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.

Europe at a glance

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€731/mo€6,838/moData pending

Pay vs cost of living

Each country by net pay and price level. Top-left is best value - high pay, low cost; darker points buy more. Click a country to open its page.

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

  1. 1Switzerland€3,778 PPS
  2. 2Luxembourg€3,146 PPS
  3. 3Austria€2,966 PPS
  4. 4Netherlands€2,823 PPS
  5. 5Ireland€2,807 PPS
  6. 6Germany€2,791 PPS
  7. 7Norway€2,757 PPS
  8. 8Denmark€2,700 PPS
  9. 9Cyprus€2,579 PPS
  10. 10Belgium€2,570 PPS
  11. 11France€2,534 PPS
  12. 12Sweden€2,528 PPS
  13. 13Finland€2,491 PPS
  14. 14Iceland€2,474 PPS
  15. 15Spain€2,473 PPS
  16. 16Italy€2,363 PPS
  17. 17United Kingdom€2,326 PPS
  18. 18Poland€2,238 PPS
  19. 19Slovenia€2,221 PPS
  20. 20Malta€2,198 PPS
  21. 21Greece€2,133 PPS
  22. 22Czechia€2,124 PPS
  23. 23Portugal€2,095 PPS
  24. 24Bulgaria€2,007 PPS
  25. 25Latvia€1,968 PPS
  26. 26Romania€1,963 PPS
  27. 27Lithuania€1,955 PPS
  28. 28Estonia€1,920 PPS
  29. 29Slovakia€1,853 PPS
  30. 30Croatia€1,845 PPS
  31. 31Hungary€1,796 PPS
  32. 32Türkiye€1,400 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 2026-09. About the data.