Distribution of wages and salaries in the national economy in August 2025
In August 2025, the median monthly gross wage and salary increased in nominal terms by 0.5% compared with July 2025, and by 8.7% compared with the corresponding month of the previous year. During the same period, the average monthly gross wage and salary decreased in nominal terms by 0.4% compared with July 2025, and increased in nominal terms by 8.0% compared with August 2024.
The median gross wage and salary in the national economy in August 2025 was PLN 7 280.00, which means that half of the employees were paid a wage or salary not higher than this amount, and the other half received a wage or salary not lower than this amount. The median wage and salary varied depending on sex – in the case of men it was PLN 7 543.00 (103.6% of the total value), while among women it was PLN 7 044.83 (96.8% of the total value). In the public sector, the median wage and salary was PLN 8 397.14, which was 115.3% of the total value, while in the private sector it was PLN 6 672.87 – 91.7% of the total value. Taking the employees’ age into account, the highest median wage and salary was recorded in the 45-54 age group – it was PLN 7 567.67 (104.0% of the total value), while the lowest was in the 24-or-under age group, at PLN 5 877.74 (80.7% of the total value). In turn, in terms of entity size, the highest median wage and salary was recorded in entities with 1 000 or more employed persons – PLN 8 563.06 (117.6% of the total value), and the lowest in entities with 9 or fewer employed persons – PLN 4 666.00 (64.1% of the total value).