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Average net earnings rose at a faster pace, climbing 10% year-on-year to HUF 482,400, supported by changes to family-related tax allowances.
The stronger growth in net wages compared with gross earnings was driven by the higher family tax benefit introduced from July 1, 2025, as well as a new tax allowance for mothers raising three children, which came into effect on Oct. 1. Adjusted for inflation, real earnings increased by 5.5% in October, alongside a 4.3% rise in consumer prices.
Regular average gross earnings, excluding bonuses and one-off payments, stood at HUF 668,000 in October, up 9% year-on-year. In the business sector, regular gross earnings averaged HUF 664,600, reflecting an 8.2% increase. In the budgetary sector, they reached HUF 670,800, up 11.5%, while the non-profit sector recorded the highest level at HUF 693,000, a 9.7% annual rise.
Median earnings also showed solid growth. Median gross earnings amounted to HUF 575,000 in October, exceeding the level a year earlier by 9.4%. Median net earnings reached HUF 401,100, up 10.3% year-on-year, indicating broad-based wage growth across the labor market.
For the January–October 2025 period as a whole, full-time employees’ average gross earnings came to HUF 691,400, while average net earnings totaled HUF 476,600. Compared with the same period of the previous year, gross earnings increased by 9.1% and net earnings by 9.3%, continuing the upward wage trend seen throughout the year.
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