PayScope EU

Salaries by occupation

Rank each occupation group across Europe by average monthly pay. Based on Eurostat's Structure of Earnings Survey (ISCO-08 major groups).

ManagersAverage gross monthly earnings for managers, ranked across European countries with published data.

36
Highest reported mean
€10,183
Switzerland
Middle market
€3,782
Median nominal country value
Markets covered
36
36 include a pay range

Bars span the P10-P90 range of full-time earners; the line marks the median. Ranked by mean.

  1. 1Switzerland€10,183
  2. 2Luxembourg€9,098
  3. 3Iceland€8,883
  4. 4Denmark€8,574
  5. 5Germany€8,068
  6. 6Norway€8,046
  7. 7Italy€7,708
  8. 8Finland€7,701
  9. 9Belgium€7,362
  10. 10Austria€6,567
  11. 11Sweden€6,341
  12. 12Netherlands€6,008
  13. 13Ireland€5,934
  14. 14United Kingdom€5,561
  15. 15France€5,518
  16. 16Cyprus€5,484
  17. 17Spain€4,245
  18. 18Slovenia€3,782
  19. 19Greece€3,571
  20. 20Malta€3,501
  21. 21Portugal€3,270
  22. 22Czechia€2,693
  23. 23Slovakia€2,352
  24. 24Croatia€2,321
  25. 25Estonia€2,320
  26. 26Poland€2,236
  27. 27Latvia€2,235
  28. 28Hungary€2,149
  29. 29Romania€1,828
  30. 30Türkiye€1,799
  31. 31Montenegro€1,774
  32. 32Lithuania€1,738
  33. 33North Macedonia€1,547
  34. 34Bulgaria€1,487
  35. 35Serbia€1,118
  36. 36Albania€818

ProfessionalsAverage gross monthly earnings for professionals, ranked across European countries with published data.

36
Highest reported mean
€7,713
Switzerland
Middle market
€2,664
Median nominal country value
Markets covered
36
36 include a pay range

Bars span the P10-P90 range of full-time earners; the line marks the median. Ranked by mean.

  1. 1Switzerland€7,713
  2. 2Iceland€7,229
  3. 3Norway€6,721
  4. 4Denmark€6,526
  5. 5Germany€5,431
  6. 6Luxembourg€5,401
  7. 7Ireland€5,293
  8. 8Belgium€5,234
  9. 9France€4,761
  10. 10Finland€4,613
  11. 11Sweden€4,599
  12. 12Austria€4,471
  13. 13Netherlands€4,428
  14. 14United Kingdom€4,411
  15. 15Italy€3,735
  16. 16Spain€2,962
  17. 17Cyprus€2,883
  18. 18Slovenia€2,664
  19. 19Malta€2,592
  20. 20Greece€2,126
  21. 21Estonia€2,117
  22. 22Portugal€2,077
  23. 23Croatia€1,983
  24. 24Czechia€1,978
  25. 25Latvia€1,937
  26. 26Hungary€1,788
  27. 27Slovakia€1,740
  28. 28Poland€1,586
  29. 29Romania€1,557
  30. 30Lithuania€1,380
  31. 31North Macedonia€1,339
  32. 32Montenegro€1,311
  33. 33Bulgaria€1,185
  34. 34Türkiye€1,119
  35. 35Serbia€1,090
  36. 36Albania€589

Technicians and associate professionalsAverage gross monthly earnings for technicians and associate professionals, ranked across European countries with published data.

36
Highest reported mean
€6,357
Switzerland
Middle market
€2,186
Median nominal country value
Markets covered
36
36 include a pay range

Bars span the P10-P90 range of full-time earners; the line marks the median. Ranked by mean.

  1. 1Switzerland€6,357
  2. 2Norway€5,775
  3. 3Iceland€5,622
  4. 4Denmark€5,382
  5. 5Luxembourg€4,398
  6. 6Germany€4,210
  7. 7Sweden€3,963
  8. 8Ireland€3,938
  9. 9Belgium€3,828
  10. 10Finland€3,767
  11. 11Netherlands€3,670
  12. 12Austria€3,650
  13. 13United Kingdom€3,196
  14. 14Italy€3,135
  15. 15France€2,926
  16. 16Spain€2,476
  17. 17Cyprus€2,386
  18. 18Malta€2,186
  19. 19Slovenia€2,047
  20. 20Greece€1,825
  21. 21Portugal€1,660
  22. 22Estonia€1,570
  23. 23Czechia€1,454
  24. 24Latvia€1,370
  25. 25Slovakia€1,362
  26. 26Croatia€1,359
  27. 27Poland€1,182
  28. 28Hungary€1,156
  29. 29Lithuania€1,008
  30. 30Romania€969
  31. 31North Macedonia€884
  32. 32Montenegro€882
  33. 33Türkiye€879
  34. 34Serbia€814
  35. 35Bulgaria€775
  36. 36Albania€496

Clerical support workersAverage gross monthly earnings for clerical support workers, ranked across European countries with published data.

35
Highest reported mean
€4,408
Switzerland
Middle market
€1,531
Median nominal country value
Markets covered
35
35 include a pay range

Bars span the P10-P90 range of full-time earners; the line marks the median. Ranked by mean.

  1. 1Switzerland€4,408
  2. 2Denmark€4,195
  3. 3Iceland€4,085
  4. 4Norway€3,812
  5. 5Luxembourg€3,708
  6. 6Ireland€3,099
  7. 7Germany€3,078
  8. 8Belgium€3,005
  9. 9Sweden€2,969
  10. 10Austria€2,894
  11. 11Finland€2,821
  12. 12Netherlands€2,778
  13. 13United Kingdom€2,497
  14. 14Italy€2,431
  15. 15France€2,190
  16. 16Spain€1,861
  17. 17Malta€1,589
  18. 18Slovenia€1,531
  19. 19Greece€1,414
  20. 20Estonia€1,201
  21. 21Croatia€1,135
  22. 22Portugal€1,117
  23. 23Czechia€1,065
  24. 24Latvia€1,018
  25. 25Slovakia€1,014
  26. 26Hungary€959
  27. 27Poland€909
  28. 28Lithuania€818
  29. 29Romania€759
  30. 30North Macedonia€742
  31. 31Montenegro€647
  32. 32Türkiye€633
  33. 33Serbia€609
  34. 34Bulgaria€529
  35. 35Albania€455

Service and sales workersAverage gross monthly earnings for service and sales workers, ranked across European countries with published data.

35
Highest reported mean
€3,839
Iceland
Middle market
€1,214
Median nominal country value
Markets covered
35
34 include a pay range

Bars span the P10-P90 range of full-time earners; the line marks the median. Ranked by mean.

  1. 1Iceland€3,839
  2. 2Switzerland€3,602
  3. 3Denmark€3,096
  4. 4Luxembourg€2,907
  5. 5Sweden€2,895
  6. 6Finland€2,553
  7. 7Belgium€2,458
  8. 8Germany€2,317
  9. 9Norway€2,305
  10. 10Ireland€2,304
  11. 11France€2,113
  12. 12Austria€2,105
  13. 13Netherlands€2,033
  14. 14United Kingdom€2,010
  15. 15Italy€1,947
  16. 16Spain€1,506
  17. 17Malta€1,273
  18. 18Slovenia€1,214
  19. 19Portugal€912
  20. 20Greece€875
  21. 21Croatia€859
  22. 22Estonia€856
  23. 23Slovakia€854
  24. 24Czechia€853
  25. 25Latvia€794
  26. 26Poland€710
  27. 27Hungary€703
  28. 28Lithuania€642
  29. 29North Macedonia€590
  30. 30Romania€569
  31. 31Türkiye€477
  32. 32Serbia€449
  33. 33Montenegro€443
  34. 34Bulgaria€376
  35. 35Albania€274

Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workersAverage gross monthly earnings for skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers, ranked across European countries with published data.

28
Highest reported mean
€4,514
Switzerland
Middle market
€1,364
Median nominal country value
Markets covered
28
28 include a pay range

Bars span the P10-P90 range of full-time earners; the line marks the median. Ranked by mean.

  1. 1Switzerland€4,514
  2. 2Norway€3,863
  3. 3Denmark€3,731
  4. 4Sweden€2,879
  5. 5Luxembourg€2,795
  6. 6Germany€2,558
  7. 7Finland€2,397
  8. 8Ireland€2,392
  9. 9Netherlands€2,343
  10. 10United Kingdom€2,160
  11. 11France€2,148
  12. 12Italy€2,038
  13. 13Spain€1,479
  14. 14Malta€1,364
  15. 15Slovenia€1,278
  16. 16Estonia€1,146
  17. 17Latvia€832
  18. 18Portugal€830
  19. 19Croatia€789
  20. 20Czechia€775
  21. 21Slovakia€713
  22. 22Poland€695
  23. 23Hungary€651
  24. 24Romania€558
  25. 25Türkiye€535
  26. 26Serbia€493
  27. 27Bulgaria€372
  28. 28Albania€228

Craft and related trades workersAverage gross monthly earnings for craft and related trades workers, ranked across European countries with published data.

35
Highest reported mean
€5,469
Iceland
Middle market
€1,420
Median nominal country value
Markets covered
35
35 include a pay range

Bars span the P10-P90 range of full-time earners; the line marks the median. Ranked by mean.

  1. 1Iceland€5,469
  2. 2Switzerland€5,129
  3. 3Norway€4,399
  4. 4Denmark€4,379
  5. 5Luxembourg€3,400
  6. 6Sweden€3,325
  7. 7Finland€3,113
  8. 8Germany€3,090
  9. 9Ireland€3,076
  10. 10United Kingdom€2,968
  11. 11Belgium€2,899
  12. 12Netherlands€2,894
  13. 13Austria€2,809
  14. 14France€2,238
  15. 15Italy€2,165
  16. 16Malta€1,893
  17. 17Spain€1,851
  18. 18Slovenia€1,420
  19. 19Greece€1,370
  20. 20Estonia€1,284
  21. 21Czechia€1,102
  22. 22Slovakia€1,082
  23. 23Latvia€1,044
  24. 24Portugal€958
  25. 25Croatia€929
  26. 26Poland€923
  27. 27Hungary€881
  28. 28Lithuania€846
  29. 29Romania€748
  30. 30North Macedonia€645
  31. 31Montenegro€627
  32. 32Serbia€547
  33. 33Türkiye€545
  34. 34Bulgaria€519
  35. 35Albania€286

Plant and machine operators and assemblersAverage gross monthly earnings for plant and machine operators and assemblers, ranked across European countries with published data.

35
Highest reported mean
€4,939
Switzerland
Middle market
€1,347
Median nominal country value
Markets covered
35
35 include a pay range

Bars span the P10-P90 range of full-time earners; the line marks the median. Ranked by mean.

  1. 1Switzerland€4,939
  2. 2Iceland€4,668
  3. 3Denmark€4,353
  4. 4Norway€4,346
  5. 5Luxembourg€3,323
  6. 6Sweden€3,206
  7. 7Finland€3,155
  8. 8Ireland€3,049
  9. 9Belgium€2,904
  10. 10Netherlands€2,903
  11. 11Germany€2,814
  12. 12Austria€2,812
  13. 13United Kingdom€2,637
  14. 14France€2,269
  15. 15Italy€2,269
  16. 16Spain€1,944
  17. 17Malta€1,664
  18. 18Greece€1,347
  19. 19Slovenia€1,341
  20. 20Estonia€1,172
  21. 21Latvia€1,024
  22. 22Czechia€1,014
  23. 23Slovakia€1,000
  24. 24Croatia€994
  25. 25Portugal€948
  26. 26Poland€912
  27. 27Lithuania€828
  28. 28Hungary€823
  29. 29Romania€703
  30. 30North Macedonia€645
  31. 31Montenegro€604
  32. 32Türkiye€567
  33. 33Serbia€537
  34. 34Bulgaria€479
  35. 35Albania€295

Elementary occupationsAverage gross monthly earnings for elementary occupations, ranked across European countries with published data.

36
Highest reported mean
€3,893
Switzerland
Middle market
€1,195
Median nominal country value
Markets covered
36
36 include a pay range

Bars span the P10-P90 range of full-time earners; the line marks the median. Ranked by mean.

  1. 1Switzerland€3,893
  2. 2Iceland€3,773
  3. 3Denmark€3,414
  4. 4Norway€2,808
  5. 5Luxembourg€2,616
  6. 6Sweden€2,587
  7. 7Belgium€2,383
  8. 8Ireland€2,362
  9. 9Finland€2,337
  10. 10Austria€2,092
  11. 11United Kingdom€1,988
  12. 12France€1,963
  13. 13Germany€1,919
  14. 14Italy€1,838
  15. 15Netherlands€1,771
  16. 16Spain€1,440
  17. 17Malta€1,296
  18. 18Cyprus€1,195
  19. 19Slovenia€1,116
  20. 20Greece€876
  21. 21Estonia€830
  22. 22Croatia€791
  23. 23Portugal€791
  24. 24Slovakia€761
  25. 25Czechia€760
  26. 26Latvia€758
  27. 27Poland€704
  28. 28Lithuania€609
  29. 29North Macedonia€598
  30. 30Hungary€595
  31. 31Romania€557
  32. 32Montenegro€487
  33. 33Türkiye€460
  34. 34Serbia€447
  35. 35Bulgaria€357
  36. 36Albania€258
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Source: Eurostat. Data updated 2026-09.