First Release

Year: LXI.
Zagreb, 21 November 2024
RAD-2024-1-1/9

ISSN 1334-0557

AVERAGE MONTHLY NET AND GROSS EARNINGS OF PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

The average monthly paid net earnings per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia for September 2024 amounted to 1 322 euro, which represented a nominal decrease of 0.2% and a real decrease of 0.6% as compared to August 2024.

The average monthly gross earnings per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia for September 2024 amounted to 1 829 euro, which represented a nominal decrease of 0.5% and a real decrease of 0.9%, as compared to August 2024.

The highest average monthly paid net earnings per person in paid employment in legal entities for September 2024 were paid in the activity Air transport and amounted to 2 139 euro, while the lowest earnings were paid in the activity Manufacture of wearing apparel and amounted to 850 euro.

The highest average monthly gross earnings per person in paid employment in legal entities for September 2024 were paid in the activity Air transport and amounted to 3 118 euro, while the lowest earnings were paid in the activity Manufacture of wearing apparel and amounted to 1 100 euro.

The average monthly paid net earnings per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia for September 2024 were 14.4% higher in nominal terms and 12.6% higher in real terms, as compared to the same month of the previous year.

The average monthly gross earnings per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia for September 2024 were 14.6% higher in nominal terms and 12.8% higher in real terms, as compared to the same month of the previous year.

In the period from January to September 2024, the average monthly paid net earnings per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 305 euro, which represented a nominal increase of 15.2% and a real one of 11.8%, as compared to the same period of 2023.

In the period from January to September 2024, the average monthly gross earnings per person in paid employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 802 euro, which represented a nominal increase of 15.2% and a real one of 11.8%, as compared to the same period of 2023.

In September 2024, there were 165 paid hours on average, which was a decrease of 5.7%, as compared to August 2024. The highest number of paid hours was recorded in the activity Water transport (174) and the lowest one in Social work activities without accommodation and Services to buildings and landscape activities (151).

The average monthly paid net earnings per hour for September 2024 amounted to 7.75 euro, which was 4.9% higher than in August 2024. As compared to the same month of the previous year, they increased by 14.8%.

The average monthly gross earnings per hour for September 2024 amounted to 10.72 euro, which was 4.5% higher than in August 2024. As compared to the same month of the previous year, they increased by 15.0%.

Median net earnings for September 2024 amounted to 1 129 euro, which was 0.4% lower than in August 2024. As compared to the same month of the previous year, they increased by 13.1%.

Median gross earnings for September 2024 amounted to 1 530 euro, which was 0.9% lower than in August 2024. As compared to the same month of the previous year, they increased by 14.1%.

Detailed data can be downloaded from the link Statistics in Line.

 

1 AVERAGE MONTHLY NET AND GROSS EARNINGS FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

      IX 2024 I – IX 2024 Indices
IX 2024
VIII 2024
IX 2024
IX 2023
I – IX 2024
I – IX 2023
Net earnings             
Average monthly paid net earnings per employee, euro  1 322  1 305 99,8 114,4 115,2
Real net earnings per employee         99,4 112,6 111,8
Gross earnings             
Average monthly gross earnings per employee, euro  1 829  1 802 99,5 114,6 115,2
Real gross earnings per employee         99,1 112,8 111,8
Net earnings per hour              
Average paid net earnings per hour, euro 7,75 7,38 104,9 114,8 114,6
Real net earnings per hour         104,5 113,0 111,3
Gross earnings per hour              
Average monthly gross earnings per hour, euro 10,72 10,19 104,5 115,0 114,8
Real gross earnings per hour        104,1 113,2 111,5

2 DISTRIBUTION OF NET AND GROSS EARNINGS, BY QUARTILES, FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

   IX 2024
Net earnings, euro Gross earnings, euro
First (lower) quartile 853 1 100
Second quartile (median) 1 129 1 530
Third (upper) quartile 1 550 2 159
Fourth quartile z z

3 DISTRIBUTION OF NET AND GROSS EARNINGS, BY DECILES, FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

       IX 2024
Net earnings, euro Gross earnings, euro
First decile 741 920
Second decile   812  1 026
Third decile   902  1 180
Fourth decile  1 008  1 348
Fifth decile (median)  1 129  1 530
Sixth decile  1 274  1 747
Seventh decile  1 450  2 013
Eighth decile  1 668  2 328
Ninth decile  2 043  2 920
Tenth decile z z

 

4 PAID OFF NON-TAXABLE INCOMES, ACCORDING TO NKD 20071), SEPTEMBER 2024

        IX 2024
Average non-taxable income by number of receivers, euro Average non-taxable income by number of persons in employment who received earnings, euro
  Total 108 1
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 149 1
B Mining and quarrying 130 4
C Manufacturing 113 1
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 106 1
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 101 2
F Construction 122 1
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 99 1
H Transportation and storage 67 1
I Accommodation and food service activities 162 1
J Information and communication 125 0
K Financial and insurance activities 95 1
L Real estate activities 130 1
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 100 1
N Administrative and support service activities 94 1
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 128 0
P Education 71 0
Q Human health and social work activities 115 2
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 96 2
S Other service activities 94 1

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 NET AND GROSS EARNINGS FOR SEPTEMBER 2024, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007

G-2 ANNUAL CHANGE RATES OF AVERAGE NET AND GROSS EARNINGS FOR SEPTEMBER 2024, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007

G-3 AVERAGE MONTHLY NET AND GROSS EARNINGS PER PAID HOUR FOR SEPTEMBER 2024, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007

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

 

5 AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID OFF NET EARNINGS OF PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT IN 20241), ACCORDING TO NKD 2007

       Average paid net earnings per person in employment, euro Indices of change in average monthly paid net earnings according to pays for month
For month Nominal Real
VII VIII IX I − IX IX 2024
VIII 2024
IX 2024
IX 2023
I − IX 2024
I − IX 2023
IX 2024
VIII 2024
IX 2024
IX 2023
I − IX 2024
I − IX 2023
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security  1 665  1 694  1 683  1 639 99,4 120,9 123,8 99,0 119,0 120,2
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security  1 665  1 694  1 683  1 639 99,4 120,9 123,8 99,0 119,0 120,2
84.1 Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community  1 587  1 595  1 606  1 569 100,7 117,7 118,9 100,3 115,8 115,4
84.2 Provision of services  to the community as a whole  1 757  1 809  1 775  1 724 98,1 123,5 127,6 97,7 121,6 123,9
84.3 Compulsory social security activities  1 417  1 407  1 431  1 376 101,7 122,7 122,6 101,3 120,8 119,0
P Education  1 479  1 499  1 525  1 459 101,7 122,0 122,4 101,3 120,1 118,8
85 Education  1 479  1 499  1 525  1 459 101,7 122,0 122,4 101,3 120,1 118,8
85.1 Pre-primary education  1 123  1 169  1 202  1 105 102,8 126,4 118,8 102,4 124,4 115,3
85.2 Primary education  1 500  1 498  1 531  1 472 102,2 122,3 125,0 101,8 120,4 121,4
85.3 Secondary education  1 527  1 560  1 557  1 498 99,8 122,6 124,5 99,4 120,7 120,9
85.4 Higher education  2 002  2 020  2 068  1 990 102,4 120,2 121,6 102,0 118,3 118,1
85.5 Other education  1 025  1 027  1 051  1 025 102,3 115,1 114,0 101,9 113,3 110,7
85.6 Educational support activities  1 571  1 549  1 574  1 503 101,6 126,8 124,2 101,2 124,8 120,6
Q Human health and social work activities  1 742  1 809  1 751  1 721 96,8 121,3 125,0 96,4 119,4 121,4
86 Human health activities  1 892  1 970  1 908  1 860 96,9 123,7 126,1 96,5 121,8 122,4
86.1 Hospital activities  1 994  2 096  2 016  1 965 96,2 125,1 127,3 95,8 123,1 123,6
86.2 Medical and dental practice activities  1 697  1 701  1 706  1 647 100,3 120,8 123,1 99,9 118,9 119,5
86.9 Other human health activities  1 710  1 815  1 710  1 699 94,2 119,9 124,8 93,8 118,0 121,2
87 Residential care activities  1 249  1 292  1 258  1 227 97,4 122,6 126,0 97,0 120,7 122,3
87.1 Residential nursing care activities  1 191  1 252  1 195  1 175 95,4 123,2 128,7 95,0 121,3 125,0
87.2 Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse  1 351  1 399  1 369  1 334 97,9 122,1 127,0 97,5 120,2 123,3
87.3 Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled  1 149  1 192  1 165  1 135 97,7 122,1 124,3 97,3 120,2 120,7
87.9 Other residential care activities  1 506  1 525  1 488  1 447 97,6 124,1 127,0 97,2 122,1 123,3
88 Social work activities without accommodation  1 008  1 014  1 012  1 028 99,8 107,5 115,5 99,4 105,8 112,1
88.1 Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled  1 261  1 269  1 263  1 264 99,5 105,8 123,2 99,1 104,1 119,6
88.9 Other social work activities without accommodation 977 984 983 997 99,9 108,1 113,9 99,5 106,4 110,6

1) On the basis of user requirements, we are publishing a supplement to the regular First Release issued once in three months. Data are presented at the group level (three digits) for NKD 2007 sections O, P and Q.

6 AVERAGE MONTHLY GROSS EARNINGS OF PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT IN 20241), ACCORDING TO NKD 2007

        Average gross earnings per person in employment, euro Indices of change in average monthly gross earnings according to pays for month
For month Nominal Real
VII VIII IX I − IX IX 2024
VIII 2024
IX 2024
IX 2023
I − IX 2024
I − IX 2023
IX 2024
VIII 2024
IX 2024
IX 2023
I − IX 2024
I − IX 2023
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security  2 313  2 365  2 340  2 271 98,9 122,5 125,5 98,5 120,6 121,8
84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security  2 313  2 365  2 340  2 271 98,9 122,5 125,5 98,5 120,6 121,8
84.1 Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community  2 226  2 243  2 252  2 192 100,4 119,0 120,2 100,0 117,1 116,7
84.2 Provision of services  to the community as a whole  2 423  2 510  2 451  2 372 97,6 125,1 129,6 97,2 123,1 125,8
84.3 Compulsory social security activities  1 982  1 984  2 005  1 920 101,1 124,4 124,4 100,7 122,4 120,8
P Education  2 071  2 107  2 112  2 015 100,2 123,4 123,7 99,8 121,5 120,1
85 Education  2 071  2 107  2 112  2 015 100,2 123,4 123,7 99,8 121,5 120,1
85.1 Pre-primary education  1 529  1 606  1 648  1 497 102,6 128,8 119,7 102,2 126,8 116,2
85.2 Primary education  2 086  2 076  2 063  1 990 99,4 124,4 127,2 99,0 122,4 123,5
85.3 Secondary education  2 165  2 218  2 208  2 117 99,5 123,4 125,6 99,1 121,5 121,9
85.4 Higher education  2 882  2 956  2 983  2 862 100,9 121,1 122,5 100,5 119,2 118,9
85.5 Other education  1 385  1 390  1 426  1 384 102,6 114,7 113,4 102,2 112,9 110,1
85.6 Educational support activities  2 233  2 216  2 224  2 111 100,4 130,4 127,1 100,0 128,3 123,4
Q Human health and social work activities  2 473  2 582  2 480  2 432 96,0 123,0 126,8 95,6 121,1 123,1
86 Human health activities  2 708  2 834  2 726  2 650 96,2 125,4 128,0 95,8 123,4 124,3
86.1 Hospital activities  2 868  3 032  2 893  2 814 95,4 126,9 129,3 95,0 124,9 125,5
86.2 Medical and dental practice activities  2 412  2 422  2 420  2 327 99,9 122,3 124,8 99,5 120,4 121,2
86.9 Other human health activities  2 393  2 568  2 395  2 378 93,3 121,0 126,4 92,9 119,1 122,7
87 Residential care activities  1 699  1 771  1 707  1 657 96,4 125,3 129,0 96,0 123,3 125,2
87.1 Residential nursing care activities  1 616  1 713  1 620  1 586 94,6 126,4 132,6 94,2 124,4 128,7
87.2 Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse  1 844  1 921  1 850  1 797 96,3 124,8 130,1 95,9 122,8 126,3
87.3 Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled  1 548  1 619  1 572  1 522 97,1 124,9 127,3 96,7 122,9 123,6
87.9 Other residential care activities  2 099  2 139  2 060  1 997 96,3 126,1 129,4 95,9 124,1 125,6
88 Social work activities without accommodation  1 332  1 343  1 328  1 355 98,9 105,6 114,7 98,5 103,9 111,4
88.1 Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled  1 729  1 742  1 726  1 733 99,1 103,3 122,8 98,7 101,7 119,2
88.9 Other social work activities without accommodation  1 283  1 296  1 282  1 306 98,9 106,3 113,0 98,5 104,6 109,7

1) On the basis of user requirements, we are publishing a supplement to the regular First Release issued once in three months. Data are presented at the group level (three digits) for NKD 2007 sections O, P and Q.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Data sources

Data on monthly net and gross earnings as well as data on paid hours were gathered by processing data from the Report on Income, Income Tax and Surtax as well as Contributions for Mandatory Insurances (JOPPD form), in effect since 1 January 2014.

All persons or entities that are the payers of income for which the income tax regulations prescribe the obligation of accounting and paying deduction tax are under the obligation to submit the JOPPD form.

Coverage and comparability

Data comprise persons in employment in legal entities of all types of ownership, government bodies, and bodies of local and regional self-government units, on the territory of the Republic of Croatia.

Persons employed in crafts and trades and free lances and employed insured persons – private farmers are not covered, so data on their pays are not included in the data on average earnings.

Data on monthly net and gross earnings of persons employed in legal entities include net and gross earnings of persons in permanent employment, irrespective of the kind of employment and number of working-hours.

Persons in part-time employment who received earnings are expressed in full-time equivalent.

Data on monthly net and gross earnings are presented according to realised pays in the current month for the previous month, which is in line with pay dynamics in most legal entities, so the average earnings refer to the month for which the pay has been received. It does not apply to paid non-taxable incomes.

Non-taxable incomes received by person in employment are presented in table 4.

The following non-taxable incomes are covered, according to codes on the JOPPD form:

Code 21 – gift for a child younger than 15 and benefit for a newborn, up to a prescribed amount
Code 22 – occasional bonuses (Christmas bonus, annual leave bonus, etc.), up to a prescribed amount
Code 24 – supplements for seafarers, up to a prescribed amount
Code 25 – compensation for living separately from family, up to a prescribed amount
Code 26 – severance, up to a prescribed amount
Code 60 – jubilee payments to persons in employment depending on years of service, up to a prescribed amount
Code 61 – occasional bonuses (Christmas bonus, annual leave bonus, etc.) for previous taxation periods (subsequent payments), up to a prescribed amount
Code 62 – expenses for food and accommodation of seasonal workers, according to Article 7, Item 35, of the Income Tax Ordinance
Code 63 – pecuniary awards for performance results and other types of additional awarding of persons in employment (supplemental earnings, supplements to monthly earnings, etc.)
Code 64 – expenses for accommodation and food of persons engaged in occasional seasonal agricultural works, according to Article 6, Item 10, of the Income Tax Ordinance
Code 65 – pecuniary lump-sum reimbursements for covering food costs of persons in employment, up to a prescribed amount
Code 66 – food expanses for persons in employment emerged during employment with the employer based on authentic documentation, up to a prescribed amount
Code 67 – accommodation expenses for persons in employment emerged during employment with the employer based on authentic documentation, paid through cashless transaction
Code 68 – accommodation expenses for persons in employment emerged during employment with the employer based on authentic documentation, transmitted to worker’s account
Code 69 – reimbursements for expanses of hospitality, tourist and other services rendered during workers’ vacation, pursuant to regulations determined by the ministry in charge for tourism
Code 70 – reimbursements for expanses of regular care for workers’ children in institutions of pre-school education as well as in other legal entities or natural persons (kindergartens etc.)
Code 71 – premiums of supplemental and additional health inisurance – in effect since 2020.

Data from January 2016 and onwards are not comparable to previously published monthly data.

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, public holidays and day-offs as prescribed by law, sickness leave up to 42 days, 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 subject to contributions, taxes and surtaxes.

Average monthly 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.

Number of paid hours is a number of hours for which persons in employment were paid. They include hours actually worked (hours done during regular working time and overtime hours) and hours not actually worked (annual leave, holidays, sick leave lasting less than 42 days and other paid hours not actually done). Paid hours do not include working hours not actually worked which are paid outside a legal entity (sick leave hours lasting over 42 days, maternity leave hours, hours of shorter working time done by parents, etc.).

Average monthly net and gross earnings per person in employment are calculated by dividing the total of pays with the number of persons in employment expressed in full-time equivalent.

Average monthly net and gross earnings per paid hour are calculated by dividing the total of pays with the total number of paid hours.

Indices of nominal net and gross earnings are calculated from the data on average monthly net and gross earnings for the respective months and year.

Real indices of net and gross earnings are calculated by dividing the indices of nominal net and gross earnings with a consumer price index for the respective month and year.

Median monthly net and gross earnings are calculated by determining a mean after earnings of persons in employment have been rank-ordered from the lowest to the highest one and show that 50% of persons in employment get earnings that are equal to or lower than that amount (median) and another 50% get earnings that are equal to or higher than that amount (median).

Quartile monthly net and gross earnings are calculated by dividing the earnings of persons in employment into four equal parts after they have been rank-ordered from the lowest to the highest one. Then the amount is selected below which 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% of the earnings of persons in employment are placed. They can be divided to first (lower) quartile, second quartile (median), third (upper) quartile and fourth quartile.

The first (lower) quartile indicates that 25% of persons in employment get earnings that are equal to or lower than the first quartile, while 75% of persons in employment get earnings that are equal to or higher than the first quartile.

The third (upper) quartile indicates that 75% of persons in employment get earnings that are equal to or lower than the third quartile, while 25% of persons in employment get earnings that are equal to or higher than the third quartile.

Decile monthly net and gross earnings are calculated by dividing earnings of persons in employment into ten equal parts after they have been rank-ordered from the lowest to the highest one. Then the amount is selected below which 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% and 100% of earnings of persons in employment are placed.

The first decile includes persons in employment with the lowest monthly earnings and indicates that 10% of persons in employment get earnings that are equal to or lower than the first decile, while 90% of persons in employment get earnings that are equal to or higher than that amount. The second decile includes persons in employment who get earnings that are higher than those included in the first decile and lower than those included in the third decile, etc.

Abbreviations

NKD 2007 National Classification of Activities, 2007 version
z data are not published for confidentiality reasons

Symbols

 

0

value not zero but less than 0.5 of the unit of measure used

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