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
#251,347 EURPolandNet monthly earnings (EUR)2025
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Switzerland6,838 EURIceland4,545 EURLuxembourg4,522 EURNorway3,816 EURIreland3,689 EURDenmark3,498 EURAustria3,066 EURNetherlands2,986 EURBelgium2,887 EURSweden2,885 EURFinland2,803 EURGermany2,583 EURFrance2,569 EURMalta2,129 EURSpain2,105 EURItaly2,039 EURCyprus1,960 EURSlovenia1,875 EUREstonia1,670 EURPortugal1,642 EURCzechia1,631 EURLithuania1,554 EURCroatia1,438 EURLatvia1,399 EURPoland1,347 EURSlovakia1,307 EURGreece1,254 EURRomania1,103 EURBulgaria1,085 EURHungary1,081 EURTurkey731 EUR

Figures reflect the most recent year available per country.

#Net annual earnings (EUR)Net monthly earnings (EUR)
1Switzerland202382,060 EUR6,838 EUR
2Iceland202354,539 EUR4,545 EUR
3Luxembourg202554,260 EUR4,522 EUR
4Norway202345,795 EUR3,816 EUR
5Ireland202544,263 EUR3,689 EUR
6Denmark202541,981 EUR3,498 EUR
7Austria202536,798 EUR3,066 EUR
8Netherlands202535,837 EUR2,986 EUR
9Belgium202534,642 EUR2,887 EUR
10Sweden202534,624 EUR2,885 EUR
11Finland202533,641 EUR2,803 EUR
12Germany202531,000 EUR2,583 EUR
13France202530,832 EUR2,569 EUR
14Malta202525,544 EUR2,129 EUR
15Spain202525,263 EUR2,105 EUR
16Italy202524,471 EUR2,039 EUR
17Cyprus202523,524 EUR1,960 EUR
18Slovenia202522,503 EUR1,875 EUR
19Estonia202520,045 EUR1,670 EUR
20Portugal202519,709 EUR1,642 EUR
21Czechia202519,569 EUR1,631 EUR
22Lithuania202518,650 EUR1,554 EUR
23Croatia202517,256 EUR1,438 EUR
24Latvia202516,793 EUR1,399 EUR
25Poland202516,163 EUR1,347 EUR
26Slovakia202515,686 EUR1,307 EUR
27Greece202515,050 EUR1,254 EUR
28Romania202513,233 EUR1,103 EUR
29Bulgaria202513,017 EUR1,085 EUR
30Hungary202512,967 EUR1,081 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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