Wages in the local public service In 2018, the average net wage decreased by 0.9% in real terms

In 2018, an employee in the local civil service received on average 1,963 euros net per month per full-time equivalent; this average includes all civilian employees of local authorities, whatever their jobs and categories, whether or not they were civil servants. This average net wage rose by 1.0% in one year in nominal terms. With the resurgence of inflation, it decreased by 0,9% in real terms, after four consecutive years of rise.

Civil servants account for nearly 80% of full-time equivalent staff in the local public service. Their average net wage decreased by 1.1% in real terms. For non-civil servants, it decreased more moderately (–0.2%), mainly due to the drop in the number of subsidized contracts, less paid on average.

The average net wage was 1,858 euros net per month in the municipalities, 2,044 euros in public inter-municipal cooperation establishments (EPCI) with tax-levying powers, 2,119 euros in the regions and 2,177 euros in the departments. Women's net wages were on average 9.2% lower than men's, after 9.1% in 2017. With identical characteristics, the gap was 5.0%.

For employees present throughout both years 2017 and 2018 with the same employer and the same work quota, i.e. almost two out of three employees in the local public service, the average net wage decreased by 0.4% in real terms.