Slovaks with 6th-lowest wages in the EU

Slovaks had the 6th-lowest wages in the EU last year, Eurostat reported. Our wage growth over the past decade, 62%, fell short of the Czech (91%), Polish (71%), as well as Hungarian (68%) pace. The average annual full-time adjusted salary averaged €37,900 in the EU last year. It was the highest in Luxembourg (€81,100) and the lowest in Bulgaria (€13,500). The annual nominal gross salary in neighboring countries:

	2023	2013
Austria	€54,508	€40,037
Czechia	€23,454	€12,260
Slovakia	€19,001	€11,702
Poland	€18,054	€10,556
Hungary	€16,895	€10,027

(Eurostat)