Although the minimum wage (SMI) has risen by more than 50% since 2018, the distribution of wages remains deeply unequal. The wealthiest 30% of employees continue to take home half of the total wage bill, while the lowest earners struggle to make ends meet. According to the Tax Agency, 37% of employees earned a salary equal to or less than the full-time SMI in 2023 (€ 15,200 gross per year). The sharp increase in the SMI have caused the population earning at or below this level to rise from 33.5% in 2018 to 36.0% in 2023. What this all points to is growing salary inequality.
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