A hospital civil servant earned an average of 2,463 euros net monthly, in particular thanks to the measures of the “Ségur de la santé”.
Salaries in the public hospital service recorded their strongest growth in ten years in 2020: they increased by 6.4% in current euros compared to 2019, and by 5.9% in constant euros, i.e. say if inflation is taken into account (+0.5% in 2020), according to a study by Drees, the statistics service of the Ministry of Health, published on Wednesday.
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This increase is due to two factors. On the one hand, the payment of the exceptional “Covid-19” bonus of 1,500 euros per agent in the units most affected by the epidemic, and 500 to 1,500 euros elsewhere. On the other hand, by the ramp-up of the “Ségur de la santé” revaluation measures, i.e. an increase of 90 euros net monthly from September 2020, increased to 183 euros in December 2020, paid to most staff non-medical (i.e. excluding doctors, pharmacists or dental surgeons).
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As a result, at the public hospital, the average salary of an agent stood in 2020 at 2,463 euros net monthly for a full-time equivalent. This is of course an average which takes into account all the employees of public hospitals and medico-social establishments, whether they are civil servants, contract workers or medical personnel.
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Like any average, this figure hides disparities. Contract workers recorded the highest increase (+8.5% in constant euros) for a salary amounting to an average of 1,822 euros net monthly. Civil servants have recorded an increase of 6.6% for a salary reaching an average of 2,319 euros net monthly. On the other hand, the increase was lower (+2.6% only) for medical personnel, who earn an average of 5,870 euros per month. Wage disparities have thus narrowed slightly, with a less marked increase for the highest salaries. The net salary of women remains 19.1% lower than that of men, but on a comparable profile, the pay gap is reduced to 3.4%.