Over the year, the average monthly earnings before taxes increased by 134 euros (8.3 %) and hourly earnings went up to 11.60 euros (by 8.9 %). Faster earnings growth was recorded in the private sector.
Compared to Q4 2024, average gross monthly earnings grew by 0.7 % and hourly earnings reduced by 2.4 %.
Average net wages and salaries (calculated based on the labour taxes applicable to employers) amounted to 1,305 euros (representing 74.3 % of the gross earnings) and over the year grew by 10.6 %, thus overtaking the climb in both consumer prices and gross earnings. The real increase in the net earnings, considering the price rise, was 7.0 %.
As of 1 January 2025, the national minimum wage increased from 700 to 740 euros (a rise of 5.7 %), income tax rates were revised, and the differentiated non-taxable minimum was replaced with a fixed amount, regardless of income level.
In Q1 2025, gross median 1 wages and salaries (in full-time units) amounted to 1,403 euros. Over the year, gross median earnings increased by 110 euros (a rise of 8.5 %, from 1,293 euros in Q1 2024). The net median earnings (after taxes) amounted to 1,076 euros and over the year have risen by 12.4 %.
In the private sector, the annual rise in the average earnings was 3.6 percentage points higher than in the public sector (9.4 % and 5.8 % respectively). In Q1 2025, average monthly earnings before taxes in public sector stood at 1 766 euro while in the private were 13 euros lower – 1,753 euros.
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