Administrative assistant salary in France
Average monthly net salary in full-time equivalent in the French private sector, according to INSEE (occupation group “Employés administratifs qualifiés des autres services des entreprises”).
- Average net per month
- €2,226
- full-time equivalent, 2024
- Estimated monthly gross
- €2,812
- estimate with 2026 non-executive contributions
- Gap to the average
- -19%
- compared with all private-sector employees (€2,733 net)
- Compared with the SMIC
- 1.5 × the net SMIC
- 2026 net monthly minimum wage: €1,478
Source: INSEE, all-employees database 2024 (average net private-sector pay, full-time equivalent) · Data downloaded on 18 October 2026
Source: French minimum wage (SMIC) as of 1 June 2026 · Data downloaded on 18 October 2026
By sex
| Women | €2,184 |
|---|---|
| Men | €2,333 |
By age
| Under 30 | €1,834 |
|---|---|
| 30 to 39 | €2,290 |
| 40 to 49 | €2,395 |
| 50 to 59 | €2,452 |
| 60 and over | €2,588 |
Working as an administrative assistant in France
Search for assistant administratif, assistante administrative, agent administratif, employé administratif or assistant de gestion. No diploma is legally required, but employers commonly expect a Bac pro AGORA, a BTS GPME or BTS SAM, or a Titre Professionnel such as Employé Administratif et d'Accueil or Secrétaire Assistant. Apprenticeship and temp agencies are frequent entry points. In the public sector, equivalent roles are adjoint administratif posts, filled through civil service exams that are generally open to EU nationals, or through contract positions. Expect to work in French with French documents such as Kbis extracts, URSSAF certificates and invoices that must carry specific legal mentions.
How to read these figures
The salary shown is an average, not a median: a few high salaries pull the average up. It is net pay before income tax, converted to full time.
The gross figure is an estimate: it applies 2026 employee contributions for a private-sector worker to the net salary. It leaves out bonuses, overtime and health insurance.
Salaries are from 2024 while the minimum wage is the 2026 one, so the comparison gives an order of magnitude.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average salary of an administrative assistant?
According to INSEE, an administrative assistant employed in the private sector earns on average €2,226 net per month in full-time equivalent (2024), about €2,812 gross based on our estimate with 2026 contributions.
Do women and men earn the same as an administrative assistant?
According to INSEE (2024), the average full-time equivalent net salary is €2,184 for women and €2,333 for men in this occupation. The gap can come from the positions held, seniority or actual working time.
Does an administrative assistant earn more than the minimum wage?
The average net salary for the occupation (€2,226, INSEE 2024) is 1.5 times the 2026 net monthly minimum wage (€1,478). Early in a career, pay is often closer to the minimum wage than to this average.