Overview
- The median net monthly salary was €2,190, meaning half of full‑time private‑sector employees earned that amount or less.
- Inequality eased to a decade low, with a 10%‑to‑10% ratio of 2.91 and thresholds at €1,492 for the bottom decile, €4,334 for the top decile, and more than €10,261 for the top 1%.
- The gender pay gap was 13.0% in equivalent full‑time terms, narrowing by 0.3 percentage point from 2023, and women made up 24.2% of the top 1% of earners.
- Sectoral gaps persisted: average net pay was €3,021 in industry, €2,705 in services, €2,411 in construction, and €1,979 in accommodation and food, with higher averages in finance (€4,123) and information‑communication (€3,853).
- In current euros, pay rose by about 2.8% net and 3.1% gross, a difference partly tied to changes in the value‑sharing bonus, and INSEE notes improved precision after adding Mayotte employees, apprentices and paid interns.