Publications

Published reports and articles, with the findings that carry each one.

  1. Insee Première no. 2043, March 2025, in French

    À volume annuel de travail égal, le salaire net moyen de la fonction publique est inférieur de 3,7 % à celui du secteur privé

    For the same annual volume of work, average net pay in the civil service is 3.7% below the private sector

    Fanny Godet and Tung Anh Tran

    Published by Insee

    9.3%
    Salary income gap, civil service vs private sector
    −3.7%
    Net salary gap in full-time equivalent, civil service vs private sector
    13.5%
    Annual work volume gap, civil service vs private sector
    Scope and source of each finding
    Salary income gap, civil service vs private sector: 9.3%
    Mean annual salary income in 2021, 24,070 euros for employees working mainly in the civil service vs 22,040 euros in the private sector. France excluding Mayotte, all employees except apprentices, interns, elected officials, agriculture and household employers. Insee, panel Tous salariés. Insee Première n° 2043, March 2025.
    Net salary gap in full-time equivalent, civil service vs private sector: −3.7%
    Mean annual net salary in full-time equivalent (EQTP), 2021, civil service relative to the private sector. Same field and source as above.
    Annual work volume gap, civil service vs private sector: 13.5%
    Mean annual work volume in full-time equivalent, 2021, civil service relative to the private sector (15.3% among full-time employees only). Same field and source as above.
    Civil service employees: 5.9 million
    Employees of the civil service (civil servants or not) at the end of 2021, against 20.6 million in the private sector. Same source as above.
    Read it on insee.fr