The salary of a CNRS postdoc depends on their experience (more specifically, the number of years since they obtained their PhD). Up to 2 years of experience, the CNRS fixes only minimum and maximum values, and the actual figure in this range is decided by the host laboratory. After 2 years of experience, the CNRS fixes the salary sharply. The salary changes slightly based on the zone where the laboratory is located (zone 1 to 3 in the tables). Paris is in zone 1.
An important thing to keep in mind is that the CNRS salary does not evolve automatically with time, but it is determined at the moment of the hiring and it stays the same until the end of the contract, extensions included. This means that if you are hired with a 3-year contract immediately after your PhD, you will have the same salary for the whole duration of the contract, but if you change host laboratory after 2 years, you will have a higher salary in the new laboratory. In some cases, a raise to adjust for inflation could be implemented retroactively, so that your current salary could not match exactly the table at the time of your recruitment.
Salary tables contain monthly brut salaries, and are sorted from the most recent to the oldest.
| Experience (y) | Brut salary (€) zone 1 | Brut salary (€) zone 2 | Brut salary (€) zone 3 |
|---|
| y < 2 (min) | 2992.93 | 2934.82 | 2905.76 |
| y < 2 (max) | 3431.46 | 3364.83 | 3331.51 |
| 2 ≤ y < 7 | 4204.22 | 4122.59 | 4081.77 |
| 7 ≤ y < 10 | 4388.55 | 4303.33 | 4260.72 |
| 10 ≤ y < 15 | 4566.02 | 4477.36 | 4433.03 |
| 15 ≤ y < 20 | 4652.35 | 4562.02 | 4516.85 |
| y ≥ 20 | 4669.28 | 4578.62 | 4533.28 |
| Experience (y) | Brut salary (€) zone 1 | Brut salary (€) zone 2 | Brut salary (€) zone 3 |
|---|
| y < 2 (min) | 2932.85 | 2875.90 | 2847.43 |
| y < 2 (max) | 3371.38 | 3305.91 | 3273.18 |
| 2 ≤ y < 7 | 4144.14 | 4063.67 | 4023.44 |
| 7 ≤ y < 10 | 4328.47 | 4244.42 | 4202.39 |
| 10 ≤ y < 15 | 4505.94 | 4418.45 | 4374.70 |
| 15 ≤ y < 20 | 4592.28 | 4503.10 | 4458.52 |
| y ≥ 20 | 4609.20 | 4519.70 | 4474.95 |
| Experience (y) | Brut salary (€) zone 1 | Brut salary (€) zone 2 | Brut salary (€) zone 3 |
|---|
| y < 2 (min) | 2889.51 | 2833.40 | 2805.35 |
| y < 2 (max) | 3321.55 | 3257.06 | 3224.81 |
| 2 ≤ y < 7 | 4082.90 | 4003.62 | 3963.98 |
| 7 ≤ y < 10 | 4264.50 | 4181.69 | 4140.29 |
| 10 ≤ y < 15 | 4439.35 | 4353.15 | 4310.05 |
| 15 ≤ y < 20 | 4524.41 | 4436.56 | 4392.63 |
| y ≥ 20 | 4541.08 | 4452.91 | 4408.82 |
| Experience (y) | Brut salary (€) zone 1 | Brut salary (€) zone 2 | Brut salary (€) zone 3 |
|---|
| y < 2 (min) | 2839.73 | 2784.59 | 2757.02 |
| y < 2 (max) | 3271.77 | 3208.24 | 3176.48 |
| 2 ≤ y < 7 | 4033.12 | 3954.81 | 3915.65 |
| 7 ≤ y < 10 | 4214.72 | 4132.88 | 4091.96 |
| 10 ≤ y < 15 | 4389.57 | 4304.34 | 4261.72 |
| 15 ≤ y < 20 | 4474.63 | 4387.74 | 4344.30 |
| y ≥ 20 | 4491.30 | 4404.09 | 4360.49 |
| Experience (y) | Brut salary (€) zone 1 | Brut salary (€) zone 2 | Brut salary (€) zone 3 |
|---|
| y < 2 (min) | 2743.70 | 2690.43 | 2663.79 |
| y < 2 (max) | 3161.13 | 3099.75 | 3069.06 |
| 2 ≤ y < 7 | 3896.74 | 3821.07 | 3783.24 |
| 7 ≤ y < 10 | 4072.19 | 3993.12 | 3953.59 |
| 10 ≤ y < 15 | 4241.13 | 4158.78 | 4117.61 |
| 15 ≤ y < 20 | 4323.31 | 4239.36 | 4197.39 |
| y ≥ 20 | 4339.42 | 4255.16 | 4213.03 |
| Experience (y) | Brut salary (€) zone 1 | Brut salary (€) zone 2 | Brut salary (€) zone 3 |
|---|
| y < 2 (min) | 2728.26 | 2675.28 | 2648.79 |
| y < 2 (max) | 3145.68 | 3084.60 | 3054.06 |
| 2 ≤ y < 7 | 3881.29 | 3805.92 | 3768.24 |
| 7 ≤ y < 10 | 4056.74 | 3977.97 | 3938.59 |
| 10 ≤ y < 15 | 4225.68 | 4143.63 | 4102.61 |
| 15 ≤ y < 20 | 4307.86 | 4224.21 | 4182.39 |
| y ≥ 20 | 4323.97 | 4240.01 | 4198.03 |
| Experience (y) | Brut salary (€) zone 1 | Brut salary (€) zone 2 | Brut salary (€) zone 3 |
|---|
| y < 2 (min) | 2728.26 | 2675.28 | 2648.79 |
| y < 2 (max) | 3145.68 | 3084.60 | 3054.06 |
| 2 ≤ y < 7 | 3881.29 | 3805.92 | 3768.24 |
| 7 ≤ y < 10 | 4056.74 | 3977.97 | 3938.59 |
| 10 ≤ y < 15 | 4225.68 | 4143.63 | 4102.61 |
| 15 ≤ y < 20 | 4307.86 | 4224.21 | 4182.39 |
| y ≥ 20 | 4323.97 | 4240.01 | 4198.03 |
| Experience (y) | Brut salary (€) zone 1 | Brut salary (€) zone 2 | Brut salary (€) zone 3 |
|---|
| y < 2 (min) | 2695.56 | 2643.22 | 2617.05 |
| y < 2 (max) | 3107.82 | 3047.48 | 3017.31 |
| 2 ≤ y < 7 | 3841.41 | 3766.82 | 3729.53 |
| 7 ≤ y < 10 | 4019.31 | 3941.27 | 3902.25 |
| 10 ≤ y < 15 | 4190.74 | 4109.36 | 4068.68 |
| 15 ≤ y < 20 | 4275.13 | 4192.12 | 4150.62 |
| y ≥ 20 | 4291.12 | 4207.80 | 4166.14 |