France: scientific research & development personnel costs 2020

The personnel costs of the scientific research and development industry in France saw no significant changes in 2020 in comparison to the previous year 2019 and remained at around 3316 million euros. However, 2020 marked the second consecutive increase of the personnel costs in this industry.
Personnel costs are made up of wages, salaries and employers' social security costs. They include taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the employer, as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions.

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Annual personnel costs of the scientific research and development industry in France from 2011 to 2020 (in million euros)

Characteristic	Annual personnel costs in million euros
2020	3,316
2019	3,287.4
2018	3,078.8
2017b	3,291.5
2016	3,869.1
2015b	3,558.1
2014b	3,282.7
2013	3,395.4
2012	3,216.8
2011	3,136

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

France

Survey time period

2011 to 2020

Supplementary notes

b: Break in time series.
The source adds the following information: Personnel costs are defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee (regular and temporary employees as well as home workers) in return for work done by the latter during the reference period. Personnel costs also include taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the unit as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions. Personnel costs are made up of wages and salaries and employers' social security costs.
Data coverage corresponds to code M72 of NACE Rev 2.

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