what's the salary of a finance and admin manager (RAF) in 2026?

what's the median salary of a finance and admin manager in France?

Apec does not publish a figure for finance and admin managers alone: it groups them with heads of accounting and heads of management control under administrative and financial management roles. This family earns €56k gross a year in median pay (2025 edition), against €55k for managers overall. 80% sit between €40k and €85k.

Age matters little on this role: €54k under 35, €57k between 35 and 45, €56k above. To hire a finance and admin manager, see our finance and admin manager recruitment page.

does company size change a finance and admin manager's salary?

Yes, the factor that weighs the most on this role. According to Apec, €12k separates the median at an SME with fewer than 250 staff (€53k) from the median at a larger company (€65k).

At a small company, the role often sits alone across accounting, payroll and banking. At a larger company, it usually manages a team and delegates part of that work.

does managing a team or owning the budget change the salary?

Less than company size does. According to Apec, a finance and admin manager who manages a team earns €59k gross median a year, against €52k without. Managing a budget adds €3k (€58k against €55k).

is a finance and admin manager paid more in Paris than elsewhere?

Yes, a clear regional gap on this role. According to Apec, the median is €61k in the Paris region, where 80% earn between €44k and €90k. In the rest of France, it's €53k, within a €38k to €76k range.

how much more does a CFO earn than a finance and admin manager?

A clear gap, €24k in median pay according to Apec: €56k for the finance and admin manager's family, €80k for a CFO. A finance and admin manager covers finance, admin and often part of HR alone at an SME. As the company grows, it needs to raise funds, report to shareholders and build a finance team: that is a CFO's scope.

For the detailed pay range of a CFO, see our CFO salary guide. To hire a CFO or a finance leadership role, see our finance page.

what duties and profile justify this salary?

A finance and admin manager oversees the books kept with the external accountant, runs payroll, cash and banking relationships, handles insurance contracts and often takes on part of HR and legal. The wider the scope actually held, the higher the salary.

• Start-up or young SME role: builds the first financial and admin tools, often alone, working directly with the owner.
• Established SME role: keeps an existing organisation running, from the year-end close to bank facility renewals.
• Role managing a small team: delegates part of accounting or admin, while keeping the overall view.

To understand how that rate gets negotiated, see our guide on how much a recruitment agency costs. For an in-house accountant, see our general accountant page; for HR, our HR page.

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