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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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