site.btaAverage Salary in Bulgaria Reaches BGN 1,730 in Q2

In the second quarter of 2022, the average monthly salary was BGN 1,730 and increased by 7.8% compared to the first quarter of 2021, the National Statistical Institute reported.

The economic fileds in which the largest increase was registered were "Education" (by 16.2%), "Agriculture, forestry and fisheries" (by 15.5%), and "Mining industry" (by 14.6%). A 2% decrease in wages was registered in the "Human Health and Social Work" field.

The average gross monthly salary in April 2022 was BGN 1,771, in May - BGN 1,708, and in June - BGN 1,710.

In the second quarter of 2022, the average monthly salary increased by 13.4% compared to the second quarter of 2021, with the largest increase in the economic activities "Administrative and auxiliary activities" (by 21%), "Other activities " (by 19%) and "Trade; repair of cars and motorcycles" (by 18%).

The economic activities with the highest average monthly remuneration of those employed in the second quarter of 2022 were: "Creation and dissemination of information and creative products; telecommunications" (BGN 4,216); "Financial and insurance activities" - (BGN 2,739); "Mining industry" (BGN 2,544).
The lowest paid were those employed in the economic activities: "Hotel and restaurant industry" (BGN 1,058); "Other activities" (BGN 1,185); "Water supply; sewage services, waste management and recovery" (BGN 1,262).

Compared to the same period of the previous year, the average monthly salary in the second quarter of 2022 in the public sector increased by 7.8%, and in the private sector - by 15.4%.

According to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute, the number of employed persons by the end of June 2022 increased by 34.4 thousand, or by 1.5%, compared to the end of March 2022, reaching 2.31 million. Compared to the end of the first quarter of 2022, the largest increase in the number of employees was in "Hospitality and restaurant industry" (by 30.5%), "Agriculture, forestry and fisheries" (by 4.6%), and "Real Estate operations" (by 4.1%). The largest decrease in the number of employed persons was recorded in the activities "Education" (by 1.6) and "Construction" (by 1.2%0).