Average full time adjusted salary per employee in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Average full time adjusted salary per employee was 43,512 Euro in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43,512 Euro
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
43,512 Euro
in 2024
All-time low
25,008 Euro
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024
Average full time adjusted salary per employee in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2002–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.
Analysis
In 2024, average full time adjusted salary per employee in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) stood at 43,512 Euro. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average full time adjusted salary per employee in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 43,512 Euro in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25,008 Euro, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Average full time adjusted salary per employee in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25,008 Euro | — |
| 2003 | 25,560 Euro | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 26,340 Euro | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 26,967 Euro | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 27,792 Euro | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 28,554 Euro | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 29,624 Euro | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 30,162 Euro | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 30,835 Euro | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 31,676 Euro | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 32,246 Euro | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 32,859 Euro | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 33,370 Euro | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 33,889 Euro | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 34,413 Euro | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 35,058 Euro | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 35,661 Euro | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 36,727 Euro | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 36,198 Euro | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 37,711 Euro | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 39,497 Euro | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 41,782 Euro | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 43,512 Euro | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,501 Euro | 25,008 Euro | 30,162 Euro | 8 |
| 2010s | 33,673 Euro | 30,835 Euro | 36,727 Euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,740 Euro | 36,198 Euro | 43,512 Euro | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,747 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 106.07 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.2 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.32 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,896 Euro (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.8 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 103.2 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average full time adjusted salary per employee in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Average full time adjusted salary per employee in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 43,512 Euro in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average full time adjusted salary per employee recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 43,512 Euro in 2024.
- What is the lowest average full time adjusted salary per employee recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,008 Euro in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for average full time adjusted salary per employee?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is average full time adjusted salary per employee rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average full time adjusted salary per employee. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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