Medico (medicina generale) in France

Provides primary medical care in clinics, surgeries, and hospitals. One of the highest-paid roles in every covered country.

Reference median (2024): €65,000 gross → €44,038 take-home per year. 32.2% effective tax rate for 2026.

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What is a physician (general practice)'s take-home pay in France?
On the France median physician (general practice) salary of €65,000, take-home is €44,038 per year (€3,670 per month). Effective tax rate 32.2% for 2026.
What is the marginal tax rate on a France physician (general practice) salary?
At the median €65,000, the next 100 of gross retains €58 — a marginal rate of 42.2%. This rate applies to overtime, bonuses, or any earnings above the median.
How does the France median compare to other countries?
Same role, different countries (medians in native currency): United Kingdom £85,000 gross → £59,857 net; United States $230,000 gross → $152,754 net; Germany €110,000 gross → €63,013 net; Spain €55,000 gross → €38,434 net.
Where does the France median physician (general practice) salary come from?
The reference median is sourced from the country's national statistics authority (ONS for UK, INSEE for France, INE for Spain, Statistisches Bundesamt for Germany). It is a 2024 reference value — refresh when each authority publishes the 2025 annual update. Your actual salary may differ; plug a different gross into the calculator above.
What is NOT included in this physician (general practice) take-home calculation?
Bonuses, overtime, profit share, stock compensation, benefits-in-kind, and pension salary-sacrifice are not modeled in v1. The calculator assumes the median is base salary only, taxed under the standard payroll path for France.