Average salary in Latvia (2025)

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

Average gross / month

€2,184

Average net / month

€1,586

Minimum wage / month

€780

About 43.2% of the average wage

Real change (3y)

+11.5%

Wage growth after inflation

Job marketEmployment, vacancies, inflation and working patterns

Inflation right now

3.4%

As of 2025-12

Unemployment rate

6.9%

Share of the active workforce

Youth unemployment

14.8%

Ages 15–24

Employment rate

78.2%

Ages 20-64, share of the population in work

Job vacancy rate

2.1%

As of 2025-Q4

Part-time workers

7.5%

Share of employment, ages 20-64

Usually work from home

8.5%

Plus 4.1% sometimes (2025)

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

Median income / year

€13,983

Household equivalised, after tax

Tax wedge

38.9%

Tax + social contributions on labour

Usual weekly hours

38.8 h

Main job, ages 20–64

Labour cost / hour

€17

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€1,586 vs EU €2,592 · -38.8%

Average gross / month€2,184 vs EU €3,309 · -34.0%

Cost of living81 vs EU 98 · -17.9%

Unemployment rate6.9% vs EU 6.3% · +10.4%

Employment rate78.2% vs EU 75.8% · +3.2%

Tax wedge38.9% vs EU 35.6% · +9.1%

Pay by age (2022)

Mean gross monthly pay by age band, all occupations.

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

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 drinks107.5

Alcohol & tobacco105.2

Clothing & footwear104.6

Housing & utilities55.6

Furnishings & household equipment94.5

Health69.4

Transport84.2

Information & communication96.7

Recreation & culture89.1

Education80.1

Restaurants & hotels87.4

Other goods & services81.4

Housing

House prices (1-year change)

+7.6%

Annual change in the house price index

Housing cost overburden

5.7%

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How much of extra earnings is lost to taxes and withdrawn benefits.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

33.3%

Lost when pay rises from a low wage

Unemployment trap

84.4%

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.

Health & social work30.7%

Financial services29.5%

Information & communication24.8%

Wholesale & retail trade21.1%

Manufacturing20.7%

Professional & scientific16.4%

Construction10.4%

Education6.5%

Pay by occupation

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

Occupation		Median	P10	P90
Managers	€2,235	€1,740	€696	€4,142
Professionals	€1,937	€1,629	€800	€3,310
Technicians and associate professionals	€1,370	€1,188	€645	€2,152
Craft and related trades workers	€1,044	€902	€508	€1,669
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	€1,024	€920	€504	€1,603
Clerical support workers	€1,018	€926	€527	€1,530
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	€832	€701	€559	€1,345
Service and sales workers	€794	€688	€488	€1,179
Elementary occupations	€758	€632	€440	€1,198

Under 30: €1,022
30 to 49: €1,015
50 and over: €806
Men, mean gross: €1,048
Women, mean gross: €781

Other regions: Latvia

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Region	GDP per person	Household income	Unemployment
LatvijaLV00	€21,600	€12,000	6.9%

Averages are simple means of available NUTS 2 regional observations; they are not population-weighted. For unemployment, rank 1 is the lowest rate.

Pay by industry

Mean gross monthly pay by economic sector.

Information & communication€2,492

Financial services€2,368

Professional & scientific€2,152

Health & social work€2,057

Electricity & gas€1,747

Mining & quarrying€1,628

Construction€1,619

Transportation & storage€1,456

Public administration€1,451

Manufacturing€1,432

Other services€1,426

Wholesale & retail trade€1,358

Water & waste€1,272

Administrative & support€1,223

Arts & entertainment€1,211

Real estate€1,203

Education€1,150

Accommodation & food services€1,028

Occupation-level figures come from the 2022 Structure of Earnings Survey, the latest round of this four-yearly survey. The next round covers 2026. Covers firms with 10 or more employees.

Pay by education

Mean gross annual pay by highest completed education.

Below upper-secondary€13,422

Upper-secondary€14,538

Tertiary (degree)€24,466

A tertiary degree pays about 68% more than an upper-secondary education here.

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

Income inequality

How evenly income and pay are distributed.

Gini coefficient

35.6

0 = fully equal, 100 = fully unequal

Top 20% vs bottom 20%

6.7x

Income share ratio (S80/S20)

High pay vs low pay

4.21x

P90 earnings vs P10 earnings

In-work poverty

9.0%

Employed but below the poverty line

Low-wage earners

23.3%

Earning under two-thirds of the median wage

Estimate your net salary

Latvia

Gross monthly (EUR)

Net (EUR): €1,586
Net (local): €1,586
Deductions: 27.4%

Estimate based on Eurostat net/gross ratios. Not tax advice.

Summary

In 2025, the average net monthly salary in Latvia was around €1,586. That corresponds to an average gross salary of roughly €2,184/month. The statutory minimum wage is about €780/month. Real wages have grown by 11.5% over the last three years, after inflation. Price levels sit at 81% of the EU average.