I suppose she's talking about net salary. Here is a histogram for France: https://fr.statista.com/infographie/25111/distribution-des-salaires-mensuels-nets-en-

I suppose she's talking about net salary. Here is a histogram for France: https://fr.statista.com/infographie/25111/distribution-des-salaires-mensuels-nets-en-equivalent-temps-plein-en-france/#:~:text=On%20constate%20qu'environ%209,et%202%20000%20€%20nets. https://fr.statista.com/infographie/25111/distribution-des-s... According to that, she's definitely in the top 20%. Of course "among the best paid people" is ambiguous depending on how much "top" you consider, but I think being in the top 20% it makes sense to say that. PS: and I suppose (although it's hard to find data) that if we look at people in her age bracket, she will be in a higher percentile.