Average salary in Hungary (2025)

Statistical averages from Eurostat. Figures in euros; local currency shown where useful.

Average gross / month

€1,934

Average net / month

€1,286

≈ HUF 458,191

Minimum wage / month

€906

About 42.8% of the average wage

Real change (3y)

+5.2%

Wage growth after inflation

Job marketEmployment, vacancies, inflation and working patterns

Inflation right now

3.3%

As of 2025-12

Unemployment rate

4.4%

Share of the active workforce

Youth unemployment

13.9%

Ages 15–24

Employment rate

81.1%

Ages 20-64, share of the population in work

Job vacancy rate

2.0%

As of 2025-Q4

Part-time workers

4.6%

Share of employment, ages 20-64

Usually work from home

4.1%

Plus 5.7% sometimes (2025)

Income, tax & workHousehold income, tax burden, time and employer cost

Median income / year

€8,792

Household equivalised, after tax

Tax wedge

41.2%

Tax + social contributions on labour

Usual weekly hours

39.5 h

Main job, ages 20–64

Labour cost / hour

€16

Total cost to employ (gross + employer)

Compared with the EU average

Deviation from the simple average of all covered countries. Green means better for workers: higher pay and employment, lower costs, unemployment and tax.

Average net / month€1,286 vs EU €2,592 · -50.4%

Average gross / month€1,934 vs EU €3,309 · -41.6%

Cost of living72 vs EU 98 · -27.0%

Unemployment rate4.4% vs EU 6.3% · -29.6%

Employment rate81.1% vs EU 75.8% · +7.0%

Tax wedge41.2% vs EU 35.6% · +15.6%

Net salary trend

Average net monthly salary in euros.

Cost of living by category

Price level relative to the EU average (EU = 100). Above the line is pricier than the EU norm; below is cheaper.

Food & non-alcoholic drinks95.2

Alcohol & tobacco86.9

Clothing & footwear86.7

Housing & utilities67.1

Furnishings & household equipment89.3

Health43.8

Transport82.7

Information & communication96

Recreation & culture72.6

Education73.7

Restaurants & hotels82.4

Other goods & services67.3

Housing

House prices (1-year change)

+18.3%

Annual change in the house price index

Housing cost overburden

5.3%

Share of people spending over 40% of income on housing

Work incentives

How much of extra earnings is lost to taxes and withdrawn benefits. Lower is better: it means taking a job or a raise pays off.

Low-wage trap

33.5%

Lost when pay rises from a low wage

Unemployment trap

75.8%

Lost when taking a job from unemployment

Gender pay gap by sector

Unadjusted gap in average gross hourly pay between men and women, by economic sector.

Financial services40.3%

Information & communication27.8%

Manufacturing23.6%

Professional & scientific21.6%

Health & social work21.2%

Wholesale & retail trade17.6%

Education17.2%

Construction0.8%

Pay by occupation

Monthly earnings by ISCO-1 occupation group. Click headers to sort.

Occupation		Median	P10	P90
Managers	€2,149	€1,568	€627	€4,373
Professionals	€1,788	€1,595	€784	€2,916
Technicians and associate professionals	€1,156	€1,003	€580	€1,844
Clerical support workers	€959	€828	€566	€1,507
Craft and related trades workers	€881	€800	€566	€1,317
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	€823	€765	€505	€1,206
Service and sales workers	€703	€647	€558	€943
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	€651	€610	€458	€903
Elementary occupations	€595	€543	€433	€847

Occupation-level figures come from the 2022 Structure of Earnings Survey, the latest round of this four-yearly survey. The next round covers 2026.

Managers€2,149