Earnings of persons in paid employment by legal persons, February 2025

Average earnings lower than earnings for January

Compared to earnings for January, average gross earnings for February 2025 were lower in nominal terms by 1.4% and in real terms by 1.7%.

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Gross: EUR 2,430.99, net: EUR 1,550.03

Average gross earnings for February 2025 amounted to EUR 2,430.99. Compared to earnings for January, they were lower in nominal terms by 1.4% and in real terms by 1.7%. Average net earnings amounted to EUR 1,550.03. Compared to earnings for January, they were lower in nominal terms by 1.2% and in real terms by 1.5%.

Compared to earnings for February of the previous year, average earnings were higher – gross earnings in nominal terms by 6.6% (net earnings by 6.7%) and in real terms by 4.9% (net earnings by 5.0%).

Average earnings lower in both the public and private sectors

Compared to earnings for January, average gross earnings decreased in both sectors – in the public sector by 2.2% (in the institutional sector general government they went down by 1.6%) and in the private sector by 0.9%.

The highest in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

Average gross earnings were the highest in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (EUR 3,630.20), and the lowest in accommodation and food service activities (EUR 1,753.11).

Higher than the national average only in the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region

At the level of statistical regions, average gross earnings for February were the highest in the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region (only in this region they were higher than the national average, i.e. by 10.2%; they amounted to EUR 2,678.53), and the lowest in the Primorsko-notranjska statistical region (EUR 2,096.45 or 13.8% less than the national average).

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database.
Average monthly earnings by legal persons by statistical regions of employment, Slovenia, February 2025
Average monthly earnings by legal persons by statistical regions of employment, Slovenia, February 2025
Average monthly earnings by legal persons, Slovenia
Feb 2025Ø Jan–Feb 2025Ø Dec 2024–Feb 2025Feb 2025
Jan 2025
Feb 2025
Feb 2024
Ø Jan–Feb 2025
Ø Jan–Feb 2024
EURnominal growth rate (%)
Gross2,430.992,447.662,567.07-1.46.66.7
Public sector2,772.442,803.482,863.42-2.210.610.4
  of which general government2,810.222,833.062,840.32-1.611.811.5
Private sector2,273.142,283.432,430.27-0.94.44.7
Net1,550.031,559.571,648.78-1.26.76.7
Public sector1,761.171,777.151,821.52-1.810.310.0
  of which general government1,781.201,793.961,799.70-1.411.211.0
Private sector1,452.421,459.141,569.03-0.94.64.8
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
When calculating the growth rates of average gross and net earnings compared to earnings for individual periods of 2024, data on average earnings calculated from the REK-O form are used as the basis for the comparison for all comparison periods in 2024.

Data are not seasonally and calendar adjusted.

During the transition period after SKD 2025 (NACE Rev. 2.1) entering into force, statistical data will still be collected and published according to SKD 2008 (NACE Rev. 2). The transition periods will vary depending on the individual surveys.

Additional explanations are available in the methodological explanations.
When making use of the data and information of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, always add: "Source: SURS". More: Copyright.