Lyon salaries sit ~30% below the France average
Lyon, FR lists 75 careers with observed metro percentiles in EUR. Pay index 0.70 (30% below national); COL 100 vs a US baseline of 100.
Radiologist leads this Lyon table at 183 000 € a year, with Surgeon at 176 000 € and Psychiatrist at 168 000 €. The midpoint of the listed set is Database Administrator at 62 300 € — a better “typical covered career here” than row #1 alone. Top-of-list mix: 4 healthcare, 4 technology, and 1 legal.
Population in the dataset is about 520,774. Larger labour markets usually support wider industry mix; smaller ones can look “high paying” on one clinical or tech title and thin everywhere else. Licensing and immigration rules are independent of this cash sort.
France shows about 0.9% CPI in 2025. Open a role’s Lyon salary page for p10–p90, take-home, and rent models — this hub is the directory. Missing careers may still have a national France page even when this metro lacks observed percentiles.
Reading pay and COL together in Lyon
Use pay index (0.70) for wage level vs France, and COL (100) for prices. High on both is not the same as high real leftover.
Figures are observed metro medians where listed, in EUR, gross. They are market estimates — not a promise from any one employer.
What tops the Lyon cash list
Radiologist: Radiologists interpret medical images to diagnose and guide treatment of disease. Observed median here: 183 000 €. That lead reflects how this metro prices the occupation, not a recommendation to retrain tomorrow.