Annual gross and net earnings for a single person without children EU 2013-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, May 13, 2025

Annual net earnings for a single person without children have increased steadily over the period from 2013 to 2023, from an average of 21,207 euros in 2013 to 28,217 euros in 2023. Over the same period, average gross earnings grew from 31,500 euros to 41,000 euros, while taxes and social security contributions rose from a combined total of 10,368 euros in 2013 to almost 13,000 in 2023. While taxes and social security contributions decreased during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 due to government policies aiming to support incomes, they rose again to above pre-pandemic levels in 2022. 

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Average annual gross earnings, net earnings, taxes, social security contributions, and family allowances for a single person without children in the EU from 2013 to 2023 (in euros)

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January 2025

Region

Europe, EU

Survey time period

2013 to 2023

Supplementary notes

These figures represent a single person without children earning 100 percent of the average earning in the EU. 

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