Average salary for June: EUR 2 751,37 gross and EUR 1 723,31 net
In June 2026, Slovenia reported an average gross salary of €2,751.37, representing a 2.6% nominal increase and 1.8% real increase compared to May. The average net salary was €1,723.31, showing similar growth rates. Year-on-year, the average monthly gross salary for the first half of 2026 increased by 7.2% nominally and 4.1% in real terms compared to the same period in 2025. Both private and public sectors saw wage increases, with the public sector experiencing a stronger rise of 4.8% due to the third installment of agreed-upon wage adjustments for public employees under the renewed public sector pay system effective January 1, 2025. The highest average salaries were recorded in energy and utility services, while the lowest were in accommodation and food services. The structure of average gross wages showed that the base salary accounted for 64.4%, followed by employer burden allowances (17.0%), bonuses (12.8%), performance-based pay (5.6%), and profit-sharing (0.3%). Over 20% of employed individuals earned less than 1.2 times the minimum wage.
The average gross salary in Slovenia for June was recorded at 2,751.37 euros, with a net salary of 1,723.31 euros. This marks a nominal increase of 2.6 percent compared to May, while the real growth stood at 1.8 percent. The net salary rose by 2.5 percent nominally and 1.7 percent in real terms, according to data released today by the statistical office. In comparison to May, the average gross salary increased in both private and public sectors, by 1.3 percent in the private sector and 4.8 percent in the public sector. Growth in the institutional sector, particularly within state institutions, reached 5.2 percent. The more pronounced rise in the public sector during this period is attributed to the payment of the third part of the agreed wage increase for public employees, which is part of the implementation of the renewed wage system in the public sector, effective from January 1, 2025. When broken down by field of activity, the highest average wages were observed in energy, gas, heating, and cooling services, with a gross salary of 3,823.77 euros and a net salary of 2,339.42 euros. Conversely, the lowest salaries were found in accommodation and food service activities, with a gross salary of 1,998.19 euros and a net salary of 1,291.11 euros. The structure of the average gross salary reveals that the largest share was represented by the base salary, accounting for 64.4 percent. Following this were contributions burdening employers (17 percent), bonuses (12.8 percent), performance-based pay (5.6 percent), and profit-sharing payments (0.3 percent). In certain fields, such as public administration and defense, as well as mandatory social security activities, employer-burdened contributions made up the largest portion of the average gross salary, reaching 23.4 percent. In mining, bonuses accounted for 21.9 percent, while performance-based pay constituted 9.3 percent in education. Profit-sharing payments were highest in the energy, gas, heating, and cooling sector, making up 5.2 percent of the average gross salary. Assuming all individuals employed by legal entities who received a salary or employer-burdened contribution were working full-time, the average gross salary for June would have been 2,762 euros. Under these assumptions, 22.2 percent of workers would have received a gross salary below one-and-a-half times the minimum wage, half would have earned less than 2,336 euros, and 64.7 percent would have received less than the average. On the other hand, a quarter of workers would have earned a gross salary above 3,196 euros, ten percent above 4,315 euros, and the top earners would have received a gross salary exceeding 8,320 euros. The statistical office has also noted an upward trend in average monthly salaries over the past six months. The average monthly gross salary for the first half of this year was higher than the same period last year by 7.2 percent nominally and 4.1 percent in real terms.
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