Average full time adjusted salary per employee in Hungary

Hungary: Average full time adjusted salary per employee was 18,461 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18,461
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
24th
of 26 countries
All-time high
18,461
in 2024
All-time low
3,539
in 1996
Years of data
29
1996–2024

Average full time adjusted salary per employee in Hungary, 1996–2024

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1996201020241996: 3.5k1997: 3.9k1998: 4.0k1999: 4.2k2000: 4.7k2001: 5.7k2002: 6.7k2003: 7.2k2004: 8.2k2005: 9.0k2006: 8.9k2007: 9.9k2008: 10.6k2009: 9.4k2010: 10.0k2011: 10.4k2012: 10.2k2013: 10.0k2014: 9.6k2015: 9.7k2016: 9.9k2017: 11.0k2018: 11.6k2019: 12.6k2020: 12.4k2021: 13.2k2022: 14.5k2023: 17.0k2024: 18.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, average full time adjusted salary per employee in Hungary stood at 18,461. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average full time adjusted salary per employee in Hungary peaked at 18,461 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,539, in 1996.

That places Hungary 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Average full time adjusted salary per employee in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Average full time adjusted salary per employee in Hungary, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 3,539
1997 3,923 +10.9%
1998 4,011 +2.2%
1999 4,191 +4.5%
2000 4,734 +13.0%
2001 5,674 +19.9%
2002 6,672 +17.6%
2003 7,219 +8.2%
2004 8,180 +13.3%
2005 8,997 +10.0%
2006 8,879 -1.3%
2007 9,889 +11.4%
2008 10,611 +7.3%
2009 9,372 -11.7%
2010 10,044 +7.2%
2011 10,381 +3.4%
2012 10,246 -1.3%
2013 10,027 -2.1%
2014 9,621 -4.0%
2015 9,735 +1.2%
2016 9,916 +1.9%
2017 11,048 +11.4%
2018 11,616 +5.1%
2019 12,612 +8.6%
2020 12,397 -1.7%
2021 13,234 +6.8%
2022 14,464 +9.3%
2023 16,991 +17.5%
2024 18,461 +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,916 3,539 4,191 4
2000s 8,023 4,734 10,611 10
2010s 10,525 9,621 12,612 10
2020s 15,109 12,397 18,461 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 21 Poland 21,246 compare
  2. 22 Romania 21,108 compare
  3. 23 Slovak Republic 20,287 compare
  4. 25 Greece 17,954 compare
  5. 26 Bulgaria 15,387 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average full time adjusted salary per employee in Hungary?
Average full time adjusted salary per employee in Hungary was 18,461 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest average full time adjusted salary per employee recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 18,461 in 2024.
What is the lowest average full time adjusted salary per employee recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 3,539 in 1996.
How does Hungary rank for average full time adjusted salary per employee?
Hungary ranks 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
Is average full time adjusted salary per employee rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average full time adjusted salary per employee. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average full time adjusted salary per employee
Source
Eurostat
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CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
28 places, 780 data points, 1995–2024
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