Balgarianovinite.com The average monthly wage in Bulgaria reached EUR 1,407 in Q1 of 2026, up by 2.8% compared with Q4 of 2025, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Friday. Compared with Q1 of 2025, the average monthly wage increased by 12.7%.
By sector, the biggest quarter-on-quarter gains were in financial and insurance activities, up 9.7%; agriculture, forestry and fishing, up 8.4%; and information and communication, up 8.2%.
Year on year, the biggest increases were in agriculture, forestry and fishing, up 21.1%; electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, up 19.1%; and other activities, up 18.9%.
Compared with the Q1 of 2025, average monthly wages rose by 15.3% in the public sector and by 11.8% in the private sector.
NSI data show that in the Q4 of 2025 the average monthly wage stood at BGN 2,678 (EUR 1,369.24), up by 5.1% compared with the Q3 of 2025 and by 11% year-on-year.
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