Flight attendant salary in France
Average monthly net salary in full-time equivalent in the French private sector, according to INSEE (occupation group “Hôtesses de l'air et stewards”).
- Average net per month
- €3,259
- full-time equivalent, 2024
- Estimated monthly gross
- €4,123
- estimate with 2026 non-executive contributions
- Gap to the average
- +19%
- compared with all private-sector employees (€2,733 net)
- Compared with the SMIC
- 2.2 × 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 | €3,201 |
|---|---|
| Men | €3,369 |
By age
| Under 30 | €2,466 |
|---|
Working as a flight attendant in France
Search for hôtesse de l'air, steward, PNC (personnel navigant commercial), membre d'équipage de cabine and, for senior roles, chef de cabine. You must hold the CCA (certificat de membre d'équipage de cabine), prepared in an approved training centre, plus a medical fitness certificate and a badge for airport restricted zones issued after a background check by the prefecture. You must be at least eighteen, and most French airlines ask for the baccalauréat or equivalent. English is required, and airlines often test it. A CCA from another EASA country is recognised, and airlines add their own type training.
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 a flight attendant?
According to INSEE, a flight attendant employed in the private sector earns on average €3,259 net per month in full-time equivalent (2024), about €4,123 gross based on our estimate with 2026 contributions.
Do women and men earn the same as a flight attendant?
According to INSEE (2024), the average full-time equivalent net salary is €3,201 for women and €3,369 for men in this occupation. The gap can come from the positions held, seniority or actual working time.
Does a flight attendant earn more than the minimum wage?
The average net salary for the occupation (€3,259, INSEE 2024) is 2.2 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.