Bulgaria sees strong salary growth across key industries
In Bulgaria, the average monthly wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract in October were 2 641 BGN, in November - 2 654 BGN, and in December 2025 - 2 741 BGN.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, in comparison with the third quarter of 2025, the average monthly wages and salaries increased by 5.1% and reached 2 678 BGN, CE Report informs via the Statistical Institute of Bulgaria.
The highest increase in wages and salaries was reported in: ‘Education’ - by 13.0%, ‘Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply’ - by 8.5%, and in ‘Arts, entertainment and recreation’ - by 7.9%.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, the average monthly wages and salaries in the fourth quarter of 2025 rose by 11.0%. The highest growth rates were recorded in the economic activities: ‘Real estate activities’ - by 18.1%, ‘Administrative and support service activities’ - by 15.6%, and ‘Construction’ - by 15.2%.
The economic activities with the highest wages and salaries in the fourth quarter of 2025 were:
- ‘Information and communication’ - 5 739 BGN;
- ‘Financial and insurance activities’ - 3 969 BGN;
- ‘Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply’ - 3 840 BGN.
The lowest wages and salaries were recorded in:
- ‘Accommodation and food service activities’ - 1 617 BGN;
- ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ - 1 770 BGN;
- ‘Other service activities’ - 1 859 BGN.
In comparison with a year earlier, the average monthly wages and salaries in the public sector grew by 10.6% and in the private sector - by 11.2%.
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