Hungary Wage Growth

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

7.8

Units In

9.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Aug 27, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 9 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
31.1 Feb 2022	-5.3 Jan 2009	9.2 %	1999-2025	Hungarian Central Statistical Office

Gross wage measures the year over year change in gross monthly average earnings of full-time employees in the national economy.

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Hungary’s gross average wages rose by 7.8% year-on-year to HUF 702,800 in May 2025, easing from a 9.8% advance in the previous month. This marked the smallest rise in wages since February 2023, as growth slowed for both the private sector (7.4% vs 9.9% in April) and the non-profit sector (8.3% vs 12.5%). Meanwhile, a wage increase was recorded in the public sector (9% vs 8.4%). Without the impact of one-off payments and bonuses, May’s wages were 8.6% higher than in the same period a year ago at HUF 660,000. Throughout the January to May period, average gross wages increased by 9%.