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Salaries in France - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in France is, by default, in the range of 22,308 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 73,272 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in France is
80% of people earn:
22K - 73K EUR
10% earn less lthan 22K EUR
10% earns more than 73K EUR
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Distribution of employees in France into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in France by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 33K
Median 32K
10% 21K
25% 26K
75% 39K
90% 47K
25-34
 
 
Average 45K
Median 40K
10% 20K
25% 28K
75% 57K
90% 77K
35-44
 
 
Average 52K
Median 47K
10% 27K
25% 35K
75% 64K
90% 83K
45-54
 
 
Average 48K
Median 41K
10% 19K
25% 26K
75% 61K
90% 87K
55+
 
 
Average 45K
Median 39K
10% 19K
25% 26K
75% 58K
90% 81K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in France (EUR).

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Men
46,848 EUR
40,512 EUR
Woman icon
Women
In general, in France, men earn 15.6% more than women.

The best paid positions in France

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in France (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,743,264 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
1,567,440 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,376,928 EUR
4. Managing Director Top Management
1,357,632 EUR
5. Sales Director Top Management
1,343,232 EUR
6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,331,136 EUR
7. Plant manager Top Management
1,255,536 EUR
8. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,237,680 EUR
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,151,424 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
1,131,120 EUR
11. Lead developer Information Technology
1,118,880 EUR
12. Technical Director Top Management
1,116,576 EUR
13. Production Director Top Management
1,049,904 EUR
14. Marketing Director Top Management
1,049,184 EUR
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,049,184 EUR
16. IT Product Manager Information Technology
1,048,896 EUR
17. Logistics Director Top Management
1,033,776 EUR
18. IT Architect Information Technology
1,019,952 EUR
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,007,568 EUR
20. Head of the Legal Department Management
978,048 EUR

The worst paid positions in France

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in France (EUR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
226,944 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
251,856 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
257,328 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
260,208 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
269,280 EUR
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
274,464 EUR
7. Cleaner General labour
275,184 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
280,224 EUR
9. Packer Production
282,096 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
283,536 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
283,824 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
285,120 EUR
13. General Labourer General labour
286,272 EUR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
286,704 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
289,152 EUR
16. Security Guard Security & Protection
289,296 EUR
17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
291,888 EUR
18. Cashier Banking
292,176 EUR
19. Florist Service Industries
293,328 EUR
20. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
294,048 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
24,089 EUR (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
28,451 EUR (gross)
CroatiaCroatia
19,902 EUR (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
24,605 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Project Manager
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Alpes-Maritimes
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
5,254 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,417 EUR
Anually salary
63,048 USD
Anually salary
53,004 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-11 11:47:27
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IT Security Specialist
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Drôme
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,064 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,417 EUR
Anually salary
48,768 USD
Anually salary
41,004 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-10 11:49:49
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Clinical Research Associate
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Paris
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,974 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,500 EUR
Anually salary
35,688 USD
Anually salary
30,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-10 10:43:28
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Electrician
Electrical & Power Engineering
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ille-et-Vilaine
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,638 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,218 EUR
Anually salary
31,656 USD
Anually salary
26,616 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-09 22:01:55
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Medical assistant
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Paris
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,926 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,460 EUR
Anually salary
35,112 USD
Anually salary
29,520 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-09 18:00:33
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Marketing Manager
Management
Age group
55+
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Hauts-de-Seine
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,573 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,208 EUR
Anually salary
102,876 USD
Anually salary
86,496 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-09 08:48:34
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Bricklayer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Gironde
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,498 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,100 EUR
Anually salary
29,976 USD
Anually salary
25,200 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-08 13:53:03
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Backend developer
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Ain
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,460 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,750 EUR
Anually salary
53,520 USD
Anually salary
45,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-06 06:42:24
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Bricklayer
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Alpes-Maritimes
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,401 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,019 EUR
Anually salary
28,812 USD
Anually salary
24,228 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-05 20:46:43
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Regulatory Affairs Manager
Pharmaceutical Industry
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Paris
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
11,649 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
9,794 EUR
Anually salary
139,788 USD
Anually salary
117,528 EUR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-05 16:04:42
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in France is 3,772 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country France are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Managing Director, Sales Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country France are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country France, regardless of the work they do, women earn 13.52% less than men.

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