Salaries in France

The salary range of employees working in France is, by default, in the range of 1,844.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 6,066.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:

1,844 - 6,066 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,844 EUR

10% earns more than 6,066 EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in France into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in France by age in EUR.

<24

Average 2,760

median 2,629

10% 1,734

25% 2,114

75% 3,261

90% 3,949

25-34

Average 3,689

median 3,306

10% 1,700

25% 2,347

75% 4,598

90% 6,139

35-44

Average 4,210

median 3,840

10% 2,123

25% 2,825

75% 5,181

90% 6,746

45-54

Average 3,936

median 3,350

10% 1,602

25% 2,173

75% 5,028

90% 7,146

55+

Average 3,614

median 3,126

10% 1,602

25% 2,084

75% 4,593

90% 6,412

Salaries by gender

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

Men

3,895 EUR

3,360 EUR

Women

In general, in France, men earn 15.9% 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

11,375.40 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

10,609.70 EUR

3. Managing Director Top Management

9,625.81 EUR

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

9,622.60 EUR

5. Leasing Director Leasing

9,494.95 EUR

6. Sales Director Top Management

9,236.84 EUR

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

9,232.76 EUR

8. Plant manager Top Management

8,681.03 EUR

9. Country Manager/Director Top Management

8,594.07 EUR

10. Head of product development Management

7,864.61 EUR

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

7,850.54 EUR

12. Lead developer Information Technology

7,601.16 EUR

13. Logistics Director Top Management

7,475.05 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

7,426.79 EUR

15. Marketing Director Top Management

7,310.70 EUR

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

7,292.70 EUR

17. Business Group Manager Management

7,189.09 EUR

18. IT Product Manager Information Technology

7,188.37 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,119.72 EUR

20. Publishing House Director Top Management

7,004.82 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

1,565.06 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,736.96 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,775.16 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

1,789.01 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,794.26 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,857.17 EUR

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

1,863.72 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

1,865.79 EUR

9. Cleaner General labour

1,866.09 EUR

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,893.12 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,933.20 EUR

12. Packer Production

1,945.18 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,955.67 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,957.16 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

1,966.90 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

1,974.02 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,977.01 EUR

18. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,986.00 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,994.69 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,998.36 EUR

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Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Sales Director
Top Management

Age group

55+

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Isère

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

12,701 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,833 EUR

Anually salary

152,412 USD

Anually salary

129,996 EUR

Posted: 2025-07-27 23:23:34

Security Guard
Security & Protection

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Isère

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

2,364 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,016 EUR

Anually salary

28,368 USD

Anually salary

24,192 EUR

Posted: 2025-07-27 05:20:33

Operations Supervisor
Production

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Paris

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,397 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,750 EUR

Anually salary

52,764 USD

Anually salary

45,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-07-25 18:20:24

Assistant
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Paris

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,862 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,000 EUR

Anually salary

70,344 USD

Anually salary

60,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-07-24 16:38:20

Financial Analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Paris

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,027 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,288 EUR

Anually salary

60,324 USD

Anually salary

51,456 EUR

Posted: 2025-07-23 10:18:43

C++ Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Haute-Garonne

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,592 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,917 EUR

Anually salary

55,104 USD

Anually salary

47,004 EUR

Posted: 2025-07-20 22:21:00

Chef
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Paris

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

2,364 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,016 EUR

Anually salary

28,368 USD

Anually salary

24,192 EUR

Posted: 2025-07-18 11:14:27

Product Manager - Specialist
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Paris

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

8,207 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,000 EUR

Anually salary

98,484 USD

Anually salary

84,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-07-16 23:22:56

Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Pyrénées-Orientales

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

2,300 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,962 EUR

Anually salary

27,600 USD

Anually salary

23,544 EUR

Posted: 2025-07-03 09:20:32

Plant manager
Top Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Indre

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

13,844 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

11,808 EUR

Anually salary

166,128 USD

Anually salary

141,696 EUR

Posted: 2025-07-01 15:21:09

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