# Compensation of employees per hour worked in France

Compensation of employees per hour worked in France was €39.37 in 2024 (estimated). Source: Invokely.

- Indicator id: `compensation_per_hour_worked_eur`
- Place id: `fr`
- 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/france
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=compensation_per_hour_worked_eur&place=fr

| Period | EUR |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 39.37 (estimated) |
| 2023 | 38.33 (estimated) |
| 2022 | 36.93 |
| 2021 | 35.9 |
| 2020 | 36.25 |
| 2019 | 34.68 |
| 2018 | 34.8 |
| 2017 | 34.48 |
| 2016 | 33.54 |
| 2015 | 33.29 |
| 2014 | 32.91 |
| 2013 | 32.36 |
| 2012 | 31.45 |
| 2011 | 30.63 |
| 2010 | 29.98 |
| 2009 | 29.35 |
| 2008 | 28.61 |
| 2007 | 28.07 |
| 2006 | 27.86 |
| 2005 | 26.73 |
| 2004 | 25.96 |
| 2003 | 25.51 |
| 2002 | 24.83 |
| 2001 | 23.49 |
| 2000 | 22.62 |