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Average gross earnings growth (YoY) for full-time employees in Hungary from January 2022 to April 2026

Characteristic	Wage growth (year-on-year)
Apr 26	9%
Mar 26	9.2%
Feb 26	9.7%
Jan 26	26.3%
Dec 25	8.5%
Nov 25	8.9%
Oct 25	8.7%
Sep 25	9.5%
Aug 25	8.7%
Jul 25	9%
Jun 25	9.7%
May 25	7.8%
Apr 25	9.8%
Mar 25	8.5%
Feb 25	9.2%
Jan 25	10%
Dec 24	10.7%
Nov 24	11.7%
Oct 24	12.6%
Sep 24	12.5%
Aug 24	13%
Jul 24	13.8%
Jun 24	13.1%
May 24	14.8%
Apr 24	13.5%
Mar 24	14%
Feb 24	13.9%
Jan 24	14.6%
Dec 23	16.3%
Nov 23	14%
Oct 23	14%
Sep 23	13.7%
Aug 23	14.9%
Jul 23	15%
Jun 23	15.8%
May 23	17.7%
Apr 23	15.3%
Mar 23	16.4%
Feb 23	0.7%
Jan 23	15.8%
Dec 22	17.9%
Nov 22	16.8%
Oct 22	18.3%
Sep 22	17.9%
Aug 22	16.9%
Jul 22	15.4%
Jun 22	15.5%
May 22	14.9%
Apr 22	15.3%
Mar 22	17.2%
Feb 22	31.4%
Jan 22	14.5%

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June 2026

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Hungary

Survey time period

January 2022 to April 2026

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In April 2026, Hungary's gross average earnings grow by nine percent compared with a year earlier.

Changes in consumer prices

 Hungary has recorded peaking inflation rates over the past years, surpassing all EU countries. The change in consumer prices affected different commodity groups to a varying extent. As of August 2023, electricity, gas, and other fuels, as well as other goods such as motor fuels and lubricants, recorded the highest inflation rates, reaching a year-over-year price increase of 35 percent and 20 percent, respectively. Over the same period, food prices increased by 19.5 percent in the country.

How large is the gender pay gap in Hungary?

 The gender wage gap is the difference between the average gross hourly earnings of men and women across all sectors. Despite the significant steps taken toward achieving gender equality, there is still a major difference between the hourly earnings of Hungarian men and women. In 2022, men earned 17.5 percent more than women working in Hungary, which represented a significantly larger gender pay gap than the average of the European Union.