Average salary in Slovenia (2025)

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

Average gross / month

€3,247

Average net / month

€2,023

Minimum wage / month

€1,482

About 50.3% of the average wage

Real change (3y)

+11.9%

Wage growth after inflation

Job marketEmployment, vacancies, inflation and working patterns

Inflation right now

2.6%

As of 2025-12

Unemployment rate

3.9%

Share of the active workforce

Youth unemployment

12.1%

Ages 15–24

Employment rate

78.3%

Ages 20-64, share of the population in work

Job vacancy rate

2.0%

As of 2025-Q4

Part-time workers

7.8%

Share of employment, ages 20-64

Usually work from home

7.3%

Plus 11.9% sometimes (2025)

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

Median income / year

€20,416

Household equivalised, after tax

Tax wedge

44.4%

Tax + social contributions on labour

Usual weekly hours

39.5 h

Main job, ages 20–64

Labour cost / hour

€30

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€2,023 vs EU €2,592 · -22.0%

Average gross / month€3,247 vs EU €3,309 · -1.9%

Cost of living91 vs EU 98 · -7.2%

Unemployment rate3.9% vs EU 6.3% · -37.6%

Employment rate78.3% vs EU 75.8% · +3.3%

Tax wedge44.4% vs EU 35.6% · +24.6%

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 drinks101

Alcohol & tobacco87.5

Clothing & footwear99.2

Housing & utilities74

Furnishings & household equipment102.4

Health106.7

Transport88.1

Information & communication110.5

Recreation & culture90.6

Education98.3

Restaurants & hotels86.6

Other goods & services92

Housing

House prices (1-year change)

+7.3%

Annual change in the house price index

Housing cost overburden

3.5%

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How much of extra earnings is lost to taxes and withdrawn benefits.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

55.0%

Lost when pay rises from a low wage

Unemployment trap

70.3%

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 services24.5%

Information & communication18.1%

Health & social work17.4%

Wholesale & retail trade14.0%

Manufacturing11.5%

Professional & scientific11.2%

Education11.0%

Construction-13.7%

Pay by occupation

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

Occupation		Median	P10	P90
Managers	€3,782	€3,062	€1,345	€6,758
Professionals	€2,664	€2,380	€1,406	€4,181
Technicians and associate professionals	€2,047	€1,834	€1,130	€3,087
Clerical support workers	€1,531	€1,405	€930	€2,228
Craft and related trades workers	€1,420	€1,337	€878	€2,078
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	€1,341	€1,227	€851	€2,012
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	€1,278	€1,201	€842	€1,784
Service and sales workers	€1,214	€1,078	€843	€1,777
Elementary occupations	€1,116	€1,043	€791	€1,553

Occupation-level figures come from the 2022 Structure of Earnings Survey, the latest round of this four-yearly survey. The next round covers 2026. Bonuses and special payments add about 3.2% of annual pay, overtime about 2%.

Managers€3,782