Net annual earnings in Bulgaria
A single worker on average pay in Bulgaria took home €14,450 per year in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2008. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Bulgaria, 2025
€14,450
Change from 2024
+13.2%
European Union, 2025
€29,954 per year
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€25,273 per year
Net annual earnings in Bulgaria over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €14,450 per year | €29,954 per year |
| 2024 | €12,760 per yearb (break in time series) | €28,777 per yearb (break in time series) |
| 2023 | €9,890 per year | €28,324 per year |
| 2022 | €8,569 per year | €26,654 per year |
| 2021 | €7,457 per year | €25,104 per year |
| 2020 | €6,613 per year | €24,047 per year |
| 2019 | €6,093 per year | €23,850 per year |
| 2018 | €5,447 per year | €23,167 per year |
| 2017 | €5,133 per year | €22,597 per year |
| 2016 | €4,689 per year | €22,240 per year |
| 2015 | €4,339 per year | €21,954 per year |
| 2014 | €4,034 per year | €21,608 per year |
| 2013 | €3,798 per year | €21,324 per year |
| 2012 | €3,598 per year | – |
| 2011 | €3,396 per year | – |
| 2010 | €3,202 per year | – |
| 2009 | €2,951 per year | – |
| 2008 | €2,606 per year | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +13.2% from €12,760 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €4,339 per year, the figure has changed by +233.0%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €29,954 per year.