Wages across the Eurozone rose by 3.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, easing from a 4.1% increase in the previous quarter. This marked the slowest pace of wage growth since Q3 2022, offering some relief to the European Central Bank as it adopts a cautious, wait-and-see stance amid waning inflationary pressures and muted economic momentum. Among the region’s largest economies, wage growth decelerated notably in Germany (2.8% vs 4.4% in Q4 2024), Italy (3.9% vs 4.4%), and the Netherlands (5.6% vs 6.2%). In contrast, Spain and France saw modest accelerations, with wages rising 3.7% (up from 3.4%) and 1.9% (up from 1.8%), respectively.
