France hourly wage: labourers and white-collar, construction
France hourly wage: labourers and white-collar, construction stood at 122.1 in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Wages and labour cost table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q2 2017 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Wages and labour cost table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Hourly wage rate indice for labourers and white-collar workers - Construction (NAF rev. 2, level A38 FZ) - Base 100 in Q2 of 2017 | 122.1 | 121.4 | 120.3 | 120.1 | 119.8 | 119.4 | 118.3 | 117.9 | 117.6 | 116.9 | |
| Hourly wage rate indice for labourers and white-collar workers - Education (NAF rev. 2, level A38 PZ) - Base 100 in Q2 of 2017 | 126.5 | 126.1 | 125.5 | 125.1 | 124.2 | 124 | 123.4 | 123.1 | 121.8 | 121.6 |
Understanding france hourly wage: labourers and white-collar, construction
Bricklayers, carpenters, concrete pourers, and site equipment operators provide the foundational wage observations for this blue-collar construction sector index. The metric measures basic hourly remuneration for manual construction labourers actively engaged in building construction, civil engineering, and specialized trade activities. This blue-collar focus isolates physical site labor costs from office overhead and administrative salaries.
Interpreting this series successfully requires accounting for adverse weather conditions that routinely disrupt outdoor building operations during winter months, causing temporary drops in hours worked. Year-on-year comparisons are necessary to bypass these seasonal weather patterns and capture true annual wage inflation. Comparing this manual index with the construction staff sibling series highlights relative wage trends between office engineers and field laborers.
Frequently asked questions
- Which construction occupations are captured in this labourer index?
- Site operatives, masons, carpenters, electricians, and heavy machinery operators working on physical construction projects.
- Does this index include office staff working for construction companies?
- No, administrative and managerial personnel are excluded to maintain a strict focus on manual trade workers.
- Why is annual comparison recommended for construction wage data?
- Annual metrics filter out seasonal weather disruptions that regularly impact winter construction activity and hours.