France monthly base wage index: administrative support
France monthly base wage index: administrative support stood at 124.5 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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| Wages | |||||||||||
| Monthly base wage index - Administrative and support service activities (NAF rev. 2, level A38 NZ) - Base 100 in Q2 of 2017 | 124.5 | 123.5 | 122.5 | 122.3 | 122 | 120.9 | 120 | 119.6 | 119.1 | 118.8 | |
| Monthly base wage index - Financial and insurance activities (NAF rev. 2, level A17 KZ) - Base 100 in Q2 of 2017 | 122.3 | 121.7 | 120.6 | 120.4 | 120.1 | 119.4 | 118.1 | 117.8 | 117.5 | 116.7 |
Understanding france monthly base wage index: administrative support
The monthly base wage index for administrative and support service activities tracks the evolution of standard remuneration within offices, temporary employment agencies, security services, and cleaning firms. Structured against a fixed benchmark period, the series isolates basic contractual pay rates for standard working hours, deliberately excluding performance bonuses, individual merit increases, and overtime compensations. This industry-specific metric allows researchers to monitor wage pressures within a sector heavily reliant on flexible staffing arrangements and service outsourcing.
When evaluating these figures, analysts must account for the structural characteristics of the administrative workforce, where contract renegotiations and minimum wage adjustments often create step-like movements in the index. Because the series uses a fixed base period, comparisons over long horizons require caution if classification revisions alter the composition of the administrative grouping. Seasonality is generally subdued in this measure, making quarter-on-quarter movements easier to interpret, though annual comparisons remain the standard for tracking underlying inflationary trends.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of businesses are included in administrative and support service activities?
- This category covers employment agencies, security firms, building cleaning services, and general office support operations.
- Does this index account for changes in the number of hours worked?
- No, it tracks standard base wage rates for regular working hours rather than actual monthly take-home pay.
- How does the fixed base period affect historical comparisons?
- Setting the benchmark equal to one hundred establishes a fixed reference point to measure subsequent percentage growth accurately.