Average full time adjusted salary per employee in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Average full time adjusted salary per employee was 39,808 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39,808
Change on year
up 5.2%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
39,808
in 2024
All-time low
21,947
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024
Average full time adjusted salary per employee in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 39,808 for average full time adjusted salary per employee in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average full time adjusted salary per employee in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 39,808 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,947, 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21,947 | — |
| 2003 | 22,421 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 23,037 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 23,719 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 24,338 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 25,154 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 26,177 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 26,384 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 27,322 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 28,082 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 28,591 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 29,091 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 29,385 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 29,889 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 30,390 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 31,110 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 31,794 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 32,778 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 32,515 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 33,915 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 35,648 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 37,840 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 39,808 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,147 | 21,947 | 26,384 | 8 |
| 2010s | 29,843 | 27,322 | 32,778 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,945 | 32,515 | 39,808 | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average full time adjusted salary per employee in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Average full time adjusted salary per employee in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 39,808 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average full time adjusted salary per employee recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 39,808 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average full time adjusted salary per employee recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,947 in 2002.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for average full time adjusted salary per employee?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2024.
- Is average full time adjusted salary per employee rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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