France monthly hourly labour cost: non-wage, professional & technical
France monthly hourly labour cost: non-wage, professional & technical stood at 99 in Jun 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Minimum wage and hourly labour cost table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Dec 2008 to Jun 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Minimum wage and hourly labour cost table
| Indicator | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | |
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| Labour costs other than wages and salaries - Professional, scientific and technical activities (NAF rev. 2, item M) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 98.7 | |
| Labour costs other than wages and salaries - Administrative and support service activities (NAF rev. 2, item N) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95.8 |
Understanding france monthly hourly labour cost: non-wage, professional & technical
Non-wage hourly employer outlays dedicated to legal, accounting, engineering consultancy, research, and design operations capture the supplementary fiscal liabilities incurred by professional knowledge firms. This series tracks mandatory social security contributions, professional training taxes, and supplementary health and provident schemes per hour worked by highly qualified personnel. Unlike manual or trade-focused sibling series, this measure reflects the specialized supplementary benefit packages typical of corporate advisory and scientific research environments. Direct remuneration, partnership distributions, and performance-based cash bonuses are excluded from the scope.
When reading this indicator, analysts must consider that early estimates are frequently revised when firms file their definitive annual social security adjustments. Month-on-month figures can be noisy due to the irregular timing of firm-level bonus-adjacent contributions, making twelve-month percentage changes the most reliable gauge of structural cost growth. Comparisons with industrial labor cost series will reveal divergence because professional services carry distinct training levy structures and lower mandatory occupational injury insurance rates.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of workers are covered by this professional and scientific cost series?
- Salaried personnel in legal, accounting, engineering, research, and consultancy firms are covered, excluding self-employed partners and contractors.
- Why is the twelve-month comparison recommended over month-on-month readings?
- Annual comparisons eliminate distortions caused by irregular annual bonus distributions and late administrative tax adjustments that affect single months.
- Does this index measure total employee compensation in scientific services?
- No, it measures only the non-wage component consisting of employer taxes and social contributions per hour, omitting all direct salary payments.