THE salaries have increased in Alsace in 2022, compared to 2021, but no purchasing power. This is what is revealed by a study released Wednesday by INSEEthe National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, on the annual evolution of salaries in the Grand Est.
Wages up, but below inflation
According to INSEE, gross and net salaries in full-time equivalent have increased by 4.2% on average for employees in the region, but it is not enough to compensate the rising cost of living with the explosion in the price of energy, fuel and food. Inflation was over 5% in 2022.
These are mainly the frames from the Grand Est, who have lost in purchasing powerwith a decrease of 1.3% compared to 2021. Intermediate professions and employees lost 0.8% over the same period and workers 0.6% of purchasing power. The only ones who have actually won extra money, these are the minimum wage workers thanks to successive revaluations automatically indexed to inflation. Employees on the minimum wage who represent 1 in 10 employees in the Grand Est.
Salary disparities between the cities of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin
THE average salary is 2016€ net per month in the Grand Est, but the majority workers earned between 1500€ and 1700€ monthly net in 2022 according to INSEE. Figures which vary within the departments.
It’s always at Strasbourg and Saint-Louis that we earn the most money with more than 2500€ net on average, conversely it is at Remiremont and Saint-Dié des Vosges that employees have the lowest salaries with an average of €2,100 net per month.
An inventory in the average compared to other regions of France, outside Paris. Alsatian workers even earn a little more than those in the rest of France.
