# Compensation of employees per hour worked in European Union (27)

Compensation of employees per hour worked in European Union (27) was €29.55 in 2024. Source: Invokely.

- Indicator id: `compensation_per_hour_worked_eur`
- Place id: `eu27`
- Unit: EUR
- Definition: Wages, salaries and employers' social contributions divided by the hours actually worked by employees, in euros per hour, for the place where people work (Eurostat regional accounts).
- Note: A labour cost measure, higher than take-home pay because it includes employers' social contributions. Price levels differ between countries.
- Source: Invokely, Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw) (https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#compensation_per_hour_worked_eur)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: CC BY 4.0, inheriting the terms of each input source
- Citation: Invokely calculation from Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#compensation_per_hour_worked_eur. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/compensation-per-hour-worked/european-union
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=compensation_per_hour_worked_eur&place=eu27

| Period | EUR |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 29.55 |
| 2023 | 28.15 |
| 2022 | 26.61 |
| 2021 | 25.61 |
| 2020 | 25.4 |
| 2019 | 24.17 |
| 2018 | 23.58 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2016 | 22.39 |
| 2015 | 22.16 |
| 2014 | 21.86 |
| 2013 | 21.66 |
| 2012 | 21.23 |
| 2011 | 20.69 |
| 2010 | 20.21 |
| 2009 | 19.6 |
| 2008 | 19.21 |
| 2007 | 18.5 |
| 2006 | 18.02 |
| 2005 | 17.6 |
| 2004 | 17.11 |
| 2003 | 16.81 |
| 2002 | 16.35 |
| 2001 | 15.78 |
| 2000 | 15.18 |