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France edition2026 salarié barème + CSG/CRDS

Tech Salaries & Take-Homein France, 2026

Verified salary benchmarks and contractor day rates, plus free take-home calculators for 56 technology roles across France.

56roles6cities€66Kmedian salary€537/daymedian day rate

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Most searched roles in France

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The roles people in France look up most often when researching pay, benchmarked against live 2026 market data.

Software Engineer

Software EngineeringMidFrance

€62K

per year

Median salary

€43K – €95K

+5.0%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

Data Engineer

Data & AnalyticsMidFrance

€61K

per year

Median salary

€53K – €83K

+7.7%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

Engineering Manager

Software EngineeringMidFrance

€79K

per year

Median salary

€75K – €95K

+5.5%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

AI / ML Engineer

Artificial Intelligence & Machine LearningMidFrance

€76K

per year

Median salary

€54K – €95K

+8.5%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

Data Architect

Data & AnalyticsMidFrance

€75K

per year

Median salary

€60K – €95K

+6.5%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

Cloud Architect (AWS / Azure / GCP)

Cloud InfrastructureMidFrance

€73K

per year

Median salary

€63K – €95K

+6.7%
High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
2026

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