Wages in Bulgaria increased to 2468 BGN/Month in December from 2383 BGN/Month in November of 2024. This dataset provides - Bulgaria Average Monthly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The average gross annual salary in Bulgaria was close to 24,500 Bulgarian leva in 2023, having increased by over 15 percent from the previous year. The figures saw a relatively slow increase in the early 2000s.

Bulgaria Avg Monthly Wages: Gross data was reported at 2,468.000 BGN in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,383.000 BGN for Nov 2024. Bulgaria Avg Monthly Wages: Gross data is updated monthly, averaging 738.000 BGN from Jan 2000 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 300 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,468.000 BGN in Dec 2024 and a record low of 202.000 BGN in Jan 2000. Bulgaria Avg Monthly Wages: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.G013: Gross Average Monthly Wages: by Sector.

In 2004, the average gross annual income per household in Bulgaria was 5,925 Bulgaria leva. The annual household income slightly variated until 2011, then constantly increased until 2023, peaking at over 21 thousand Bulgarian leva.

Key information about Bulgaria Household Income per Capita

• Bulgaria Annual Household Income per Capita reached 4,842.642 USD in Dec 2022, compared with the previous value of 4,659.047 USD in Dec 2021.
• Bulgaria Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1999 to Dec 2022, with an averaged value of 2,657.170 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 4,842.642 USD in Dec 2022 and a record low of 727.326 USD in Dec 2001.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Bulgaria dropped 0.637 % YoY in Apr 2023.

The average gross annual income per capita increased significantly in Bulgaria over the period under consideration. If in 2004 there the annual income per capita totaled 2,298 Bulgaria leva, by 2023 it increased to more than 10.8 thousand leva.

Minimum Wages in Bulgaria increased to 551 EUR/Month in the second quarter of 2025 from 477 EUR/Month in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Bulgaria Minimum Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The country with the highest minimum wage rate in Europe during the first half of 2025 was Luxembourg, with a minimum wage of 2638 euros. Ireland, the Netherlands, and Germany were the countries with the next highest minimum wages, all above 2000 euros a month, while Albania, Bulgaria, and Montenegro had the lowest minimum wages in the same period.

Average net earnings in the European Union was 26,136 Euros for a single person with no children in 2022, while for a couple with children who both worked it was 55,573 Euros. Among countries in Europe, Switzerland was the country with the highest net earnings in 2022, followed by Iceland, Luxembourg, and Norway. The lowest net earnings were found in Bulgaria and Romania, where a single person without children earned on average less than 9,000 Euros in 2022.

Bulgaria Household Income: Avg per Capita: Earnings data was reported at 10,846.000 BGN in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,008.000 BGN for 2022. Bulgaria Household Income: Avg per Capita: Earnings data is updated yearly, averaging 3,782.000 BGN from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2023, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,846.000 BGN in 2023 and a record low of 1,502.000 BGN in 1999. Bulgaria Household Income: Avg per Capita: Earnings data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.H025: Household Income and Expenditure: Annual.

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Bulgaria was reported at 86.44 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bulgaria - Wage and salary workers; male (% of males employed) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Bulgaria Avg Monthly Wages: Gross: NACE 2008: Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities (PS) data was reported at 3,411.000 BGN in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,246.000 BGN for Nov 2024. Bulgaria Avg Monthly Wages: Gross: NACE 2008: Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities (PS) data is updated monthly, averaging 1,366.000 BGN from Jan 2008 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 204 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,411.000 BGN in Dec 2024 and a record low of 630.000 BGN in Feb 2008. Bulgaria Avg Monthly Wages: Gross: NACE 2008: Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities (PS) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.G013: Gross Average Monthly Wages: by Sector.

According to European Commission forecasts, Bulgaria will achieve the highest real wages and salary growth in 2025 (+8.7 percent), followed Romania and Lithuania.

In 2023, the average adjusted salary for full-time employees in the EU was 37.86 thousand euros. Of the states in Central and Eastern Europe, every country was below the average in 2023. With an average salary of 13.50 euros, Bulgaria was the last place in the ranking. This study also extrapolates part-time salaries to full-time salaries. The data are composed of figures from the national accounts and from the Labor Force Survey (LFS).

Los salarios en la industria manufacturera en Bulgaria disminuyeron a 2026 BGN/mes en diciembre desde 2036 BGN/mes en noviembre de 2024. Los valores actuales, los datos históricos, las previsiones, estadísticas, gráficas y calendario económico - Bulgaria - Salarios en la industria.

Bulgaria Wages and Salaries: Manufacturing data was reported at 9,033,070.000 BGN th in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,924,406.000 BGN th for 2021. Bulgaria Wages and Salaries: Manufacturing data is updated yearly, averaging 4,920,864.000 BGN th from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2022, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,033,070.000 BGN th in 2022 and a record low of 3,407,791.000 BGN th in 2010. Bulgaria Wages and Salaries: Manufacturing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.O039: Enterprises: Wages and Salaries: by Region: NACE 2008.

Bulgaria Avg Monthly Wages: Gross: NACE 2008: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles (WH) data was reported at 2,126.000 BGN in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,094.000 BGN for Nov 2024. Bulgaria Avg Monthly Wages: Gross: NACE 2008: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles (WH) data is updated monthly, averaging 861.500 BGN from Jan 2008 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 204 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,126.000 BGN in Dec 2024 and a record low of 436.000 BGN in Feb 2008. Bulgaria Avg Monthly Wages: Gross: NACE 2008: Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles (WH) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.G013: Gross Average Monthly Wages: by Sector.

According to European Commission forecasts, Bulgaria will achieve the highest nominal wages and salary growth in 2025 (+10.9 percent), followed by Romania and Hungary.

In the second half of 2024, the highest minimum wage in Central and Eastern European countries was recorded in Slovenia (1,254 euros). Poland and Lithuania followed. The lowest minimum wage was in Bulgaria at 477 euros per month.

BG: Monthly Minimum Wage data was reported at 551.000 EUR in Jun 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 477.000 EUR for Dec 2024. BG: Monthly Minimum Wage data is updated semiannually, averaging 138.000 EUR from Jun 1999 (Median) to Jun 2025, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 551.000 EUR in Jun 2025 and a record low of 31.000 EUR in Jun 1999. BG: Monthly Minimum Wage data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bulgaria – Table BG.Eurostat: Monthly Minimum Wage.