2024 FRANCE
SALARY BENCHMARKING
About this report
This report includes detailed scaled salary information for industry specific full-time professional positions across France.
The scope of the data is national.
The data for each position is broken down in three banding categories:
Band A → Ideal starting salary offer when stepping up into a position. Lowest end of the market’s pay norm.
Minimum experience in the position and still developing relevant skills.
Band B → Salary offer sitting within the 50th percentile; median range of the market. The candidate has an average level of experience and has most of the necessary skills.
Band C → Top end of salary offers for hiring or retaining individuals.
Higher experience, superior skills, finer institutional/business knowledge and exceeding responsibilities. Market’s rarest resource and top talent’s worth according to market key factors and dynamics.
Salary bandings provide:
a standardised framework for setting and comparing salaries across roles and departments. help in maintaining or setting consistency in pay structure. comparison with current compensation packages against industry standards and competitors. support to remain competitive in attracting and retaining talent. predictable salary expenses and aids in financial planning and forecasting. career development and progression support by providing clear salary ranges for different levels of roles. framework for salary negotiations during recruitment and performance reviews help in maintaining internal equity
Benefits
Health insurance (Assurance Maladie)
(Annual) paid leave: minimum of 25 working days
Public Holidays - 11 public holidays, but employers are only required to offer one paid holiday per year (Labor Day on May 1st).
Maternity leave: a minimum of 16 weeks (6 weeks before birth, 10 after).
Paternity leave: 28 days of leave, with an additional 7 days if the baby has health complications.
Social Security contributions (employers: 40-45% - Employees 20-25%)
Unemployment benefits (employees who have worked for at least 6 months in the past 24 months are eligible for benefits, which can last up to 24 months)
Retirement (pension plan): pay-as-you-go scheme, funded through social security contributions.
Supplementary pension plans (retraite complémentaire)
Work hours and overtime: the legal workweek in France is 35 hours
Overtime is paid at a premium rate: 25% extra for the first 8 hours of overtime (up to 43 hours per week) and 50% extra for additional hours (in general and sector-specific agreements)
Meal vouchers (tickets restaurant) subsidised by the employer.
Profit-sharing (Participation et intéressement) : some companies offer profitsharing plans, which allow employees to benefit from a share of the company's profits (participation: mandatory for companies with more than 50 employees & intéressement: a voluntary system based on the company's performance)
Disability and worker's compensation
Training and Education: France places a strong emphasis on professional development; employees have access to CPF (compte personnel de formation), a personal training account they can use to take various training programs.
Bonus schemes
Private pension plans (retirement savings)
Supplementary health and life insurance
Company car or car allowance
Housing assistance
Flexible working hours and remote work
Childcare assistance
Extra training and professional development programs
Employee stock options or share plans
Corporate discounts and perks
Meal subsidies beyond the legal requirement
Wellness programs
Additional paid leave
Sabbatical leave
Transportation subsidies
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives
Work-life balance programs
Relocation packages
Company retreats and team-building activities
Distribution of the average net income
BUSINESS PLANNING & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
SALES & PARTNERSHIPS
MERCHANDISING
& E-COMMERCE
Positions
DIGITAL & MARKETING
LOGISTICS & WAREHOUSE
Positions
HOSPITALITY / EVENTS
HOSPITALITY / EVENTS
Positions
level sommeliers not common
HOSPITALITY CHEFS/KITCHEN
HOSPITALITY CHEFS/KITCHEN
(EVENTS / RETAIL)
HOSPITALITY – BACK OF HOUSE
Positions
HOSPITALITY – HR & TRAINING
Positions
HOSPITALITY FINANCE – IT – PROCUREMENT
CORPORATE – I.T.
Positions
CORPORATE – OFFICE MANAGEMENT