2026 ranking · average net monthly salary

The towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest average salary

Q: Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest average salary?

Cordemais (Loire-Atlantique) has the highest average salary in Pays de la Loire: private-sector employees who work there earn €3,392 net a month on average.

Cordemais (Loire-Atlantique) has the highest average salary in Pays de la Loire: private-sector employees who work there earn €3,392 net a month on average. Next come La Chevrolière (Loire-Atlantique, €3,103) and Donges (Loire-Atlantique, €3,086).

368 towns ranked out of 1,228

Cordemais, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 368 of the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. Not ranked: towns for which INSEE does not publish the average salary (statistical confidentiality, mostly small towns). The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Ballon-Saint Mars (Sarthe) comes last with €1,608.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest average salaries in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Average net monthly salary (€)	Population
1	Cordemais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3,392	4,083
2	La Chevrolière	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3,103	6,650
3	Donges	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3,086	8,298
4	Indre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3,053	4,209
5	Montoir-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3,005	7,378
6	La Chapelle-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,991	21,281
7	Bouguenais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,963	20,862
8	Paimbœuf	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,910	3,138
9	Saint-Pierre-la-Cour	Mayenne (53)	2,874	2,350
10	La Montagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,862	6,653
11	Spay	Sarthe (72)	2,840	2,876
12	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,805	332,515
13	Saint-Herblain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,796	51,681
14	Carquefou	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,786	21,509
15	Givrand	Vendée (85)	2,724	2,255
16	Le May-sur-Èvre	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,715	4,012
17	Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,711	4,048
18	Écouflant	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,669	4,819
19	Le Boupère	Vendée (85)	2,651	3,214
20	Le Bignon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,648	4,045
21	Saint-Nazaire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,641	76,243
22	Saint-Viaud	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,639	2,986
23	La Séguinière	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,634	4,365
24	Vertou	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,625	26,684
25	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,624	12,005
26	Changé	Mayenne (53)	2,595	6,662
27 tied	Couëron	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,591	24,367
27 tied	La Bruffière	Vendée (85)	2,591	4,061
29	Les Achards	Vendée (85)	2,573	5,633
30	Erbray	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,568	3,132
31	Bellevigny	Vendée (85)	2,566	6,389
32	Saint-André-des-Eaux	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,560	7,196
33	Mouzeil	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,554	2,050
34 tied	Corcoué-sur-Logne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,546	3,311
34 tied	Candé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,546	2,845
36	Essarts-en-Bocage	Vendée (85)	2,545	7,022
37	Sillé-le-Guillaume	Sarthe (72)	2,539	2,276
38	Louverné	Mayenne (53)	2,533	4,457
39	La Limouzinière	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,532	2,513
40	Cugand-la-Bernardière	Vendée (85)	2,531	5,848
41	Champagné	Sarthe (72)	2,521	3,728
42	Pouzauges	Vendée (85)	2,518	5,868
43	Dompierre-sur-Yon	Vendée (85)	2,517	4,754
44	Beaucouzé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,514	5,834
45	L'Herbergement	Vendée (85)	2,509	3,601
46	Rouillon	Sarthe (72)	2,507	2,666
47	Boussay	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,505	2,933
48	Bouvron	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,501	3,203
49	Laval	Mayenne (53)	2,496	51,719
50	Montreuil-Juigné	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,495	7,913
51	Haute-Goulaine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,488	6,253
52	Montrevault-sur-Èvre	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,486	16,045
53 tied	Besné	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,483	3,364
53 tied	La Romagne	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,483	2,126
55	Mortagne-sur-Sèvre	Vendée (85)	2,482	6,193
56	Saint-Philbert-de-Bouaine	Vendée (85)	2,481	3,709
57	Arnage	Sarthe (72)	2,478	5,548
58 tied	Les Sorinières	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,476	9,394
58 tied	Vigneux-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,476	6,790
60	Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine	Vendée (85)	2,474	2,274
61 tied	Le Genest-Saint-Isle	Mayenne (53)	2,469	2,208
61 tied	Mozé-sur-Louet	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,469	2,075
63	Le Mans	Sarthe (72)	2,465	148,876
64	Le Cellier	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,463	4,149
65 tied	Cholet	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,456	56,363
65 tied	Mouilleron-le-Captif	Vendée (85)	2,456	5,408
67	Malville	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,455	3,804
68	Angers	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,454	162,290
69	Vair-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,448	5,094
70	Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre	Vendée (85)	2,446	3,860
71	Moncé-en-Belin	Sarthe (72)	2,443	3,753
72	La Suze-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	2,437	4,747
73	Sautron	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,434	8,679
74	Pont-Saint-Martin	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,429	7,179
75	Trémentines	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,428	3,181
76	Durtal	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,426	3,456
77	Le Poiré-sur-Vie	Vendée (85)	2,423	8,926
78	Bellevigne-en-Layon	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,419	6,045
79	Vivy	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,418	2,636
80	Treillières	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,417	10,800
81	La Chaize-le-Vicomte	Vendée (85)	2,416	4,068
82	Noyant-Villages	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,411	5,541
83	Précigné	Sarthe (72)	2,406	3,016
84	La Haie-Fouassière	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,402	4,870
85 tied	Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,392	9,964
85 tied	Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,392	3,731
87 tied	Montaigu-Vendée	Vendée (85)	2,387	21,789
87 tied	Coëx	Vendée (85)	2,387	3,465
89	Saint-Berthevin	Mayenne (53)	2,385	7,714
90	Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,380	2,273
91 tied	Craon	Mayenne (53)	2,374	4,579
91 tied	Saint-Georges-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,374	3,891
93	Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,369	4,299
94	Avrillé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,368	15,655
95	Rocheservière	Vendée (85)	2,364	3,662
96	La Milesse	Sarthe (72)	2,358	2,650
97	Le Lion-d'Angers	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2,355	5,481
98	Saint-Fulgent	Vendée (85)	2,354	4,179
99	Mésanger	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2,349	4,818
100 tied	Chanverrie	Vendée (85)	2,348	5,782

Source: INSEE, all-employees database (Base Tous salariés); average net monthly salary in full-time equivalent of private-sector employees working in the commune. Not ranked: towns for which INSEE does not publish the average salary (statistical confidentiality, mostly small towns). Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest average salaries in Pays de la Loire: FAQ

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest average salary?

Cordemais (Loire-Atlantique) has the highest average salary in Pays de la Loire: private-sector employees who work there earn €3,392 net a month on average.

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest average salary?

In order: Cordemais (€3,392), La Chevrolière (€3,103), Donges (€3,086), Indre (€3,053), Montoir-de-Bretagne (€3,005), La Chapelle-sur-Erdre (€2,991), Bouguenais (€2,963), Paimbœuf (€2,910), Saint-Pierre-la-Cour (€2,874), and La Montagne (€2,862).

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

368 out of 1,228. Not ranked: towns for which INSEE does not publish the average salary (statistical confidentiality, mostly small towns).

Which salary is ranked?

It is the average net monthly salary, in full-time equivalent, of private-sector employees who work in the commune, wherever they live, according to the INSEE all-employees database (Base Tous salariés). It describes the jobs located in the town, not the income of its residents (see the ranking by standard of living). A town that hosts a corporate headquarters or highly skilled jobs can have a high average salary with few residents. INSEE publishes the figure only when there are enough employees.