Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Average monthly salary in Sofia reaches EUR 1,221

Photo: архив

In the third quarter of 2022, the average monthly salary in Bulgaria amounted to EUR 891, which was 14.7% more as compared to the same period last year. The capital Sofia tops the ranking with an average monthly salary of EUR 1,221, or 37.1% higher than the average monthly salary in Bulgaria, data of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy show.

The total average income per household member amounts to EUR 1,199, which is 21% more as compared to the third trimester of 2021.

In October 2022, annual inflation in Bulgaria was 17.6%.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Eurostat data shows Bulgarians have higher purchasing power than Hungarians

According to Eurostat data , in 2024 Bulgaria and Estonia ranked second to last in the EU in terms of actual individual consumption (AIC) per capita .  This important indicator of household material well-being is lowest in Hungary, at 72% of the..

published on 6/19/25 11:48 AM
Georg Georgiev

Bulgarian Foreign Minister: 'Macedonian identity and language' irrelevant to Skopje's EU integration.

'International law does not address the recognition of identities and languages, and this also applies to North Macedonia,' said Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev, quoted by BGNES. ‘Formulations such as “recognition of Macedonian identity” and..

published on 6/19/25 11:22 AM

Polish ambassador symbolically hands over EU presidency to Denmark

At a ceremony in the Bulgarian resort town of Sveti Vlas, the Polish Ambassador to Bulgaria, Maciej Szymański,  symbolically  handed over the presidency of the Council of the EU to the Danish Ambassador, Flemming Stender. Denmark will take over the..

published on 6/19/25 9:01 AM