Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

The highest salaries in Bulgaria are in small municipalities with large employers

Photo: Archive

The Institute for Market Economics reports that the highest salaries in Bulgaria are in small municipalities with large employers for another consecutive year. Leading are the municipalities in Sreda Gora region, on the territory of which there is a developed mining and related processing industry, as well as in the municipalities with very large enterprises in the energy sector. 

The highest average gross monthly salary in the country for 2020 was in the municipality of Chelopech - 1,314 euros, where one of the largest gold mines in Bulgaria is located. In second place is the average salary in the municipality of Kozloduy of 1,168 euros, where the Kozloduy nuclear power plant is operating, followed by Pirdop (968 euros), which has well-developed copper industry. 
Sofia Municipality is only in the 5th position, where the average salary is 956.5 euros. 
According to the analysis, high incomes are registered also in the periphery of the largest economic centres Sofia, Varna and Plovdiv, due to the development of services in cities, rapid growth in the digital sphere and strong industry in the periphery, which focuses on higher added value and brings higher incomes. 
Overall, despite the effects of the pandemic, average wages are rising everywhere.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria marks Day of Organic Agriculture

Bulgaria marks the Day of Organic Agriculture. In the EU, just 10.4% of production is organic, and in Bulgaria it is just 2-2.2%, Nadezhda Shopova from the Institute for Climate, Atmosphere and Water Research at the Bulgarian Academy..

published on 9/28/24 8:30 AM

Saturday will be warm, colder weather and rain expected Sunday

It will be sunny on Saturday. In the morning fog is expected in the eastern regions of Bulgaria. The lowest temperatures will be between 11 and 16°C; in Sofia – about 12°C. The highest will be between 29 and 34°C; in the capital..

published on 9/27/24 6:40 PM

Bulgaria's government sets the poverty line for 2025 at BGN 638

The poverty line for 2025 will be BGN 638 (EUR 326.2), the government has announced. It will increase by BGN 112, or by 21.3% compared to 2024. '' The new poverty line will positively impact vulnerable and low-income groups'', the government said...

published on 9/27/24 5:53 PM