PayScope EU

Explore European salaries

Rank every country with published data by the measure that matters to you. Switch between euros, purchasing-power-adjusted pay, minimum wage and the gender pay gap.

Net pay adjusted for local price levels — what the salary actually buys at home. Highest first.

  1. 1Switzerland€3,710 PPS
  2. 2Luxembourg€3,001 PPS
  3. 3Norway€2,846 PPS
  4. 4Iceland€2,632 PPS
  5. 5Ireland€2,613 PPS
  6. 6Austria€2,561 PPS
  7. 7Netherlands€2,468 PPS
  8. 8Denmark€2,450 PPS
  9. 9Belgium€2,432 PPS
  10. 10France€2,381 PPS
  11. 11Germany€2,368 PPS
  12. 12Sweden€2,346 PPS
  13. 13Spain€2,321 PPS
  14. 14United Kingdom€2,310 PPS
  15. 15Malta€2,287 PPS
  16. 16Finland€2,204 PPS
  17. 17Italy€2,078 PPS
  18. 18Cyprus€2,061 PPS
  19. 19Slovenia€2,060 PPS
  20. 20Czechia€2,034 PPS
  21. 21Lithuania€1,987 PPS
  22. 22Croatia€1,962 PPS
  23. 23Portugal€1,932 PPS
  24. 24Romania€1,922 PPS
  25. 25Poland€1,919 PPS
  26. 26Bulgaria€1,907 PPS
  27. 27Latvia€1,812 PPS
  28. 28Estonia€1,731 PPS
  29. 29Slovakia€1,612 PPS
  30. 30Hungary€1,583 PPS
  31. 31Türkiye€1,562 PPS
  32. 32Greece€1,511 PPS

Source: Eurostat. 32 countries with published figures. Real (PPS) pay divides net salary by the country price level relative to the EU average, so a lower cost of living lifts the ranking. Data updated 2026-06. About the data.