Distribution of wages and salaries in the national economy in October 2025
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In October 2025, the median monthly gross wage and salary increased in nominal terms by 3.8% compared with September 2025, while compared with the corresponding month of the previous year, it increased in nominal terms by 8.1%. During the same period, the average monthly gross wage and salary increased in nominal terms by 4.0% compared with September 2025, and increased in nominal terms by 7.5% compared with October 2024.
The median gross wage and salary in the national economy in October 2025 was PLN 7 414.00, 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 7 595.00 (102.4% of the total value), while among women it was PLN 7 230.15 (97.5% of the total value). In the public sector, the median wage and salary was PLN 8 698.35, which was 117.3% of the total value, while in the private sector it was PLN 6 727.54 – 90.7% 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 7 701.52 (103.9% of the total value), while the lowest was in the 24-or-under age group, at PLN 5 913.92 (79.8% 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 8 600.00 (116.0% of the total value), and the lowest in entities with 9 or fewer employed persons – PLN 4 666.00 (62.9% of the total value).
