Average salary in Romania (2025)

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

Average gross / month

€1,977

Average net / month

€1,156

≈ RON 6,060

Minimum wage / month

€825

About 47.7% of the average wage

Real change (3y)

+8.1%

Wage growth after inflation

Job marketEmployment, vacancies, inflation and working patterns

Inflation right now

8.6%

As of 2025-12

Unemployment rate

6.1%

Share of the active workforce

Youth unemployment

26.1%

Ages 15–24

Employment rate

69.0%

Ages 20-64, share of the population in work

Job vacancy rate

0.6%

As of 2025-Q4

Part-time workers

2.3%

Share of employment, ages 20-64

Usually work from home

1.3%

Plus 2.3% sometimes (2025)

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

Median income / year

€8,187

Household equivalised, after tax

Tax wedge

42.8%

Tax + social contributions on labour

Usual weekly hours

40 h

Main job, ages 20–64

Labour cost / hour

€13

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€1,156 vs EU €2,592 · -55.4%

Average gross / month€1,977 vs EU €3,309 · -40.3%

Cost of living59 vs EU 98 · -40.0%

Unemployment rate6.1% vs EU 6.3% · -2.4%

Employment rate69.0% vs EU 75.8% · -9.0%

Tax wedge42.8% vs EU 35.6% · +20.1%

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 drinks79.8

Alcohol & tobacco87.4

Clothing & footwear90.3

Housing & utilities53.5

Furnishings & household equipment83.4

Health34.7

Transport79.8

Information & communication56.1

Recreation & culture63.4

Education41.6

Restaurants & hotels59.4

Other goods & services58.8

Housing

House prices (1-year change)

+5.7%

Annual change in the house price index

Housing cost overburden

5.0%

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How much of extra earnings is lost to taxes and withdrawn benefits.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

44.1%

Lost when pay rises from a low wage

Unemployment trap

61.4%

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.

Financial services30.9%

Manufacturing18.3%

Information & communication17.6%

Wholesale & retail trade14.0%

Health & social work9.0%

Professional & scientific0.7%

Education0.6%

Construction-11.0%

Pay by occupation

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

Occupation		Median	P10	P90
Managers	€1,828	€1,364	€473	€3,594
Professionals	€1,557	€1,257	€602	€2,826
Technicians and associate professionals	€969	€824	€438	€1,579
Clerical support workers	€759	€679	€423	€1,181
Craft and related trades workers	€748	€674	€431	€1,160
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	€703	€615	€408	€1,116
Service and sales workers	€569	€486	€408	€827
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	€558	€514	€408	€786
Elementary occupations	€557	€493	€408	€779

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€1,828