This is how much Poles currently earn. The Central Statistical Office revealed the cards
In May, the average salary in the enterprise sector was PLN 9,173.24. That’s 5.8 percent. more than a year ago, and at the same time by 3.8 percent. less than in April.
Data presented on Monday by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) shows that the average gross salary in the enterprise sector amounted to PLN 9,173.24 gross in May. This is an increase of 5.8%. compared to the same period in 2025. – The average monthly gross salary in the enterprise sector in May 2026 was 5.8% higher than in May 2025. – the Central Statistical Office reported.
Salaries in May. We’re back to 10,000. zloty
The office also reported that the average monthly gross salary in the enterprise sector was lower by 3.8% compared to April. This means that in the previous month Poles earned more than in May last year, but less than the month before.
Let us recall that a month ago the average salary in the enterprise sector was PLN 9,530.74, and in March it was PLN 9,652.19, which was a new record (the previous one of PLN 9,583 was recorded in December last year). The Central Statistical Office indicates that the decline in the average monthly salary in May this year compared to the previous month, it resulted from the lack or smaller scale of additional payments that occurred in April, i.e. awards, bonuses and premiums, including quarterly, annual, incentive and discretionary bonuses, as well as jubilee awards, which, apart from basic salaries, are also included in the remuneration components.
It is also worth emphasizing that May was another month in which price increases significantly exceeded the pace of price increases. Let us recall that consumer inflation in the previous month was 3.1%.
The Central Statistical Office also announced that in May the average employment in the enterprise sector amounted to 6,377.4 thousand. full-time positions, which means a decrease of 0.9%. in relation to the same period in 2025.
The data presented by the Central Statistical Office concern entities from the enterprise sector, which is part of the national economy. This sector includes entities employing at least ten employees (approximately 40% of all people working in the Polish economy).
