Rome salaries sit ~30% below the Italy average
Rome, IT lists 75 careers with observed metro percentiles in EUR. Pay index 0.70 (30% below national); COL 100 vs a US baseline of 100.
Surgeon leads this Rome table at 184.000 € a year, with Radiologist at 184.000 € and Psychiatrist at 164.000 €. The midpoint of the listed set is Environmental Engineer at 59.000 € — 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 2,318,895. 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.
Italy shows about 1.5% CPI in 2025. Open a role’s Rome salary page for p10–p90, take-home, and rent models — this hub is the directory. Missing careers may still have a national Italy page even when this metro lacks observed percentiles.
Reading pay and COL together in Rome
Use pay index (0.70) for wage level vs Italy, 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 Rome cash list
Surgeon: Surgeons perform operations to treat injuries, diseases, and deformities. Observed median here: 184.000 €. That lead reflects how this metro prices the occupation, not a recommendation to retrain tomorrow.