Euro Area Wage Growth

Last Release

Sep 30, 2022

Actual

2.1

Units In

4.1

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Mar 19, 2026

Time to Release

2 Months 29 Days 12 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
5.4 Jun 2020	-0.5 Jun 2021	2.04 %	2009-2022	Eurostat

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.

Latest Updates

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%).