Net annual earnings in European Union
A single worker on average pay in the European Union took home €29,954 per year in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2013. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by Eurostat, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2025
€29,954
Change from 2024
+4.1%
Net annual earnings in European Union over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union |
|---|---|
| 2025 | €29,954 per year |
| 2024 | €28,777 per yearb (break in time series) |
| 2023 | €28,324 per year |
| 2022 | €26,654 per year |
| 2021 | €25,104 per year |
| 2020 | €24,047 per year |
| 2019 | €23,850 per year |
| 2018 | €23,167 per year |
| 2017 | €22,597 per year |
| 2016 | €22,240 per year |
| 2015 | €21,954 per year |
| 2014 | €21,608 per year |
| 2013 | €21,324 per year |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +4.1% from €28,777 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €21,954 per year, the figure has changed by +36.4%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.