www.astralcodexten.com/p/political-backflow-from-europe

The post asserts that “the average pension in France is now higher than the average salary.” This is directly contradicted by France’s official statistical agencies:

• Average pension (France): France’s DREES (the statistical directorate of the French ministries for social affairs/health) reports that, at end-2023, the average direct pension for retirees residing in France is €1,541 net per month (or €1,666 gross). This is the mean pension amount, not an income-per-household measure.

• Average salary (France): France’s Insee reports that in 2024, the average net monthly salary in the private sector (EQTP) is €2,733. This is a standard “average salary” benchmark and is substantially higher than the pension figure above.

Comparing these official averages shows the opposite of the claim: average pensions are well below average salaries, not above them.

(Notes: the salary figure cited is for the private sector in equivalent full-time terms; even with reasonable alternative definitions, the claim as written—pension average exceeding salary average—is not supported by official aggregates.)