Average gross earnings at HUF 789,200, being 8.5% higher than a year earlier
Full-time employees’ average gross earnings were HUF 789,200 and average net earnings reached HUF 548,900 in December 2025. Average gross earnings grew by 8.5%, net average earnings increased by 9.8% and real earnings were 6.3% 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 allowance introduced as of 1 July 2025, and the tax allowance for mothers raising three children introduced as of 1 October 2025. Median gross earnings were HUF 607,700, and median net earnings were HUF 427,500, surpassing the value for the same period of the previous year by 9.4% and 10.8%, respectively.
December 2025:
Full-time employees’ average gross earnings were HUF 789,200, which was 8.5% higher than a year earlier.
Average net earnings reached HUF 548,900, being 9.8% higher than in December 2024. The growth in the net earnings was considerably impacted by the higher amount of family tax allowance introduced as of 1 July 2025, and the tax allowance for mothers raising three children introduced as of 1 October 2025.
Regular average gross earnings (without premiums and one-month bonuses) were HUF 683,400, being 9.4% higher than in the same period of the previous year. Regular average gross earnings amounted to HUF 680,900 in the business sector, HUF 672,800 in the budgetary sector and HUF 734,000 in the non-profit sector, increasing by 9.7%, 9.2% and 6.9%, respectively, over a year.
Real earnings were up by 6.3%, along with a 3.3% increase in consumer prices compared to the same period of the previous year.
Median gross earnings were HUF 607,700, being 9.4% above the one year earlier level.
Median net earnings reached HUF 427,500, surpassing the value for the same period of the previous year by 10.8%.
January-December 2025:
Full-time employees’ average gross earnings amounted to HUF 705,000, while average net earnings were HUF 486,800.
Average gross earnings increased by 9.0%, while net earnings grew by 9.4% 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, % | |
| December 2025 | ||||
| Business sector | 794,100 | 8.7 | 550,600 | 9.6 |
| Budgetary institutions | 736,900 | 7.3 | 515,500 | 9.4 |
| Non-profit institutions | 882,300 | 9.8 | 621,100 | 11.9 |
| National economy, total | 789,200 | 8.5 | 548,900 | 9.8 |
| Of which: | ||||
| fostered workers | 144,200 | 8.2 | 109,700 | 10.6 |
| non-fostered workers | 802,800 | 8.6 | 558,200 | 9.9 |
| January– December 2025 | ||||
| Business sector | 708,100 | 8.8 | 488,400 | 9.0 |
| Budgetary institutions | 687,200 | 9.6 | 474,700 | 10.2 |
| Non-profit institutions | 723,800 | 10.2 | 504,200 | 10.8 |
| National economy, total | 705,000 | 9.0 | 486,800 | 9.4 |
| Of which: | ||||
| fostered workers | 143,800 | 8.6 | 107,500 | 9.2 |
| non-fostered workers | 716,700 | 9.0 | 494,700 | 9.4 |