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Salaries in France - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in France is, by default, in the range of 22,740 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 71,796 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:
23K - 72K EUR
10% earn less lthan 23K EUR
10% earns more than 72K 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% 56K
90% 75K
35-44
 
 
Average 50K
Median 46K
10% 26K
25% 34K
75% 62K
90% 79K
45-54
 
 
Average 47K
Median 40K
10% 19K
25% 26K
75% 59K
90% 84K
55+
 
 
Average 44K
Median 39K
10% 19K
25% 26K
75% 56K
90% 77K

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

Man icon
Men
46,296 EUR
40,680 EUR
Woman icon
Women
In general, in France, men earn 13.8% 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
1,658,880 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
1,549,296 EUR
3. Managing Director Top Management
1,400,544 EUR
4. Leasing Director Leasing
1,365,840 EUR
5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,365,264 EUR
6. Sales Director Top Management
1,339,488 EUR
7. Plant manager Top Management
1,270,368 EUR
8. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,265,328 EUR
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,135,584 EUR
10. Lead developer Information Technology
1,106,496 EUR
11. Head of product development Management
1,097,280 EUR
12. Technical Director Top Management
1,084,464 EUR
13. Logistics Director Top Management
1,055,664 EUR
14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,049,184 EUR
15. Production Director Top Management
1,047,600 EUR
16. IT Product Manager Information Technology
1,038,528 EUR
17. IT Architect Information Technology
1,036,224 EUR
18. Marketing Director Top Management
1,026,144 EUR
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
990,720 EUR
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
986,688 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
225,072 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
249,840 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
255,312 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
258,048 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
267,120 EUR
6. Cleaner General labour
267,408 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
272,304 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
278,064 EUR
9. Packer Production
279,792 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
281,232 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
281,520 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
282,816 EUR
13. General Labourer General labour
283,968 EUR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
284,400 EUR
15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
286,848 EUR
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
287,424 EUR
17. Security Guard Security & Protection
288,576 EUR
18. Cashier Banking
289,872 EUR
19. Florist Service Industries
291,024 EUR
20. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
291,600 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
8,816 EUR (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
23,901 EUR (gross)
EstoniaEstonia
23,627 EUR (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
24,559 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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Quality Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Côtes-d'Armor
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,933 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,500 EUR
Anually salary
35,196 USD
Anually salary
30,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-14 09:41:33
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Chief Executive Officer
Top Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Aube
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
29,328 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
25,000 EUR
Anually salary
351,936 USD
Anually salary
300,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-14 07:59:36
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IT Architect
Information Technology
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Paris
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
7,136 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,083 EUR
Anually salary
85,632 USD
Anually salary
72,996 EUR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-14 07:20:51
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Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
45-54
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Côte-d’Or
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
5,973 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,092 EUR
Anually salary
71,676 USD
Anually salary
61,104 EUR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-13 21:57:53
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Picker
Agriculture, Food Industry
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Cantal
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
7,672 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,540 EUR
Anually salary
92,064 USD
Anually salary
78,480 EUR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-13 06:36:06
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Welder
Mechanical Engineering
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Paris
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
3,547 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,024 EUR
Anually salary
42,564 USD
Anually salary
36,288 EUR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-11 13:36:23
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Painter
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Paris
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,346 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,000 EUR
Anually salary
28,152 USD
Anually salary
24,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-10 20:54:10
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Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Paris
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
6,159 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
5,250 EUR
Anually salary
73,908 USD
Anually salary
63,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 15:33:08
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IT Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Ain
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,519 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,000 EUR
Anually salary
42,228 USD
Anually salary
36,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-07 10:56:54
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Go developer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Paris
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
4,986 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,250 EUR
Anually salary
59,832 USD
Anually salary
51,000 EUR
ClockPosted: 2025-12-05 11:17:24
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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 3,741 EUR.

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

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 12.13% less than men.

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