2024-03-29 11:09:47
To allow French workers to have an idea of salaries in the country, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee) has calculated the average salary in France. But in addition to this average, INSEE emphasizes income disparities between workers, sectors or even regions.
First, it is necessary to clarify that the average salary is not the median salary. While the first indicates the general average of salaries for a specific population, the second divides the population between two equal parts. In France, the average salary for the private sector represents 3,466 euros per month, or 2,630 euros net, according to INSEE data corresponding to the year 2022. As for public sector employees, the average salary is of 2,430 euros per month. A figure communicated by INSEE and which corresponds to the year 2021.
But average salaries differ from one socio-professional category to another. For example, the average monthly salary received by executives in the private sector is 4,490 euros net. However, for workers, this average is only 1,940 euros per month. In addition to socio-professional categories, average incomes also differ between men and women. According to INSEE data corresponding to the year 2022, the salary gap between male and female workers was 14.1%. However, this gap is constantly decreasing. Between 1995 and 2020, this difference narrowed by 9.2%.
Average salary by region and sector of activity
In addition to gender, the average salary also differs from one region to another. It is in Île-de-France that the average salary is the highest in the country, i.e. 3,210 euros net per month. On the second step of the podium, it is Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur which stands out with an average salary which amounts to 2,428 euros net. Finally, in third place, we find Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with an average monthly salary of 2,447 euros net. These figures communicated by INSEE correspond to the year 2021.
The average salary is also not the same from one sector to another. Still according to 2021 figures from INSEE, it is the sectors where there are the most executives that the average salary is the highest. This is particularly the case for financial services, whose monthly income is 3,776 euros net. On the other hand, the sectors with the most employees are those with the lowest average salaries. 1,811 euros net per month is the average monthly income of catering workers, for example.
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