Net Salary Across European Countries

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This table compares net earnings across European countries using Eurostat's harmonized statistics. It shows the annual and monthly take-home pay of a single person without children who earns the national average wage, expressed in euro so countries line up directly. The figures come straight from Eurostat and are refreshed as new data is released.

Net earnings are highest in Switzerland (€82,060 a year, 2023) and lowest in Turkey (€8,768, 2023), a gap of €73,292.

#16,838 EURSwitzerlandNet monthly earnings (EUR)2023
#31731 EURTurkeyNet monthly earnings (EUR)2023
#162,253 EURSpainNet monthly earnings (EUR)2025
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Switzerland6,838 EURLuxembourg4,656 EURIceland4,545 EURIreland3,919 EURNorway3,816 EURDenmark3,786 EURAustria3,529 EURNetherlands3,399 EURSweden3,246 EURFinland3,141 EURGermany3,045 EURBelgium3,035 EURFrance2,696 EURCyprus2,362 EURItaly2,316 EURSpain2,253 EURMalta2,106 EURSlovenia2,023 EUREstonia1,878 EURGreece1,792 EURPortugal1,787 EURCzechia1,742 EURPoland1,591 EURLithuania1,591 EURLatvia1,586 EURSlovakia1,508 EURCroatia1,408 EURHungary1,286 EURBulgaria1,204 EURRomania1,156 EURTurkey731 EUR

Figures reflect the most recent year available per country.

#Net annual earnings (EUR)Net monthly earnings (EUR)
1Switzerland202382,060 EUR6,838 EUR
2Luxembourg202555,877 EUR4,656 EUR
3Iceland202354,539 EUR4,545 EUR
4Ireland202547,027 EUR3,919 EUR
5Norway202345,795 EUR3,816 EUR
6Denmark202545,430 EUR3,786 EUR
7Austria202542,347 EUR3,529 EUR
8Netherlands202540,793 EUR3,399 EUR
9Sweden202538,950 EUR3,246 EUR
10Finland202537,690 EUR3,141 EUR
11Germany202536,535 EUR3,045 EUR
12Belgium202536,414 EUR3,035 EUR
13France202532,346 EUR2,696 EUR
14Cyprus202528,340 EUR2,362 EUR
15Italy202527,788 EUR2,316 EUR
16Spain202527,041 EUR2,253 EUR
17Malta202525,273 EUR2,106 EUR
18Slovenia202524,276 EUR2,023 EUR
19Estonia202522,537 EUR1,878 EUR
20Greece202521,498 EUR1,792 EUR
21Portugal202521,449 EUR1,787 EUR
22Czechia202520,901 EUR1,742 EUR
23Poland202519,086 EUR1,591 EUR
24Lithuania202519,093 EUR1,591 EUR
25Latvia202519,035 EUR1,586 EUR
26Slovakia202518,097 EUR1,508 EUR
27Croatia202516,892 EUR1,408 EUR
28Hungary202515,432 EUR1,286 EUR
29Bulgaria202514,450 EUR1,204 EUR
30Romania202513,877 EUR1,156 EUR
31Turkey20238,768 EUR731 EUR

Methodology

Figures come from Eurostat's annual net earnings dataset (earn_nt_net), linked to the source for each country. They represent the standardized case of a single person without children earning 100% of the national average wage; the monthly figure is the annual net amount divided by twelve. Each row shows the reference date of its Eurostat value, so the most recent year appears alongside a few countries whose latest available figure is from an earlier year. All amounts are published by Eurostat in euro, so no currency conversion is applied. Because this is a standardized statistical case, the figures differ from an individual net-pay calculation for a specific salary and personal situation.

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