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Average salary in Paris
Employees living in Paris, Paris (75), earned €27.88 net an hour on average in 2022 — +64% compared with the French average. Official Insee figures.
€4,229net / month full time · €27.88 / hour
By job category
Bar: net hourly pay here · line: France average.
Women and men
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Gender gap: 18% of the men's hourly wage (France: 13%).
By age
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All figures
| Employees | Net / hour | Net / month (full time) | Paris | France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All employees | €27.88 | €4,229 | €27.88 | €16.97 |
| Executives & higher professions | €39.07 | €5,926 | €39.07 | €29.07 |
| Intermediate professions | €20.75 | €3,147 | €20.75 | €16.58 |
| Clerical & service workers | €13.20 | €2,002 | €13.20 | €12.12 |
| Manual workers | €11.76 | €1,784 | €11.76 | €12.49 |
| Women | €24.90 | €3,777 | €24.90 | €15.57 |
| Men | €30.32 | €4,599 | €30.32 | €17.97 |
| 18 to 25 | €14.91 | €2,261 | €14.91 | €11.42 |
| 26 to 50 | €27.02 | €4,098 | €27.02 | €16.80 |
| Over 50 | €35.16 | €5,333 | €35.16 | €19.61 |
Source: Insee, Base Tous salariés 2022 (latest published edition) — mean net hourly wage of employees by place of residence, excluding agriculture; 1 January 2024 geography. “Net” means after employee social contributions and before income tax. The monthly figure is the hourly wage × 151.67 hours (full-time equivalent), not an average payslip: part-time work is not counted in it. Cross-border workers employed in Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium or Germany are not counted: their pay is not declared in France. Some cells are not published by Insee (statistical confidentiality). Insee dataset
Paris in Paris
Paris ranks 13 of 21 municipalities published in Paris (75) for the average net hourly wage (department: €27.88).
Other municipalities in Paris
- Paris 1er Arrondissement €33.97
- Paris 2e Arrondissement €31.06
- Paris 3e Arrondissement €32.70
- Paris 4e Arrondissement €31.02
- Paris 5e Arrondissement €32.56
- Paris 6e Arrondissement €42.48
- Paris 7e Arrondissement €50.08
- Paris 8e Arrondissement €45.08
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Questions
What is the average salary in Paris?
In 2022, employees living in Paris earned on average €27.88 net an hour, i.e. €4,229 net a month on a full-time basis — +64% compared with the French average (€16.97).
How much does an executive earn in Paris?
€39.07 net an hour on average for executives and higher professions (€5,926 a month full time), against €13.20 for clerical and service workers and €11.76 for manual workers.
What is the gender pay gap in Paris?
Women earn €24.90 net an hour on average and men €30.32: a gap of 18% of the men's hourly wage (13% in France). The gap partly reflects different jobs and positions.
Where do these figures come from?
From Insee, the French national statistics office (Base Tous salariés 2022). They cover employees who live in Paris, wherever they work, excluding agriculture. Net means after employee contributions and before income tax.