Luxembourg Tops Europe in Average Salary, Highlighting a Western-Northern Gap vs. the East

Luxembourg has Europe’s highest average full-time salary (about €83,000 in 2024), with Nordic and Western European countries like Iceland, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway also at the top; by contrast, Southern and Eastern European nations cluster around €30,000 or less, with Bulgaria at €15,387, illustrating a wide wage gap across Europe. The figures come from Eurostat and OECD (converted to euros for 2024) and reflect headline salaries before cost-of-living differences, which can widen or narrow real purchasing power.