Czech Republic Q2 Real Wages at Over 1-Year Low

2026-09-03 07:09 By Czyrill Jean Coloma 1 min. read

Average monthly wages in the Czech Republic rose 4.3% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, slowing from a near five-year high of 6.4% in the previous quarter and falling short of market expectations for a 5% increase.

Despite marking the tenth consecutive period of real wage growth, it was the weakest pace since the first quarter of 2025.

The average gross monthly nominal wage in the national economy climbed 6.4% from a year earlier to CZK 51,966.

The strongest pay increases were recorded in administrative and support service activities (16.6%), public administration and defence; compulsory social security (9.0%), and arts, entertainment and recreation (8.7%).

By contrast, wage growth was weakest in other service activities (0.2%) and mining and quarrying (2.2%).

On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, average wages increased 1.6%.

For the first half of 2026, the average wage reached CZK 50,650, up 6.2% from the same period a year earlier.



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