receive around 3,250 euros more than female employees. Specifically, at the middle management level, the pay difference was reduced to less than 3,000 euros. A glance at the year-on-year variation of the gender salary gap shows that, overall, the pay gap decreased between 2016 and 2023, yet it was still quite high, especially among white-collar workers. Unemployment rate by gender The pay gap is one of the major indicators to determine the level of gender inequality in a given society. Another relevant indicator is the unemployment rate. In 2022, the unemployment rate was higher among females than among males across all Italian regions. The southern regions Campania, Sicily, and Calabria recorded the highest levels of unemployment for both men and women. Basilicata, another southern region, registered the greatest gap between genders in terms of unemployment. Females in management positions The presence of women in top management positions is a key indicator for grasping the level of gender inequality in the working environment. In 2022, women represented 42.9 percent of the members of the boards of companies listed on the stock exchange in Italy, recording an ongoing growth since 2013, when only 17.8 percent of the members of the boards were women.

In 2023, employees who graduated in computer science earned around 2,150 euros net per month five years after obtaining their master's degree. Industrial and information engineers were paid 2,000 euros monthly. By contrast, graduates in psychology and education earned on average 1,400 euros, 370 euros less than the national mean. There were significant salary differences between male and female graduates, too. Women graduated in 2018 received 1,640 euros monthly in 2023, whereas men were paid an average of 1900 euros.

In 2022, the gross salary per hour was on average 18.4 euros across all economic sectors. Employees in industry and manufacturing earned almost 20 euros per worked hour, given the strong bargaining power of trade unions in this sector. On the contrary, workers in construction and agriculture had a gross hourly wage below the national average.

The statistic shows the average hourly gross pay for employee jobs in Italy from 2011 to 2019. According to data, the average hourly pay increased from 15.9 euros in 2011 to 17.2 euros as of 2019.

In Italy, employees with a university degree earned on average 42,560 euros per year in 2023. According to data provided by JobPricing, the average annual gross salary of employees with a bachelor's was 31,660 euros, while those holding a master's were paid 12,500 euros more. In the same year, Italian graduates earned a monthly average of 1,340 euros net, one year after obtaining a university diploma.

In Italy, employees working in larger companies earned more than employees in small companies. According to data provided by JobPricing, the average annual gross salary in firms with more than 1,000 employees reached almost 38,000 euros. By contrast, the lowest salaries were recorded among companies with ten employees or fewer.

According to a research published in 2021, recent bachelor graduates in IT and ICT had the highest monthly wage in Italy. The study analyzed data from 2020, focusing on Italian undergraduates who achieved their bachelor degree in 2015. On average, the net salary of bachelor graduates in IT and ICT amounted to roughly 1.7 thousand euros a month. Master graduates in industrial and information engineering followed in the ranking.

The average monthly salary of employees in the tourism industry in Italy increased in 2023 over the previous year. However, it remained below the figures reported before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the average salary peaked in December at 1,710 euros, while it amounted to nearly 2,100 euros in the same month of 2019.

This statistic depicts the average monthly net salary of full-time employees in Italy in 2016, broken down by citizenship. According to data, the salary of the Italian employees was the highest among all the indicated groups, reaching on average 1,501 euros net per month. The workers from the non-EU countries received monthly an average salary of 1,124 euros, roughly 80 euros less than the foreign employees from the UE countries.

In 2020, the average nominal monthly wage in Italy was 2.3 thousand euros. Between 2010 and 2019, nominal wages in Italy increased. More specifically, wages grew from about 2.3 thousand euros in 2010 to roughly 2.5 thousand euros in 2019, the highest figure depicted in the chart.

Insurance is the business sector with the largest pay gap between women and men. In fact, the average annual gross salary of employees working in this industry in 2022 was significantly higher among men. According to data provided by JobPricing, the average annual gross salary of male insurance agents was almost 46,000 euros, 10,200 euros more than the average annual gross salary of Italian women working in the same sector.

In 2020, the average annual gross salary of employees working in the construction sector was higher for women than for men. According to data provided by JobPricing, the average annual gross salary of women working in the construction sector was of 30.3 thousand euros, which was over four thousand euros more than the average annual gross salary of Italian men working in the same sector.

In 2020, the average annual gross salary of employees working in the fashion and luxury industry in Italy was higher for men. According to data provided by JobPricing, the average annual gross salary of men working in the fashion and luxury industry was of 29 thousand euros, which was roughly 2.3 thousand euros more than the average annual gross salary of Italian women working in the same sector.

This statistic illustrates the average monthly net salary of full-time employees in Italy in 2016, broken down by age group. According to data, the average monthly net salary of the employees aged 55 years or older was the highest among all the considered age groups (1,621 euros), which was roughly 80 euros more than the average salary of the employees between 45 and 54 years of age.

The mean annual gross salary for pre-primary and primary teachers in 2022 was 36,200 euros, around 3,000 euros less than the European Union average. Teachers in middle school earned 38,500 euros yearly, while in high school salaries were about 41,000 euros. Both figures were well below the EU average, 44,500 euros for lower secondary school and 47,200 euros for upper secondary school. Hence, a high school teacher with a full-time contract earned 6,200 euros less than a European colleague and 3,500 euros less than a middle school teacher working in other EU countries.

The statistic shows the annual average household net income in Italy in 2019, broken down by age of the main income earner. According to the source, the annual household net income was the highest for families where the head was aged between 55 and 64 years, reaching 39 thousand euros.

In Italy, the average annual gross salary of employees working in the IT industry amounted to about 35 thousand euros as of 2020. According to data provided by JobPricing, the average annual gross salary of men working in the IT industry was 37.5 thousand euros, while women working in the same sector earned on average five thousand euros less.