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

Average earnings lower than earnings for July

Average gross earnings for August were in nominal and in real terms 1.1% lower than earnings for July.

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Gross: EUR 2,489.76, net: EUR 1,562.12

Average gross earnings for August 2025 amounted to EUR 2,489.76. Compared to earnings for July, they were lower in nominal and in real terms by 1.1%. Average net earnings amounted to EUR 1,562.12 and were 1.0% lower than earnings for July.

On the other hand, compared to earnings for August of the previous year, average earnings went up – gross earnings in nominal terms by 5.8% (and in real terms by 2.7%), and net earnings in nominal terms by 4.5% (and in real terms by 1.5%).

Earnings lower in both sectors

Average gross earnings were lower than earnings for July in both sectors; in the private sector by 1.5% and in the public sector by 0.4% (in the institutional sector general government they were about the same as earnings for July).

The highest in financial and insurance activities and in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

On average, the highest earnings for August were paid in financial and insurance activities (EUR 3,416.80 gross and EUR 2,065.03 net), and in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (EUR 3,411.85 gross and EUR 2,075.09 net), and the lowest in administrative and support service activities (EUR 1,821.34 gross and EUR 1,177.73 net).

Higher than the national average only in the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region

At the level of statistical regions, average gross earnings for August were the highest in the Osrednjeslovenska statistical region (only in this region they were higher than the national average, i.e. by 9.7%; they amounted to EUR 2,731.10), and the lowest in the Primorsko-notranjska statistical region (EUR 2,164.52 or 13.1% 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, August 2025
Average monthly earnings by legal persons by statistical regions of employment, Slovenia, August 2025
Average monthly earnings by legal persons, Slovenia
Aug 2025Ø Jan–Aug 2025Ø Jun–Aug 2025Aug 2025
Jul 2025
Aug 2025
Aug 2024
Ø Jan–Aug 2025
Ø Jan–Aug 2024
EURnominal growth rate (%)
Gross2,489.762,496.222,515.94-1.15.86.9
Public sector2,836.292,848.532,878.98-0.47.79.6
  of which general government2,871.412,884.342,917.830.09.110.8
Private sector2,328.542,332.942,347.25-1.54.65.3
Net1,562.121,580.471,583.53-1.04.56.5
Public sector1,768.121,793.981,800.75-0.25.78.8
  of which general government1,788.901,815.271,824.110.06.99.8
Private sector1,466.271,481.521,482.60-1.43.75.1
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.