In the podcast Wait a minute !, we talk about salaries with Nicolas Raffin, journalist in the “Economy” department of 20 minutes. This theme has already been mentioned in previous episodes of Wait a minute !, in particular of the
pay difference between women and men, for equal work. But not how much do the French earn on average: 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 euros? Unless you work in the payroll department of your organization, or watch your neighbor’s payroll, it’s hard to know how much your colleagues are really making, or those who do the same work as you, but in another structure.
What net salary, before withholding tax, and before the crisis?
To find your bearings, two studies by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) have been released in recent weeks. One concerns salaries in the private sector, and the other in the State civil service, that is to say excluding hospitals and local authorities.
In this episode, Nicolas Raffin returns to the average net wages, before withholding tax. The journalist also details the median salary in the private as in the public, and the subtleties of these figures before the Covid-19 crisis …
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