First Release

Year: LXII.
Zagreb, 20 February 2026
RAD-2025-1-5/4
ISSN 1334-0557

AVERAGE MONTHLY NET AND GROSS EARNINGS OF PERSONS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, BY SEX, FOURTH QUARTER OF 2025

Data on average earnings, by sex, were obtained by processing data from the JOPPD form and are published regularly on a quarterly basis. The processing was performed according to the predominant NKD 2007 activity, which is why data by activities are not comparable with hitherto published monthly data.

The average monthly paid net earnings per person in employment in legal entities of the Republic of Croatia in the fourth quarter of 2025 amounted to 1 457 euro for women and to 1 513 euro for men.

Compared to the same period of the previous year, the average net earnings increased by 9.7% for women and by 9.6% for men. The greatest increase in the average net earnings for women was recorded in Transportation and storage, of 13.1%, while for men it was recorded in Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, of 12.0%.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, women had the highest net earnings in activity Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, which amounted to 1 843 euro, and the lowest net earnings in Other service activities, which amounted to 1 113 euro. The highest average net earnings for men were recorded in Human health and social work activities, 2 274 euro, while the lowest net earnings were recorded in Administrative and support service activities, 1 166 euro.

The average monthly gross earnings per person in employment in the fourth quarter of 2025 amounted to 2 030 euro for women and to 2 112 euro for men.

Compared to the same period of the previous year, the average gross earnings increased by 10.4% for women and by 10.5% for men. The greatest increase in the average gross earnings for women was recorded in Transportation and storage, of 14.4%, while for men it was recorded in Construction, of 13.5%.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, women had the highest average gross earnings in Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, which amounted to 2 590 euro, and the lowest gross earnings in Other service activities, which amounted to 1 511 euro. The highest average gross earnings for men were recorded in Human health and social work activities, 3 264 euro, while the lowest gross earnings were recorded in Administrative and support service activities, 1 603 euro.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, women had 173 paid hours on average and men 174 paid hours on average. The average monthly paid net earnings per hour in the fourth quarter of 2025 amounted to 8.18 euro for women and to 8.46 euro for men. The average monthly gross earnings per hour in the fourth quarter of 2025 amounted to 11.40 euro for women and to 11.81 euro for men.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, women had higher average gross earnings per hour than men in four activity sections, ranging from 14.4% in Construction to 1.3% in Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, while men had higher average gross earnings per hour than women in the remaining fifteen activity sections, ranging from 22.1% in Financial and insurance activities to 3.4% in Administrative and support service activities.

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1 AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID NET EARNINGS PER PERSON IN EMPLOYMENT IN LEGAL ENTITIES, ACCORDING TO NKD 20071) AND BY SEX
            Average monthly paid net earnings per person in employment, euro Nominal indices of change in average monthly paid net earnings according to payments for month
X XI XII X ‒ XII X 2025
X 2024		 XI 2025
XI 2024		 XII 2025
XII 2024		 X ‒ XII 2025
X ‒ XII 2024
  Total 1 470 1 498 1 494 1 487 109,7 109,7 109,8 109,7
  Women 1 440 1 471 1 459 1 457 109,8 109,8 109,5 109,7
  Men 1 496 1 522 1 522 1 513 109,5 109,7 109,8 109,6
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1 316 1 272 1 330 1 306 108,8 109,3 111,1 109,7
  Women 1 243 1 222 1 259 1 241 111,5 111,7 111,8 111,7
  Men 1 343 1 289 1 355 1 329 108,0 108,4 110,8 109,0
B Mining and quarrying 1 477 1 492 1 713 1 561 109,3 107,8 114,5 110,6
  Women 1 368 1 364 1 366 1 366 109,9 107,8 103,8 107,1
  Men 1 490 1 507 1 756 1 584 109,3 107,8 115,8 111,0
C Manufacturing 1 348 1 370 1 371 1 363 110,7 110,2 111,4 110,7
  Women 1 213 1 235 1 239 1 229 110,9 110,5 111,2 110,8
  Men 1 413 1 434 1 434 1 427 110,6 110,0 111,3 110,6
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1 856 1 730 2 029 1 873 109,8 107,6 111,1 109,7
  Women 1 836 1 686 2 003 1 843 109,9 106,3 112,0 109,6
  Men 1 862 1 743 2 036 1 881 109,7 108,0 110,8 109,6
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 1 364 1 353 1 394 1 370 112,6 110,9 112,9 112,1
  Women 1 373 1 341 1 398 1 371 113,1 110,5 113,4 112,4
  Men 1 362 1 356 1 393 1 370 112,6 111,0 112,8 112,0
F Construction 1 209 1 202 1 212 1 208 112,4 110,2 113,3 112,0
  Women 1 308 1 331 1 355 1 331 113,1 108,4 114,5 111,8
  Men 1 199 1 188 1 196 1 194 112,4 110,3 113,0 111,9
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1 305 1 352 1 334 1 330 110,2 110,0 109,3 109,8
  Women 1 215 1 259 1 235 1 237 111,0 110,1 109,7 110,3
  Men 1 407 1 455 1 445 1 436 109,3 109,6 108,6 109,2
H Transportation and storage 1 387 1 376 1 450 1 405 111,5 110,8 113,5 112,0
  Women 1 383 1 376 1 444 1 401 113,4 112,1 114,0 113,1
  Men 1 388 1 377 1 452 1 406 111,0 110,5 113,3 111,6
I Accommodation and food service activities 1 186 1 215 1 165 1 189 109,9 109,9 108,5 109,4
  Women 1 157 1 185 1 139 1 161 110,6 110,6 108,9 110,2
  Men 1 214 1 244 1 191 1 216 109,1 108,9 108,0 108,7
J Information and communication 1 875 1 913 1 905 1 897 110,0 110,8 110,8 110,5
  Women 1 704 1 729 1 738 1 724 111,8 112,2 112,3 112,1
  Men 1 959 2 003 1 988 1 983 109,0 110,0 110,0 109,7
K Financial and insurance activities 1 783 1 930 1 820 1 844 109,9 109,7 109,8 109,9
  Women 1 632 1 770 1 672 1 691 110,0 110,1 109,6 109,9
  Men 2 078 2 240 2 108 2 142 109,3 108,6 109,4 109,2
L Real estate activities 1 310 1 358 1 333 1 334 107,5 109,3 111,3 109,3
  Women 1 271 1 303 1 288 1 288 106,7 108,9 112,1 109,3
  Men 1 346 1 408 1 373 1 376 108,3 110,0 110,6 109,6
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 1 575 1 611 1 593 1 593 109,6 110,9 110,1 110,2
  Women 1 501 1 528 1 519 1 516 110,2 110,4 110,8 110,5
  Men 1 644 1 689 1 660 1 664 109,2 111,3 109,4 109,9
N Administrative and support service activities 1 152 1 150 1 146 1 149 108,1 110,7 111,5 110,1
  Women 1 130 1 123 1 120 1 125 107,5 110,4 110,7 109,6
  Men 1 168 1 168 1 163 1 166 108,4 110,8 112,0 110,4
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 1 833 1 872 1 876 1 860 108,9 109,7 107,7 108,7
  Women 1 696 1 713 1 722 1 710 109,6 109,6 109,1 109,4
  Men 1 981 2 040 2 040 2 020 108,5 109,9 106,5 108,3
P Education 1 647 1 643 1 632 1 641 107,4 107,4 107,2 107,4
  Women 1 599 1 593 1 588 1 593 107,7 107,6 107,7 107,6
  Men 1 837 1 832 1 804 1 824 106,6 106,4 105,7 106,3
Q Human health and social work activities 1 858 1 955 1 893 1 902 108,3 109,6 106,5 108,1
  Women 1 746 1 833 1 778 1 785 108,2 109,4 106,5 108,0
  Men 2 218 2 345 2 260 2 274 108,6 109,8 106,2 108,2
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 1 461 1 453 1 433 1 449 114,9 109,1 110,0 111,3
  Women 1 427 1 388 1 380 1 398 117,4 109,0 110,1 112,1
  Men 1 501 1 528 1 495 1 508 112,0 108,9 109,8 110,2
S Other service activities 1 180 1 190 1 193 1 188 111,3 110,8 112,4 111,5
  Women 1 105 1 116 1 116 1 113 110,9 111,0 112,3 111,5
  Men 1 331 1 340 1 350 1 340 112,1 110,6 112,7 111,8

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.

2 AVERAGE MONTHLY GROSS EARNINGS PER PERSON IN EMPLOYMENT IN LEGAL ENTITIES, ACCORDING TO NKD 20071) AND BY SEX
                   Average monthly gross earnings per person in employment, euro Nominal indices of change in average monthly gross earnings according to payments for month
X XI XII X ‒ XII X 2025
X 2024		 XI 2025
XI 2024		 XII 2025
XII 2024		 X ‒ XII 2025
X ‒ XII 2024
  Total 2 045 2 093 2 087 2 075 110,2 110,2 111,2 110,5
  Women 2 002 2 053 2 036 2 030 110,4 110,2 110,8 110,4
  Men 2 081 2 126 2 129 2 112 110,0 110,2 111,4 110,5
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1 790 1 723 1 811 1 775 109,6 110,2 112,8 110,9
  Women 1 699 1 669 1 727 1 699 112,8 113,2 114,1 113,4
  Men 1 822 1 743 1 841 1 802 108,5 109,1 112,5 110,0
B Mining and quarrying 2 050 2 074 2 429 2 184 110,2 108,3 117,3 112,0
  Women 1 919 1 916 1 917 1 917 110,2 107,9 104,2 107,3
  Men 2 066 2 093 2 492 2 217 110,2 108,3 118,8 112,6
C Manufacturing 1 856 1 894 1 898 1 883 111,5 110,8 113,2 111,8
  Women 1 660 1 696 1 705 1 687 111,9 111,2 113,2 112,1
  Men 1 951 1 988 1 990 1 976 111,3 110,6 113,0 111,6
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2 551 2 355 2 852 2 588 110,4 108,0 112,4 110,4
  Women 2 568 2 332 2 864 2 590 110,4 106,3 113,3 110,2
  Men 2 546 2 361 2 849 2 587 110,4 108,4 112,2 110,5
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 1 871 1 856 1 920 1 883 113,7 111,7 114,8 113,5
  Women 1 905 1 858 1 947 1 903 114,1 111,3 115,3 113,5
  Men 1 862 1 856 1 913 1 877 113,7 111,9 114,6 113,4
F Construction 1 663 1 653 1 671 1 663 113,7 110,9 115,7 113,5
  Women 1 829 1 865 1 908 1 868 114,1 108,3 116,8 113,0
  Men 1 645 1 630 1 645 1 640 113,7 111,3 115,6 113,5
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1 803 1 878 1 852 1 844 111,1 110,7 110,9 110,9
  Women 1 665 1 735 1 699 1 699 112,1 111,1 111,6 111,6
  Men 1 958 2 038 2 023 2 007 109,8 110,1 109,9 110,0
H Transportation and storage 1 922 1 906 2 026 1 951 112,5 111,8 115,6 113,3
  Women 1 928 1 918 2 029 1 958 114,4 112,9 115,9 114,4
  Men 1 921 1 903 2 026 1 950 112,0 111,5 115,6 113,0
I Accommodation and food service activities 1 628 1 673 1 597 1 633 110,8 110,4 110,0 110,4
  Women 1 583 1 629 1 556 1 590 111,6 111,6 110,5 111,3
  Men 1 671 1 718 1 636 1 675 109,8 109,4 109,4 109,5
J Information and communication 2 712 2 772 2 763 2 749 109,9 110,7 111,7 110,8
  Women 2 460 2 502 2 518 2 493 112,1 112,6 113,4 112,7
  Men 2 837 2 906 2 885 2 876 108,9 109,9 110,8 109,9
K Financial and insurance activities 2 541 2 780 2 602 2 640 109,9 109,6 110,4 110,0
  Women 2 311 2 533 2 377 2 406 109,9 110,0 110,4 110,2
  Men 2 995 3 257 3 040 3 097 109,2 108,3 110,0 109,2
L Real estate activities 1 828 1 908 1 864 1 867 108,0 110,0 113,3 110,5
  Women 1 771 1 825 1 801 1 799 107,1 109,3 114,4 110,3
  Men 1 880 1 983 1 922 1 928 109,0 110,8 112,6 110,8
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 2 238 2 296 2 265 2 266 109,8 111,2 111,2 110,8
  Women 2 132 2 174 2 160 2 155 110,6 110,6 112,0 111,0
  Men 2 337 2 408 2 362 2 369 109,3 111,7 110,5 110,5
N Administrative and support service activities 1 579 1 575 1 570 1 575 108,9 111,9 113,9 111,6
  Women 1 544 1 531 1 530 1 535 108,2 111,8 113,0 111,0
  Men 1 604 1 607 1 597 1 603 109,3 112,1 114,4 111,9
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 2 550 2 630 2 641 2 607 109,1 109,9 109,2 109,4
  Women 2 382 2 416 2 432 2 410 109,6 109,7 110,1 109,8
  Men 2 731 2 857 2 864 2 817 108,8 110,1 108,4 109,1
P Education 2 283 2 281 2 267 2 277 107,6 107,5 108,1 107,7
  Women 2 212 2 208 2 201 2 207 107,9 107,8 108,5 108,0
  Men 2 563 2 560 2 518 2 547 106,6 106,4 106,3 106,4
Q Human health and social work activities 2 620 2 779 2 680 2 693 108,4 109,8 107,2 108,4
  Women 2 449 2 590 2 503 2 514 108,3 109,7 107,2 108,4
  Men 3 173 3 378 3 240 3 264 108,5 109,9 106,6 108,3
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 2 045 2 035 2 003 2 028 115,9 109,2 111,2 112,0
  Women 1 997 1 940 1 927 1 955 118,9 109,4 111,5 113,2
  Men 2 100 2 145 2 091 2 112 112,7 108,7 110,8 110,7
S Other service activities 1 611 1 625 1 632 1 623 112,5 111,8 114,8 113,1
  Women 1 500 1 515 1 518 1 511 112,3 112,3 114,8 113,2
  Men 1 836 1 851 1 864 1 850 113,2 111,2 114,6 113,0

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.

3 AVERAGE MONTHLY PAID NET EARNINGS PER PAID HOUR IN LEGAL ENTITIES, ACCORDING TO NKD 20071) AND BY SEX

                Average monthly paid net earnings per paid hour, euro Nominal indices of change in average monthly paid net earnings according to payments for month
X XI XII X ‒ XII X 2025
X 2024		 XI 2025
XI 2024		 XII 2025
XII 2024		 X ‒ XII 2025
X ‒ XII 2024
  Total 7,91 9,17 8,04 8,34 109,7 114,8 105,2 109,7
  Women 7,76 9,02 7,87 8,18 109,9 114,9 104,9 109,7
  Men 8,03 9,30 8,18 8,46 109,5 114,8 105,4 109,6
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 7,12 7,86 7,20 7,37 108,9 114,6 106,4 109,7
  Women 6,73 7,54 6,83 7,01 111,4 116,9 107,2 111,6
  Men 7,26 7,97 7,34 7,50 108,0 113,7 106,2 109,0
B Mining and quarrying 7,99 9,02 9,27 8,75 108,7 114,2 110,4 111,0
  Women 7,39 8,44 7,40 7,71 109,3 112,5 99,2 106,6
  Men 8,06 9,09 9,50 8,88 108,6 114,5 111,6 111,6
C Manufacturing 7,24 8,36 7,38 7,63 110,7 115,3 107,0 110,7
  Women 6,54 7,56 6,69 6,90 110,8 115,6 106,9 110,8
  Men 7,58 8,74 7,70 7,97 110,7 115,2 106,8 110,5
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 10,00 10,63 10,91 10,51 109,8 112,4 106,4 109,5
  Women 9,98 10,49 10,87 10,44 110,2 111,5 107,2 109,5
  Men 10,00 10,68 10,93 10,53 109,5 112,8 106,3 109,5
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 7,32 8,23 7,47 7,65 112,8 116,2 108,3 112,3
  Women 7,43 8,27 7,56 7,73 113,4 115,8 108,8 112,5
  Men 7,29 8,22 7,45 7,63 112,7 116,3 108,3 112,2
F Construction 6,53 7,44 6,56 6,81 112,4 115,5 108,4 111,8
  Women 7,11 8,26 7,36 7,54 113,2 113,6 109,9 111,9
  Men 6,47 7,34 6,47 6,73 112,3 115,6 108,2 111,8
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7,08 8,28 7,24 7,50 110,3 115,0 104,8 109,8
  Women 6,60 7,70 6,72 6,98 110,9 115,3 105,3 110,3
  Men 7,61 8,95 7,82 8,09 109,3 114,9 104,0 109,2
H Transportation and storage 7,42 8,34 7,75 7,82 111,4 115,5 108,8 111,9
  Women 7,47 8,47 7,81 7,89 113,2 117,2 109,2 113,0
  Men 7,40 8,31 7,74 7,80 110,9 115,1 108,9 111,4
I Accommodation and food service activities 6,39 7,46 6,32 6,68 110,0 114,9 104,1 109,5
  Women 6,23 7,28 6,18 6,52 110,7 115,7 104,7 110,1
  Men 6,54 7,64 6,46 6,84 109,0 114,0 103,7 108,7
J Information and communication 10,14 11,84 10,32 10,72 110,0 116,0 106,2 110,5
  Women 9,24 10,73 9,43 9,76 111,9 117,7 107,5 112,2
  Men 10,59 12,39 10,76 11,20 109,1 115,3 105,4 109,7
K Financial and insurance activities 9,66 11,99 9,86 10,43 109,9 115,1 105,0 109,8
  Women 8,86 11,00 9,07 9,58 110,1 115,4 105,0 110,0
  Men 11,24 13,89 11,41 12,10 109,2 113,8 104,7 109,1
L Real estate activities 7,10 8,42 7,22 7,54 107,4 115,0 106,6 109,4
  Women 6,89 8,08 6,98 7,28 106,8 114,4 107,4 109,3
  Men 7,28 8,72 7,43 7,77 108,2 115,5 106,0 109,6
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 8,54 10,00 8,64 9,02 109,6 116,3 105,5 110,3
  Women 8,15 9,49 8,25 8,59 110,3 115,7 106,2 110,4
  Men 8,90 10,47 9,00 9,41 109,2 116,7 104,9 109,9
N Administrative and support service activities 6,19 7,01 6,16 6,43 108,0 115,5 106,9 109,9
  Women 6,10 6,89 6,05 6,33 107,6 115,4 106,1 109,5
  Men 6,25 7,09 6,23 6,50 108,3 115,7 107,4 110,2
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 9,79 11,37 9,99 10,34 109,0 114,8 103,2 108,8
  Women 9,12 10,53 9,26 9,60 109,7 115,1 104,6 109,6
  Men 10,50 12,23 10,75 11,11 108,6 114,6 102,0 108,1
P Education 8,84 10,11 8,79 9,21 107,5 112,6 102,8 107,5
  Women 8,59 9,82 8,56 8,95 107,8 112,9 103,1 107,7
  Men 9,82 11,24 9,69 10,21 106,9 111,6 101,6 106,5
Q Human health and social work activities 9,80 11,62 9,97 10,42 108,4 114,3 102,6 108,2
  Women 9,27 10,98 9,42 9,84 108,3 114,3 102,5 108,0
  Men 11,46 13,62 11,65 12,19 108,6 114,5 102,3 108,3
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 7,90 8,93 7,77 8,17 114,8 114,2 105,7 111,3
  Women 7,75 8,52 7,51 7,90 117,6 114,1 106,1 112,2
  Men 8,09 9,40 8,08 8,48 111,9 114,2 105,5 110,3
S Other service activities 6,38 7,34 6,47 6,70 111,7 116,5 108,0 111,9
  Women 6,00 6,92 6,07 6,31 111,1 116,7 107,6 111,7
  Men 7,13 8,20 7,26 7,50 112,8 116,6 108,7 112,4

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.

4 AVERAGE MONTHLY GROSS EARNINGS PER PAID HOUR IN LEGAL ENTITIES, ACCORDING TO NKD 20071) AND BY SEX
         Average monthly gross earnings per paid hour, euro Nominal indices of change in average monthly gross earnings according to payments for month
X XI XII X ‒ XII X 2025
X 2024		 XI 2025
XI 2024		 XII 2025
XII 2024		 X ‒ XII 2025
X ‒ XII 2024
  Total 11,00 12,81 11,23 11,63 110,3 115,3 106,5 110,6
  Women 10,79 12,59 10,99 11,40 110,4 115,4 106,4 110,5
  Men 11,17 12,99 11,44 11,81 110,2 115,3 106,8 110,5
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 9,68 10,65 9,81 10,02 109,6 115,5 108,2 110,8
  Women 9,21 10,30 9,37 9,60 112,7 118,4 109,3 113,3
  Men 9,85 10,78 9,97 10,17 108,6 114,6 107,7 110,1
B Mining and quarrying 11,09 12,55 13,15 12,25 109,6 114,9 113,2 112,5
  Women 10,38 11,86 10,39 10,82 109,7 112,7 99,6 106,9
  Men 11,18 12,63 13,49 12,42 109,6 115,1 114,7 113,1
C Manufacturing 9,97 11,56 10,21 10,54 111,5 115,9 108,6 111,9
  Women 8,95 10,39 9,20 9,47 111,9 116,5 108,6 112,1
  Men 10,46 12,12 10,69 11,04 111,3 115,8 108,4 111,6
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 13,74 14,47 15,34 14,52 110,3 112,8 107,8 110,3
  Women 13,96 14,51 15,53 14,67 110,6 111,5 108,4 110,1
  Men 13,68 14,46 15,29 14,48 110,2 113,1 107,6 110,3
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 10,04 11,29 10,30 10,51 114,0 117,1 110,3 113,6
  Women 10,31 11,46 10,53 10,73 114,4 116,7 110,5 113,7
  Men 9,98 11,25 10,24 10,45 114,1 117,3 110,2 113,6
F Construction 8,98 10,23 9,05 9,38 113,8 116,4 110,9 113,4
  Women 9,94 11,58 10,37 10,58 114,3 113,5 112,0 113,0
  Men 8,88 10,08 8,91 9,25 113,7 116,8 110,8 113,5
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9,77 11,51 10,05 10,40 111,0 115,8 106,3 110,9
  Women 9,04 10,61 9,24 9,59 112,0 116,2 107,2 111,6
  Men 10,59 12,53 10,95 11,30 109,7 115,4 105,3 109,8
H Transportation and storage 10,28 11,55 10,83 10,86 112,5 116,4 110,8 113,1
  Women 10,41 11,80 10,97 11,03 114,3 117,9 111,1 114,3
  Men 10,24 11,48 10,79 10,81 111,9 116,1 110,8 112,7
I Accommodation and food service activities 8,76 10,28 8,67 9,18 110,7 115,6 105,7 110,5
  Women 8,52 10,00 8,45 8,94 111,7 116,7 106,3 111,5
  Men 9,00 10,56 8,88 9,42 109,8 114,7 105,1 109,7
J Information and communication 14,67 17,17 14,97 15,54 110,0 116,1 107,0 110,8
  Women 13,34 15,52 13,66 14,11 112,1 118,0 108,6 112,7
  Men 15,33 17,98 15,62 16,24 109,0 115,2 106,2 109,9
K Financial and insurance activities 13,77 17,26 14,10 14,94 109,8 114,9 105,6 110,0
  Women 12,54 15,74 12,89 13,63 110,0 115,3 105,6 110,2
  Men 16,19 20,19 16,45 17,50 109,1 113,5 105,1 109,2
L Real estate activities 9,90 11,82 10,10 10,55 108,0 115,5 108,6 110,5
  Women 9,60 11,31 9,76 10,18 107,1 114,9 109,5 110,4
  Men 10,17 12,28 10,40 10,89 108,9 116,4 107,9 110,8
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 12,13 14,24 12,29 12,83 109,9 116,5 106,6 110,8
  Women 11,57 13,51 11,72 12,21 110,6 116,1 107,2 111,0
  Men 12,65 14,93 12,81 13,39 109,3 117,2 106,0 110,5
N Administrative and support service activities 8,48 9,60 8,44 8,81 108,9 116,8 109,2 111,4
  Women 8,33 9,39 8,27 8,64 108,2 116,8 108,4 110,9
  Men 8,59 9,75 8,56 8,94 109,3 116,9 109,7 111,9
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 13,62 15,98 14,07 14,49 109,3 115,0 104,8 109,4
  Women 12,82 14,86 13,08 13,52 109,9 115,2 105,7 109,9
  Men 14,47 17,13 15,09 15,50 108,9 114,8 103,9 109,0
P Education 12,25 14,04 12,21 12,78 107,6 112,7 103,6 107,8
  Women 11,88 13,60 11,86 12,39 107,9 113,0 103,9 108,0
  Men 13,70 15,71 13,53 14,25 106,8 111,6 102,0 106,6
Q Human health and social work activities 13,82 16,52 14,11 14,75 108,4 114,5 103,2 108,5
  Women 13,00 15,51 13,27 13,86 108,3 114,4 103,2 108,4
  Men 16,39 19,63 16,71 17,50 108,5 114,5 102,9 108,4
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 11,06 12,51 10,87 11,44 115,9 114,4 107,0 112,2
  Women 10,84 11,91 10,49 11,05 119,0 114,4 107,4 113,3
  Men 11,32 13,19 11,30 11,89 112,6 113,9 106,3 110,8
S Other service activities 8,71 10,03 8,84 9,16 113,0 117,6 110,2 113,4
  Women 8,15 9,39 8,26 8,56 112,6 117,8 110,1 113,2
  Men 9,83 11,32 10,02 10,35 113,8 117,3 110,5 113,7

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.

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 payments in the current for the previous month, which is in line with the payment 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.

Data are presented on the basis of a dominant, main activity according to NKD 2007, while the monthly data published to date were presented on the basis of a "pure" activity. This means that the processing, in addition to the main activity, was performed by auxiliary activities as well, which is why the data by activities are not comparable with hitherto published monthly data.

Definitions

Average monthly paid net earnings comprise income of a person in employment earned for the work done during regular working hours as well as annual leave, paid leave, public 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 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 payments 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 payments 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 years.

 

Abbreviations

NKD 2007 National Classification of Activities, 2007 version

 

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