Average salary in Luxembourg (2025)

Statistical averages from Eurostat. Figures in euros; local currency shown where useful.

Average gross / month

€6,980

Average net / month

€4,656

Minimum wage / month

€2,771

About 46.9% of the average wage

Real change (3y)

+3.4%

Wage growth after inflation

Job marketEmployment, vacancies, inflation and working patterns

Inflation right now

3.3%

As of 2025-12

Unemployment rate

6.5%

Share of the active workforce

Youth unemployment

21.6%

Ages 15–24

Employment rate

73.9%

Ages 20-64, share of the population in work

Job vacancy rate

1.2%

As of 2025-Q4

Part-time workers

17.3%

Share of employment, ages 20-64

Usually work from home

11.2%

Plus 31.7% sometimes (2025)

Income, tax & workHousehold income, tax burden, time and employer cost

Median income / year

€50,046

Household equivalised, after tax

Tax wedge

33.7%

Tax + social contributions on labour

Usual weekly hours

38 h

Main job, ages 20–64

Labour cost / hour

€56

Total cost to employ (gross + employer)

Compared with the EU average

Deviation from the simple average of all covered countries. Green means better for workers: higher pay and employment, lower costs, unemployment and tax.

Average net / month€4,656 vs EU €2,592 · +79.6%

Average gross / month€6,980 vs EU €3,309 · +110.9%

Cost of living148 vs EU 98 · +50.8%

Unemployment rate6.5% vs EU 6.3% · +4.0%

Employment rate73.9% vs EU 75.8% · -2.5%

Tax wedge33.7% vs EU 35.6% · -5.5%

Net salary trend

Average net monthly salary in euros.

Cost of living by category

Price level relative to the EU average (EU = 100). Above the line is pricier than the EU norm; below is cheaper.

Food & non-alcoholic drinks122.4

Alcohol & tobacco95.7

Clothing & footwear112.1

Housing & utilities181.9

Furnishings & household equipment124.4

Health172.5

Transport99.6

Information & communication136.4

Recreation & culture120.1

Education333.6

Restaurants & hotels118.9

Other goods & services140

Housing

House prices (1-year change)

+1.6%

Annual change in the house price index

Housing cost overburden

8.1%

Share of people spending over 40% of income on housing

Work incentives

How much of extra earnings is lost to taxes and withdrawn benefits. Lower is better: it means taking a job or a raise pays off.

Low-wage trap

65.8%

Lost when pay rises from a low wage

Unemployment trap

90.7%

Lost when taking a job from unemployment

Gender pay gap by sector

Unadjusted gap in average gross hourly pay between men and women, by economic sector.

Professional & scientific19.2%

Financial services18.6%

Wholesale & retail trade15.7%

Information & communication14.4%

Manufacturing1.8%

Health & social work-0.6%

Education-6.4%

Construction-11.8%

Pay by occupation

Monthly earnings by ISCO-1 occupation group. Click headers to sort.

Occupation		Median	P10	P90
Managers	€9,098	€7,735	€4,100	€14,620
Professionals	€5,401	€5,000	€3,118	€8,046
Technicians and associate professionals	€4,398	€3,994	€2,650	€6,462
Clerical support workers	€3,708	€3,284	€2,458	€5,516
Craft and related trades workers	€3,400	€3,193	€2,524	€4,554
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	€3,323	€3,210	€2,305	€4,392
Service and sales workers	€2,907	€2,681	€2,134	€3,879
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	€2,795	€2,779	€2,233	€3,711
Elementary occupations	€2,616	€2,410	€2,084	€3,417

Occupation-level figures come from the 2022 Structure of Earnings Survey, the latest round of this four-yearly survey. The next round covers 2026.

Managers€9,098