Average Net Earnings in Europe by Country

Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children, in euros, across European countries.

Annual net earnings (2023): highest in Switzerland at €82,060, lowest in Bulgaria at €9,890, across 30 European countries.

CountryAnnual net earnings
Switzerland€82,060
Iceland€54,539
Luxembourg€48,798
Norway€45,795
Netherlands€45,156
Ireland€43,897
Denmark€42,358
Austria€38,376
Germany€37,908
Finland€36,266
Belgium€35,439
Sweden€34,207
France€31,574
Italy€24,593
Spain€23,597
Cyprus€23,477
Malta€20,555
Estonia€18,142
Greece€18,022
Czechia€17,266
Slovenia€17,114
Portugal€15,301
Lithuania€14,783
Poland€14,487
Latvia€13,418
Slovakia€13,028
Hungary€12,720
Croatia€12,601
Romania€10,525
Bulgaria€9,890
Reference period: 2023. Source: Eurostat earn_nt_net. No data available for: United Kingdom.

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