# France Average Hourly Earnings

France Average Hourly Earnings was up 2.1% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.8% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 116.5 (Index 2020=100).
That is the highest reading since Q4 2024.
Among the 21 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 3rd lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.10% (Q2 2021) to 5.3% (Q4 2022), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.AHE.Q.SA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: Index 2020=100
- Coverage: 2008-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (74 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/average-hourly-earnings

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 116.5 | 2.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 116.0 | 1.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 115.5 | 1.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 114.4 | 1.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 114.1 | 1.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 113.9 | 2.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 113.8 | 2.2 |
| Q3 2024 | 112.5 | 2.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 112.2 | 3.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 111.6 | 3.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 111.4 | 3.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 109.4 | 3.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 108.3 | 4.7 |
| Q1 2023 | 107.8 | 4.3 |
| Q4 2022 | 107.4 | 5.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 105.4 | 4.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 103.4 | 2.7 |
| Q1 2022 | 103.4 | 2.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 102.0 | 1.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 101.1 | 1.6 |
| Q2 2021 | 100.7 | −0.10 |
| Q1 2021 | 100.5 | 1.5 |
| Q4 2020 | 100.7 | 2.2 |
| Q3 2020 | 99.50 | 1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.AHE.Q.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.AHE.Q.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```