Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in France

France: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
9th
of 26 countries
All-time high
24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 2025
All-time low
6,976 US dollars, exchange rate converted
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in France, 1960–2025

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.

Analysis

The most recent figure for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in France is 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in France peaked at 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,976 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1960.

That places France 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,615 US dollars, exchange rate converted 6,976 US dollars, exchange rate converted 9,889 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
1970s 13,330 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10,088 US dollars, exchange rate converted 16,000 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
1980s 18,251 US dollars, exchange rate converted 16,298 US dollars, exchange rate converted 19,104 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
1990s 20,430 US dollars, exchange rate converted 19,304 US dollars, exchange rate converted 21,754 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2000s 21,599 US dollars, exchange rate converted 19,637 US dollars, exchange rate converted 23,372 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2010s 23,687 US dollars, exchange rate converted 23,188 US dollars, exchange rate converted 24,010 US dollars, exchange rate converted 10
2020s 24,200 US dollars, exchange rate converted 24,086 US dollars, exchange rate converted 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted 6

Countries ranked near France

  1. 6 Belgium 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  2. 7 New Zealand 28,311 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  3. 8 Canada 24,652 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  4. 10 Israel 21,400 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  5. 11 Spain 18,731 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
  6. 12 United States 15,080 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in France?
Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in France was 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 24,432 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 6,976 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1960.
How does France rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
France ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages
Unit
US dollars, exchange rate converted
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
36 places, 1,478 data points, 1960–2025
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Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.