Distribution of wages and salaries in the national economy in February 2025
In February 2025, the median monthly gross wage and salary in the national economy in Poland was 23.5% lower than the average monthly gross wage and salary in that month.
The median gross wage and salary in the national economy in February 2025 was PLN 7 166.00, 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. In the public sector, the median wage and salary was PLN 9 647.50, which was 134.6% of the total value, while in the private sector it was PLN 6 321.84, or 88.2% of the total value. The median wage and salary varied depending on sex – in the case of men it was PLN 7 275.20 (101.5% of the total value), while among women it was PLN 7 060.44 (98.5% of the total value). Taking the PLN 7 560.40 (105.5% of the total value), while the lowest was in the 24-or-under age group, at PLN 5 657.90 (79.0% 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 8 594.28 (119.9% of the total value), and the lowest in entities with 9 or fewer employed persons – PLN 4 666.00 (65.1% of the total value).