EU countries by average full-time adjusted annual salary
Luxembourg had the highest average full-time adjusted annual salary of 26 EU countries in 2016, at €62,037. Bulgaria had the lowest, at €6,767. The median was €21,797 and the figure for the European Union (27) was €30,390. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All EU countries, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 62,037 | +1% |
| 2 | Denmark | 57,612 | +1.2% |
| 3 | Ireland | 45,629 | +2.2% |
| 4 | Belgium | 45,076 | +2.1% |
| 5 | Sweden | 44,332 | +0.9% |
| 6 | Austria | 42,876 | +2.4% |
| 7 | Finland | 40,985 | +1.1% |
| 8 | Germany | 40,902 | +2.3% |
| 9 | France | 36,221 | +1.1% |
| 10 | Italy | 29,299 | +0.7% |
| 11 | Spain | 27,062 | -0.4% |
| 12 | Malta | 23,169 | +3% |
| 13 | Slovenia | 22,834 | +3.3% |
| 14 | Cyprus | 20,759 | +0.3% |
| 15 | Portugal | 16,726 | +1.2% |
| 16 | Greece | 16,540 | -2.7% |
| 17 | Estonia | 14,540 | +6.6% |
| 18 | Croatia | 14,363 | +3.3% |
| 19 | Czechia | 13,141 | +6% |
| 20 | Latvia | 12,937 | +7.1% |
| 21 | Slovakia | 12,725 | +2.9% |
| 22 | Lithuania | 11,440 | +6.2% |
| 23 | Poland | 11,127 | +0.5% |
| 24 | Hungary | 9,916 | +1.9% |
| 25 | Romania | 8,016 | +13.7% |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 6,767 | +6.2% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Average gross annual wages and salaries per employee, with part-time employees converted to full-time equivalents, in euros. Eurostat combines national accounts and the Labour Force Survey.
Excludes employers' social contributions. Eurostat does not publish it for the Netherlands. Price levels differ between countries.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
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Eurostat. Average full time adjusted salary per employee, euro (nama_10_fte). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_fte/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2025). Average full time adjusted salary per employee, euro (nama_10_fte) (EU countries by average full-time adjusted annual salary, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_fte/default/table
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Average full time adjusted salary per employee, euro (nama_10_fte), EU countries by average full-time adjusted annual salary, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 12 Nov. 2025, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_fte/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-full-time-salary/eu-countries?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Eurostat, European Commission (2025) Average full time adjusted salary per employee, euro (nama_10_fte), EU countries by average full-time adjusted annual salary, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_fte/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-full-time-salary/eu-countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which EU country has the highest average full-time adjusted annual salary?
Luxembourg, with €62,037 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which EU country has the lowest average full-time adjusted annual salary?
Bulgaria, with €6,767 in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Average full time adjusted salary per employee, euro (nama_10_fte). Retrieved 2026-10-12.