SMIC (French minimum wage): hourly, monthly, annual and estimated net

The amounts the site uses

The SMIC (France's minimum wage) is set as a gross hourly rate; the monthly amount corresponds to the legal working week of 35 hours, and the annual amount to fifty-two weeks. The net amount is estimated by the site's engine, before tax.

SMIC as of 1 June 2026 (order of 22 May 2026), updated at every increase; official reference on service-public.gouv.fr (the French government's public information site). Net: modele-social publicodes engine, company health cover deducted (€20 a month) as everywhere on the site; without it, €1,478, the indicative net published by service-public.

Work out the SMIC for your hours

Weekly hours, months paid, health-cover share: the calculator gives the gross and net SMIC per hour, per month and per year, with the same engine as the rest of the site.

Another hourly rate? Convert another hourly rate into monthly and yearly pay. Apprentice or professionalisation contract: an apprentice's pay is a share of the SMIC by age and contract year; a worker under 18 outside an apprenticeship may be on a reduced SMIC, to check on service-public.gouv.fr. An internship is not paid at the SMIC but according to the internship allowance.

How the SMIC changes

It is raised every 1 January, in line with the inflation measured for the lowest-income households and with part of the growth in the purchasing power of basic wages. During the year, an automatic increase kicks in as soon as prices have risen by at least two per cent since the last increase. The government can also decide on an extra “coup de pouce” (a discretionary boost). In practice, job ads published at the end of the year may show an amount that has fallen below the new SMIC a few weeks later; the employer must then bring it into line.

Part-time work, apprenticeships, young people

For part-time work, the SMIC applies pro rata to the hours worked: the hourly rate stays the same, the monthly amount goes down. Apprentices and young people in training are paid specific percentages depending on their age and the year of their contract, and some state-subsidised contracts have their own rules: check the exact amounts on service-public.fr before you sign.

What the SMIC means for a job ad

A full-time job offer cannot pay less than the SMIC. The site uses it as a plausibility floor: any annual amount below €21,300 (95% of the annual SMIC) is excluded from the statistics, because it is almost always a typing error, a monthly amount mistaken for an annual one, or an unreported part-time job. The full rules are in the methodology.

Negotiating above the SMIC

Many jobs start close to the SMIC in job ads, but rarely exactly at it: collective agreements set minimums by grade, often higher, and allowances (Sunday work, night work, meals, attendance) come on top. Before an interview, look at the range offered for your occupation and the breakdown by experience: it is the strongest argument for asking for a little more than the minimum, even at the start of your career. The guide on negotiating a job offer sets out the method.