France labourer hourly wage index: accommodation, food
France labourer hourly wage index: accommodation, food stood at 122.5 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 - Accommodation and food service activities (NAF rev. 2, level A17 IZ) - Base 100 in Q2 of 2017 | 122.5 | 121.3 | 120.6 | 120.6 | 120 | 119.1 | 118.7 | 117.5 | 117.4 | 117 | |
| Hourly wage rate indice for labourers - Residential care activities and social work activities without accommodation (NAF rev. 2, level A38 QB) - Base 100 in Q2 of 2017 | 122.6 | 120.9 | 120 | 119.9 | 119.8 | 119.6 | 119.2 | 117.8 | 117.4 | 117.3 |
Understanding france labourer hourly wage index: accommodation, food
Kitchen hands, restaurant service staff, hotel cleaning personnel, and food preparation assistants make up the occupational group monitored by this hospitality wage metric. The indicator isolates basic hourly pay rates for manual service workers, leaving out tips, discretionary gratuities, management salaries, and non-wage benefits. This design contrasts sharply with industrial manufacturing indices, reflecting an industry heavily dependent on part-time contracts and shift-based scheduling.
Users must account for extreme seasonal swings driven by tourism influxes, school holiday periods, and regional resort schedules. Period-on-period changes can be highly erratic due to these seasonal hiring spikes, making annual comparisons the preferred method for assessing underlying wage trends. Revisions to preliminary figures are common given the high turnover rates and large number of small enterprises operating within the hospitality sector.
Frequently asked questions
- Do customer tips count towards the wage rate recorded here?
- No, the index measures contractual basic wages and excludes tips, service charges, and discretionary bonuses.
- Why does tourism seasonality affect this series?
- Mass hiring and seasonal contract renewals during peak travel months alter the composition of reported hours and average pay rates.
- Are managerial staff in hotels included in this data row?
- The series focuses exclusively on operational labourers and service staff, omitting administrative and supervisory personnel.