AVERAGE MONTHLY NET AND GROSS EARNINGS OF PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY SEX, 2021
The average monthly gross earnings of persons in employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia who worked for all 12 months of 2021 amounted to 9 700 kuna.
The average monthly gross earnings of women employed in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 9 177 kuna in 2021 and that of employed men to 10 153 kuna.
The average monthly paid net earnings of persons in employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia who worked for all 12 months of 2021 amounted to 7 035 kuna.
The average monthly paid net earnings of women employed in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 6 654 kuna in 2021 and that of employed men to 7 364 kuna.
In 2021, women had higher average gross earnings per person than men in two activity sections, in the activity section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 0.7%, and in Construction by 10.0%, while in the remaining 17 activity sections men had higher average gross earnings than women, ranging from 30.2% in Financial and insurance activities to 0.9% in Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities.
In 2021, men had the highest average gross earnings in Financial and insurance activities, amounting to 17 369 kuna, and the lowest in Administrative and support service activities, amounting to 7 206 kuna. The average gross earnings for women were the highest in Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, amounting to 12 188 kuna, and the lowest in Administrative and support service activities, amounting to 6 223 kuna.
In 2021, women had higher average net earnings per person than men only in Construction by 7.7%, while in the remaining 18 activity sections, men had higher average net earnings per hour than women, in the range of 28.7% in Financial and insurance activities up to 1.3% in Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply.
In 2021, men had the highest average net earnings in Financial and insurance activities, amounting to 11 993 kuna, and the lowest in Administrative and support service activities, amounting to 5 404 kuna. The average net earnings for women were the highest in Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, amounting to 8 641 kuna, and the lowest in Administrative and support service activities, amounting to 4 705 kuna.
1 AVERAGE MONTHLY GROSS AND NET EARNINGS, BY SEX, 2021
Ø 2021
Average monthly gross earnings, kuna
Average monthly net earnings, kuna
Total
9 700
7 035
Women
9 177
6 654
Men
10 153
7 364
2 AVERAGE MONTHLY GROSS AND NET EARNINGS, BY SEX AND ACCORDING TO NKD 2007 1), 2021
Average gross earnings per person in employment, kuna
Average net earnings per person in employment, kuna
Total
Women
Men
Total
Women
Men
Total
9 700
9 177
10 153
7 035
6 654
7 364
A
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
7 449
6 919
7 644
5 616
5 207
5 766
01
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
7 117
6 463
7 457
5 387
4 909
5 635
02
Forestry and logging
7 657
7 668
7 655
5 768
5 706
5 783
03
Fishing and aquaculture
7 988
7 228
8 311
5 952
5 381
6 195
B
Mining and quarrying
10 607
10 146
10 665
7 757
7 269
7 819
06
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
13 822
13 382
13 903
9 904
9 375
10 001
08
Other mining and quarrying
9 008
8 248
9 120
6 612
6 029
6 698
09
Mining support service activities
10 876
10 878
10 876
8 104
7 780
8 116
C
Manufacturing
8 664
7 468
9 326
6 354
5 509
6 822
10
Manufacture of food products
7 545
6 753
8 344
5 624
5 062
6 191
11
Manufacture of beverages
11 599
11 108
11 827
8 281
7 846
8 483
12
Manufacture of tobacco products
11 812
11 308
12 042
8 461
7 998
8 672
13
Manufacture of textiles
6 825
5 960
8 363
5 151
4 578
6 170
14
Manufacture of wearing apparel
5 453
5 134
7 915
4 140
3 929
5 769
15
Manufacture of leather and related products
5 752
5 493
6 808
4 466
4 293
5 169
16
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
6 719
5 878
7 079
5 091
4 515
5 337
17
Manufacture of paper and paper products
8 611
7 648
9 053
6 354
5 671
6 667
18
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
8 824
8 060
9 312
6 438
5 889
6 788
19
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
13 521
13 641
13 465
9 639
9 651
9 634
20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
9 180
8 593
9 511
6 724
6 267
6 982
21
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
16 200
16 435
15 869
11 043
11 105
10 955
22
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
7 432
6 577
7 790
5 530
4 934
5 778
23
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
9 744
9 700
9 754
7 109
6 975
7 140
24
Manufacture of basic metals
8 041
7 060
8 335
6 088
5 373
6 303
25
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
8 607
7 704
8 735
6 343
5 666
6 440
26
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
12 987
10 127
14 517
9 162
7 286
10 165
27
Manufacture of electrical equipment
10 771
8 263
11 811
7 775
6 030
8 498
28
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n. e. c.
9 623
8 808
9 741
7 044
6 430
7 134
29
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
7 887
6 639
8 449
5 789
4 883
6 197
30
Manufacture of other transport equipment
8 373
8 380
8 371
6 091
6 111
6 088
31
Manufacture of furniture
6 836
6 122
7 176
5 136
4 617
5 383
32
Other manufacturing
7 062
6 303
7 959
5 280
4 769
5 885
33
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
11 823
12 463
11 706
8 398
8 692
8 344
D
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
12 116
12 188
12 098
8 728
8 641
8 751
35
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
12 116
12 188
12 098
8 728
8 641
8 751
E
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
8 327
8 269
8 342
6 249
6 134
6 279
36
Water collection, treatment and supply
9 123
9 410
9 048
6 853
6 983
6 818
37
Sewerage
10 436
11 667
10 110
7 623
8 330
7 435
38
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery
7 684
7 563
7 716
5 784
5 630
5 825
39
Remediation activities and other waste management services
10 667
8 927
10 955
7 804
6 405
8 036
F
Construction
7 806
8 500
7 726
5 792
6 191
5 746
41
Construction of buildings
6 928
7 840
6 827
5 187
5 736
5 126
42
Civil engineering
9 398
10 457
9 270
6 888
7 495
6 815
43
Specialised construction activities
7 433
7 494
7 426
5 536
5 534
5 536
G
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8 740
7 684
9 992
6 375
5 656
7 228
45
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9 506
8 888
9 643
6 923
6 433
7 032
46
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10 948
10 389
11 261
7 795
7 365
8 037
47
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7 249
6 787
8 391
5 408
5 088
6 196
H
Transportation and storage
9 320
8 896
9 456
6 831
6 490
6 940
49
Land transport and transport via pipelines
8 202
8 171
8 208
6 097
5 997
6 114
50
Water transport
9 937
8 130
10 393
7 287
6 027
7 606
51
Air transport
14 939
10 884
18 097
10 437
7 791
12 496
52
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
11 478
10 697
11 774
8 245
7 658
8 468
53
Postal and courier activities
7 247
7 100
7 356
5 468
5 341
5 562
I
Accommodation and food service activities
7 425
6 945
7 942
5 542
5 207
5 903
55
Accommodation
8 816
8 022
9 801
6 465
5 919
7 142
56
Food and beverage service activities
5 971
5 650
6 269
4 578
4 351
4 787
J
Information and communication
13 826
11 953
14 882
9 597
8 344
10 303
58
Publishing activities
10 904
9 913
12 053
7 728
7 063
8 498
59
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
9 476
9 604
9 383
6 804
6 854
6 767
60
Programming and broadcasting activities
10 351
10 361
10 344
7 475
7 433
7 509
61
Telecommunications
12 450
11 305
13 115
8 799
7 948
9 293
62
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
15 731
13 549
16 654
10 767
9 312
11 384
63
Information service activities
16 447
13 409
18 160
11 182
9 231
12 283
K
Financial and insurance activities
13 867
12 119
17 369
9 695
8 549
11 993
64
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
14 750
12 833
19 083
10 259
9 010
13 084
65
Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
12 727
11 091
15 346
8 974
7 869
10 743
66
Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities
11 876
10 348
14 537
8 413
7 427
10 130
L
Real estate activities
9 361
8 897
9 737
6 773
6 441
7 042
68
Real estate activities
9 361
8 897
9 737
6 773
6 441
7 042
M
Professional, scientific and technical activities
11 637
10 881
12 327
8 228
7 692
8 718
69
Legal and accounting activities
8 954
8 512
10 149
6 500
6 205
7 298
70
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
12 874
11 590
14 186
8 958
8 118
9 817
71
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
11 035
9 838
11 648
7 896
7 059
8 324
72
Scientific research and development
15 307
14 763
15 924
10 546
10 160
10 983
73
Advertising and market research
17 496
17 780
17 170
11 788
11 918
11 640
74
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
9 877
11 034
8 797
7 075
7 761
6 434
75
Veterinary activities
8 717
7 434
9 669
6 443
5 550
7 106
N
Administrative and support service activities
6 792
6 223
7 206
5 110
4 705
5 404
77
Rental and leasing activities
9 168
8 698
9 358
6 670
6 306
6 817
78
Employment activities
7 331
6 515
8 076
5 470
4 896
5 993
79
Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related activities
8 065
7 673
8 591
5 975
5 713
6 326
80
Security and investigation activities
5 503
5 353
5 536
4 259
4 151
4 283
81
Services to buildings and landscape activities
6 102
4 992
7 608
4 641
3 856
5 706
82
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
9 033
8 250
10 308
6 611
6 117
7 415
O
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
11 213
10 578
11 739
8 138
7 625
8 564
84
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
11 213
10 578
11 739
8 138
7 625
8 564
P
Education
9 912
9 555
11 068
7 171
6 941
7 916
85
Education
9 912
9 555
11 068
7 171
6 941
7 916
Q
Human health and social work activities
12 175
11 275
14 952
8 632
8 048
10 432
86
Human health activities
13 336
12 324
16 151
9 383
8 727
11 209
87
Residential care activities
7 837
7 721
8 457
5 855
5 781
6 254
88
Social work activities without accommodation
7 857
7 912
7 629
5 786
5 817
5 657
R
Arts, entertainment and recreation
8 964
8 299
9 782
6 551
6 098
7 108
90
Creative, arts and entertainment activities
10 067
10 142
9 996
7 289
7 316
7 265
91
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
9 569
9 547
9 609
6 992
6 946
7 075
92
Gambling and betting activities
8 123
6 562
11 556
5 956
4 942
8 186
93
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
8 518
7 887
8 891
6 248
5 801
6 513
S
Other service activities
8 347
7 810
9 111
6 139
5 759
6 680
94
Activities of membership organisations
9 660
9 163
10 516
6 994
6 641
7 602
95
Repair of computers and personal and household goods
8 171
7 399
8 339
6 075
5 474
6 206
96
Other personal service activities
6 190
5 598
7 251
4 720
4 319
5 436
1) Activity sections T (Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods – and services – producing activities of households for own use) and U (Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies) as well as their divisions are not presented in this First Release, since they were not covered by the survey.
G-1 AVERAGE MONTHLY GROSS EARNINGS, BY SEX AND ACCORDING TO NKD 2007 ACTIVITY SECTIONS, 2021
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
G-2 AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID NET EARNINGS, BY SEX AND ACCORDING TO NKD 2007 ACTIVITY SECTIONS, 2021
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
NKD 2007 activity sections
A
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
B
Mining and quarrying
C
Manufacturing
D
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
E
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
F
Construction
G
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
H
Transportation and storage
I
Accommodation and food service activities
J
Information and communication
K
Financial and insurance activities
L
Real estate activities
M
Professional, scientific and technical activities
N
Administrative and support service activities
O
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
P
Education
Q
Human health and social work activities
R
Arts, entertainment and recreation
S
Other service activities
NOTES ON METHODOLOGY
Data source
Data on average monthly paid earnings by sex are based on the regular Annual Survey on Persons in Employment and Earnings (RAD-1G form). They were surveyed for the first time in 2004.
The survey comprises persons in employment in legal entities of all types of ownership, government bodies, and units of local and regional self-government bodies on the territory of the Republic of Croatia.
Coverage and comparability
Data on earnings are collected through a report filled in by legal entities on the basis of records on earnings, which comprise gross and net earnings of persons in employment who signed a work contract irrespective of the type of work contract and working time, providing that they worked all 12 months of the previous year.
This survey excludes payments of persons employed in crafts and trades and free lances as well as persons who conduct their activities at private family farms.
Definitions
Average monthly paid net earnings comprise income of a person in employment earned for work done during regular working hours as well as annual leave, paid leave, holidays and days-off as prescribed by law, sickness leave up to 42days, absence for continuing professional education, during lay-off and job stop caused against person’s will and of no fault of his own and net pays on the basis of compensations, allowances and rewards in sums which are subjects to contributions, taxes and surtaxes.
Average gross earnings include all kinds of net pays on the basis of employment and the following mandatory allocations: pension insurance contributions, income tax and surtax on income tax.
Abbreviations
n. e. c.
not elsewhere classified
NKD 2007
National Classification of Activities, 2007 version
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