Hungary’s gross average wages rose by 8.5% year-on-year to HUF 789,200 in December 2025, slowing from an 8.9% increase in the previous month. This marked the slowest pace of growth since May, weighed down by softer gains in the public sector (7.3% vs 10.7% in November) and the non-profit sector (9.8% vs 12%). Meanwhile, wages in the private sector continued to accelerate, rising 8.7% from 8.1% previously. Excluding one-off payments and bonuses, December wages were 9.4% higher than in the same period a year earlier, reaching HUF 683,400. For the whole year of 2025, average gross wages advanced by 9.8%, reflecting sustained wage growth despite a gradual slowdown in certain sectors. source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office
Wages in Hungary increased 8.50 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Hungary averaged 9.21 percent from 1999 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 31.40 percent in February of 2022 and a record low of -5.30 percent in January of 2009. This page provides - Hungary Wage Growth- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Hungary Gross Average Wage Growth - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.
Wages in Hungary increased 8.50 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Hungary is expected to be 10.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Hungary Gross Average Wage Growth is projected to trend around 9.70 percent in 2027 and 7.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.