Median income
EUR 37,5242024 · Published threshold
FR · EUR · 2024
France income percentiles (2024)
The median annual income in France is EUR 37,524 in the 2024 WID-based distribution, equivalent to EUR 3,127 per month. The threshold to enter the top 5% is EUR 107,541 per year. These are pre-tax national-income estimates for equal-split adults aged 20+, not employee salaries or household income.
Average income, median income and salary
The median is the 50th percentile: half of adults are below this income boundary and half above it. The arithmetic mean is not included in this imported threshold dataset. It cannot be recovered exactly by averaging the published percentile boundaries. This page therefore reports the median and entry thresholds, not an average salary.
Monthly amounts are annual amounts divided by 12, not take-home pay. Top 1% means the entry boundary, not the average income of the top 1%.
France alongside Belgium, Italy and Spain
These nearby countries provide a regional reference for the French median. The common PPP column compares purchasing power even where countries share the euro: equal nominal euros do not imply equal purchasing power. This comparison does not measure a French net salary or disposable household living standard.
| Country | Median (USD PPP) | Income / PPP year |
|---|---|---|
| France | 54,954.54 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Belgium | 60,027.78 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Italy | 49,233.18 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Spain | 46,947.45 | 2024 / 2024 |
The French top-10% boundary is 2.21 times the median; the top-1% boundary is 6.21 times the median. These are distances between entry thresholds, not the income shares received by the richest groups.
WID.world · Data sources (EN) · Median (USD PPP) →
CountryFrance
Annual pre-tax incomeEUR
Data sourceWID.world · 2024
France income thresholds
Selected published WID thresholds. Amounts are annual pre-tax national income, not take-home salary. Monthly equivalents divide the annual amount by 12.
| Approximate rank | Annual income (EUR) | Monthly equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Top 50% | EUR 37,524 | EUR 3,127 |
| Top 25% | EUR 56,638 | EUR 4,720 |
| Top 10% | EUR 82,817 | EUR 6,901 |
| Top 5% | EUR 107,541 | EUR 8,962 |
| Top 1% | EUR 233,032 | EUR 19,419 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 855,936 | EUR 71,328 |
Income data: 2024 · PPP: 2024 · World: 2024
How is it calculated?
Annual pre-tax national income for equal-split adults aged 20+. This WID concept is broader than salary. Country rank uses local thresholds; worldwide rank uses WID purchasing-power conversion. We use logarithmic interpolation between points and extrapolation outside them.
This estimate is outside the published threshold range; it uses extrapolation and is more uncertain.
Amounts use each country's own currency and data year. This is a rank comparison, not an exchange-rate, cost-of-living or relocation estimate.
Income tiers
The tier names are a RankMyIncome display system, not official WID classifications.
Diamond: Top 10% · Master: Top 5% · Grandmaster: Top 1% · Challenger: Top 0.1%
Data source: WID.world · Methodology (English)
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Top 1% threshold / median
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Reading income data for France
French salary comparisons frequently distinguish gross pay, net pay and full-time-equivalent earnings. The WID values here are adult pre-tax national income. Annualizing a net salary does not transform it into this concept, so compare definitions before comparing percentiles.
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Income distribution explorer
Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
p10
EUR 6,157Published threshold
p25
EUR 20,756Published threshold
p50
EUR 37,524Published threshold
p75
EUR 56,638Published threshold
p90
EUR 82,817Published threshold
p95
EUR 107,541Published threshold
p99
EUR 233,032Published threshold
p99.9
EUR 855,936Published threshold
Common questions
What is the median income in France?
EUR 37,524 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
What is the top 10% income in France?
EUR 82,817 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
Is this a salary percentile?
WID pre-tax national income is broader than salary. These are adult income ranks, not employee salary percentiles.
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Data sources and limitations
WID.world · tptinc992j / tptincj992 · 2024 · EUR. PPP: xlcusp999i / xlcuspi999 · 2024 · USD PPP.
WID estimates combine sources and may be revised. This national distribution does not provide city, occupation, age-group or household breakdowns. Results are for information, not tax or financial advice.
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Regional income comparisons
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