Contractual wages and salaries - October-December 2025

The index of wages according to the national collective bargaining agreement measures the evolution of wages and salaries (per employee or per hour) determined by contractual provisions set by collective agreements; the indices are calculated with reference to the fixed employment structure of the base period (December 2021).  

At the end of December 2025 the coverage rate (share of national collective agreements in force for the wage setting aspects) concerns 57.8% of employees – about 7.6 million – and 55.5% of the total amount of wages. 

In December 2025 the hourly index and the per employee indices increased by 0.2% from the previous month.

Compared with December 2024 the hourly increases by 2.9% and the per employee indices decreased by 3.0%.

On the average of 2025, both indices indicex grew by 3.1% compared to 2024.