The average monthly salary in the country continues to grow

The average monthly salary in Bulgaria was 1,444 euros in the second quarter of 2026. The salary increased by 2.6 percent (1,407 euros) compared to the first quarter of 2026, the National Statistical Institute announced. Compared to a year earlier, in the second quarter of 2025, the average salary increased by 9.8 percent, with the largest increase in the extractive industry - by 24 percent, in agriculture by 19.5 percent, and in other activities - by 15.7 percent.

The economic activities with the highest average monthly salary of employees are: “Creation and dissemination of information and creative products”; “telecommunications” - 3,079 euros and in “Financial and insurance activities” - 2,140 euros; “Energy” - 2,036 euros. The lowest paid were those employed in: "Hotel and restaurant management" - 918 euros; "Agriculture, forestry and fishing" - 1031 euros and in "Other activities" - 1053 euros.

Editor: Ivo Ivanov