Distribution of wages and salaries in the national economy in November 2025
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In November 2025, the median monthly gross wage and salary increased in nominal terms by 0.2% compared with October 2025, while compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, it increased in nominal terms by 8.6%. During the same period, the average monthly gross wage and salary increased in nominal terms by 0.9% compared with October 2025, and increased in nominal terms by 8.3% compared with November 2024.
The median gross wage and salary in the national economy in November 2025 was PLN 7 432.00, 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 7 636.00 (102.7% of the total value), while among women it was PLN 7 217.00 (97.1% of the total value). In the public sector, the median wage and salary was PLN 8 687.21, which was 116.9% of the total value, while in the private sector it was PLN 6 770.00 – 91.1% of the total value. Taking the employees’ age into account, the highest median wage and salary was recorded in the 35-44 age group – it was PLN 7 714.55 (103.8% of the total value), while the lowest was in the 24-or-under age group, at PLN 5 925.00 (79.7% 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 8 749.50 (117.7% of the total value), and the lowest in entities with 9 or fewer employed persons – PLN 4 666.00 (62.8% of the total value).
