Average gross earnings at HUF 693,700, 9.0% higher than a year earlier
Full-time employees’ average gross earnings were HUF 693,700 and average net earnings reached HUF 479,500 in July 2025. Average gross earnings grew by 9.0%, net earnings increased by 9.4% and real earnings were 4.9% higher than a year earlier. The increase in net average earnings exceeded the growth of the gross average earnings due to the higher amount of family tax benefit introduced on 1 July 2025. Median gross earnings were HUF 570,000, and median net earnings were HUF 399,000, surpassing the value for the same period of the previous year by 9.6% and 10.7%, respectively.
July 2025:
Full-time employees’ average gross earnings were HUF 693,700, which was 9.0% higher than a year earlier.
Average net earnings reached HUF 479,500, being 9.4% higher than in July 2024. The growth of the net earnings was considerably affected by the higher amount of family tax benefit introduced as of 1 July 2025.
Regular average gross earnings (without premiums and one-month bonuses) were estimated at HUF 656.600, being 8.5% higher than in the same period of the previous year. The regular average gross earnings amounted to HUF 649,900 in the business sector, HUF 669,900 in the budgetary sector and HUF 684,400 in the non-profit sector, increasing by 8.1%, 10.1% and 7.9%, respectively over a year.
Real earnings were up by 4.9%, along with a 4.3% increase in consumer prices compared to the same period of the previous year.
Median gross earnings were HUF 570,000, being 9.6% above the level a year earlier.
Median net earnings reached HUF 399,000, surpassing the value for the same period of the previous year by 10.7%.
January-July 2025:
Full-time employees’ average gross earnings amounted to HUF 693,000, and average net earnings were HUF 476,600.
Average gross earnings and average net earnings both increased by 9.1% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Monthly average earnings
| Denomination | Average gross earnings | Average net earnings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUF/person/month | change compared to corresponding period of previous year, % | HUF/person/month | change compared to corresponding period of previous year, % | |
| July 2025 | ||||
| Business sector | 692,700 | 8.7 | 478,600 | 9.1 |
| Budgetary institutions | 691,700 | 10.0 | 477,500 | 10.5 |
| Non-profit institutions | 709,600 | 9.1 | 493,600 | 9.6 |
| National economy, total | 693,700 | 9.0 | 479,500 | 9.4 |
| Of which: | ||||
| fostered workers | 144,100 | 9.3 | 107,900 | 10.0 |
| non-fostered workers | 705,200 | 8.9 | 487,200 | 9.4 |
| January– July 2025 | ||||
| Business sector | 698,900 | 9.0 | 480,500 | 8.9 |
| Budgetary institutions | 669,400 | 9.3 | 459,800 | 9.3 |
| Non-profit institutions | 700,300 | 10.2 | 485,200 | 10.1 |
| National economy, total | 693,000 | 9.1 | 476,600 | 9.1 |
| Of which: | ||||
| fostered workers | 143,800 | 8.5 | 106,700 | 8.3 |
| non-fostered workers | 704,400 | 9.1 | 484,300 | 9.0 |