Best value-for-money salaries in Europe
Net pay adjusted for local price levels (purchasing power standards) — what a salary actually buys at home.
Leading: Switzerland (€3,710 PPS), Luxembourg (€3,001 PPS), Norway (€2,846 PPS).
- 1Switzerland€3,710 PPS
- 2Luxembourg€3,001 PPS
- 3Norway€2,846 PPS
- 4Iceland€2,632 PPS
- 5Ireland€2,613 PPS
- 6Austria€2,561 PPS
- 7Netherlands€2,468 PPS
- 8Denmark€2,450 PPS
- 9Belgium€2,432 PPS
- 10France€2,381 PPS
- 11Germany€2,368 PPS
- 12Sweden€2,346 PPS
- 13Spain€2,321 PPS
- 14United Kingdom€2,310 PPS
- 15Malta€2,287 PPS
- 16Finland€2,204 PPS
- 17Italy€2,078 PPS
- 18Cyprus€2,061 PPS
- 19Slovenia€2,060 PPS
- 20Czechia€2,034 PPS
- 21Lithuania€1,987 PPS
- 22Croatia€1,962 PPS
- 23Portugal€1,932 PPS
- 24Romania€1,922 PPS
- 25Poland€1,919 PPS
- 26Bulgaria€1,907 PPS
- 27Latvia€1,812 PPS
- 28Estonia€1,731 PPS
- 29Slovakia€1,612 PPS
- 30Hungary€1,583 PPS
- 31Türkiye€1,562 PPS
- 32Greece€1,511 PPS
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Source: Eurostat. 32 countries with data. Data updated 2026-07.