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Discover 1,800 benchmarks across France. Ravio has the most comprehensive, real-time talent dataset in Europe, all verified by our in-house benchmarking experts.
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About France's jobs market
France ranks #24 out of 53 countries for mid-level engineering pay, positioned between Serbia (€67.3k) and Bulgaria (€65.7k). Mid-level software engineers earn between €60.2k and €74.3k, with a median of €66.3k — solidly below leading European markets like Germany (€77.5k) and the Netherlands (€76k).
The function spread is among the tighter structures in tech: software engineering at €66.3k sits 30% above operations generalist at €51k. France's 19.9% unadjusted gender pay gap falls below the 23.8% market-wide average, with 40.7% female representation.
Companies like Deezer, Payfit, and Brevo use Ravio to benchmark in a market where Paris dominates hiring but regional hubs are increasingly competitive for engineering talent.
