Structure of earnings in Italy

Earnings differences by gender, generation, educational attainment and type of contract

In 2022, average hourly earnings in economic units with 10 or more employees are 15.9 euro for women (0.5 euro below the overall average) and 16.8 euro for men (0.4 euro above).

The Gender pay gap is more pronounced for employees with at least a tertiary education (16.6%, around three times the average) and for managers (30.8%).

Young people under 30 earn 36.4% less than those over 50 (38.5% for men, 33.3% for women), and workers on fixed-term contracts earn 24.6% less than those on indefinite duration contracts.

Higher average earnings characterise the Financial and insurance activities (25.9 euro per hour), while the lowest are to be found in the Accommodation and food services activities (10.9 euro).

Among employees, the lowest-earning 10% earn a maximum of 8.8 euro per hour, while the highest-earning 10% receive more than 26.6 euro per hour.