AVERAGE MONTHLY NET AND GROSS EARNINGS OF PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY SEX, 2023

The average monthly gross earnings of persons in employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia who worked for all 12 months of 2023 amounted to 1 567 euro.

The average monthly gross earnings of women employed in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia  amounted to 1 482 euro in 2023 and those of employed men to 1 641 euro.

The average monthly paid off net earnings of persons in employment in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia who worked for all 12 months of 2023 amounted to 1 115 euro.

The average monthly paid off net earnings of women employed in legal entities in the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1 054 euro in 2023 and those of employed men to 1 167 euro.

In 2023, women had higher average gross earnings per person in employment in two activity sections: Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, 0.2%, and Construction, 7.2%, while men had higher average gross earnings per person in employment in the remaining seventeen activity sections, ranging from 29.0% in Financial and insurance activities to 0,8% in Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities.

In 2023, men had the highest average gross earnings in Financial and insurance activities, which amounted to 2 619 euro, and the lowest ones in Administrative and support service activities, which amounted to 1 192 euro. The highest average gross earnings for women were recorded in the Information and communication, which amounted to 1 958 euro, and the lowest ones in Administrative and support service activities, which amounted to 1 052 euro.

In 2023, women had higher average net earnings per employed person than men in one activity section: Construction, 5.0%,  while in the remaining eighteen activity sections men had higher average net earnings per employed person than women, ranging from 27.6% in Financial and insurance activities and 1.7% in Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply.

In 2023, men had the highest average net earnings in Financial and insurance activities, amounting to 1 788 euro, and the lowest ones in Administrative and support service activities, amounting to 870 euro. The highest average net earnings for women were recorded in Information and communication activities, amounting to 1 342 euro, and the lowest ones in Administrative and support service activities, amounting to 774 euro.

NKD 2007 activity sections

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Data source

Data on average monthly paid off earnings by sex are based on the regular Annual Survey on Persons in Employment and Earnings (RAD-1G form). They have been surveyed since 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.

The 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 off 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 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 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.

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