What does a €60,000 salary actually mean in Europe?

And going a a bit further, how much it contributes to the bigger picture — the European investment environment?

🌟 Boundless has recently published a chart showing the employment costs across 37 European countries. The data is fresh, dated 2025.

According to the chart, the top 3 countries for employees are the following:

1️⃣ Bulgaria — €51,150
2️⃣ Switzerland — €50,117
3️⃣ Albania — €46,882

Quite unexpectedly, right?

🌟 That’s because a gross salary never tells the full story.

To see the true picture, we need to factor in:

🌟 Employee deductions

🌟 Employer contributions

🌟 Net salary (the part an employee takes home)

This just proves that relying on a salary alone is no longer enough. With rising expenses, high taxes, and inflation eating up to 50% of savings, money that just sits in your account loses value.

🌟 That’s why more and more Europeans are turning to investing, including P2P lending.

Check out the post in full on Maclear’s Linkedln profile.