Wages and salaries in the Euro Area rose by 3.0% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2025, following an upwardly revised 3.2% increase in the previous period. Among major economies, growth slowed in Germany (2.7% vs. 4.2%), France (1.1% vs. 1.4%) and the Netherlands (4.2% vs. 4.4%), but accelerated in Spain (3.8% vs. 1.9%) and Italy (2.3% vs. 2.0%). source: EUROSTAT

Wages In the Euro Area increased 3 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Euro Area averaged 2.46 percent from 2009 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 5.50 percent in the first quarter of 2024 and a record low of -0.50 percent in the second quarter of 2021. This page provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Wage Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Euro Area Wage Growth - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Wages In the Euro Area increased 3 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Euro Area is expected to be 2.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Wage Growth is projected to trend around 1.90 percent in 2027 and 2.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-17 10:00 AM
Wage Growth YoY
Q3 3% 3.8% 3.2%
2026-03-19 10:00 AM
Wage Growth YoY
Q4 3% 3.2% 2.8%
2026-06-16 09:00 AM
Wage Growth YoY
Q1 3% 2.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employment Change 0.20 0.20 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 127641.00 128292.80 Thousand Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 75.60 75.90 percent Dec 2025
Labour Cost Index YoY 126.70 115.80 points Dec 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 2.00 2.00 percent Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 32257.00 31766.70 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 351.38 350.18 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 104.09 104.48 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 10770.00 10954.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.10 6.20 percent Jan 2026
Wage Growth YoY 3.00 3.20 percent Dec 2025
Wages 2654.00 2626.00 EUR/Month Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.80 15.00 percent Jan 2026


Euro Area Wage Growth
In the Euro Area, wage growth refers to the change in the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable to all persons counted on the payroll (including home workers), in return for work done during the accounting period, regardless of whether it is paid on the basis of working time, output or piecework and whether it is paid regularly.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.00 3.20 5.50 -0.50 2009 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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News Stream
Eurozone Wages Grow the Least in 3 Years
Wages across the Eurozone rose 3.0% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, the least since Q3 2022, and slowing from 3.7% in the previous quarter. Among the region’s largest economies, wage growth decelerated notably in Germany (3.6% vs. 4.2% in Q2 2025), France (1.3% vs. 1.4%), Italy (2.4% vs. 3.4%), Spain (2.0% vs. 3.4%), and the Netherlands (3.6% vs. 6.3%).
2025-12-17
Eurozone Wage Growth Accelerates in Q2
Wages across the Eurozone rose by 3.7% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, up from a 3.4% increase in the previous quarter. Among the region’s largest economies, wage growth accelerated notably in Germany (3.8% vs. 2.9% in Q1) and the Netherlands (5.9% vs. 5.7%). By contrast, growth eased in Spain (3.4% vs. 3.8%), Italy (3.4% vs. 4.0%), and France (1.4% vs. 1.9%).
2025-09-16
Eurozone Wage Growth Slows in Q1
Wages across the Eurozone rose by 3.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, easing from a 4.1% increase in the previous quarter. This marked the slowest pace of wage growth since Q3 2022, offering some relief to the European Central Bank as it adopts a cautious, wait-and-see stance amid waning inflationary pressures and muted economic momentum. Among the region’s largest economies, wage growth decelerated notably in Germany (2.8% vs 4.4% in Q4 2024), Italy (3.9% vs 4.4%), and the Netherlands (5.6% vs 6.2%). In contrast, Spain and France saw modest accelerations, with wages rising 3.7% (up from 3.4%) and 1.9% (up from 1.8%), respectively.
2025-06-16