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Published: 2 October 2025

Social services pay as a proportion of national average pay, by Member State, 2022 and change since 2018 (%)

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Social services pay as a proportion of national average pay, by Member State, 2022 and change since 2018 (%)

Green indicates an increase of 2 or more percentage points, red a decrease of 2 or more percentage points and yellow a change either way of 2 or less percentage points compared with national average pay; (absolute) mean hourly wages decreased in Greece and Malta only.

Source: Eurofound’s analysis of EU-SES data, extracted June 2025

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2 October 2025

Una década de bajos salarios: los trabajadores de servicios sociales todavía ganan alrededor de una quinta parte menos que el promedio
En los 10 años transcurridos entre 2014 y 2024, el número de trabajadores de servicios sociales en la UE aumentó de 8 millones a 10 millones. Ahora representan el 5 % de la mano de obra total de la UE. Al mismo tiempo, el sector se enfrenta a una escasez de mano de obra y sigue caracterizándose por unos salarios bajos, alrededor de un 20 % menos que el salario medio en el conjunto de las economías de los Estados miembros.
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