Significant Salary Increases for Hungarian Leaders Effective Next Month
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President Katalin Novák among officials receiving substantial pay raises, reflecting average wage growth in Hungary.
The Central Statistical Office has reported that in the previous year, both the gross average salary and the net average salary, excluding benefits, increased by 13.2% compared to the same period in the prior year.
As a result of this adjustment, salaries for public officials and politicians, which were aligned with average wages in 2018, are set to change.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's monthly salary will increase by 640,000 forints, raising it to a total of 7.178 million forints starting next month.
Similarly, the basic salary for members of Parliament will rise to 1,940,400 forints, equivalent to three times the gross average salary from the previous year, reflecting a total pay increase of 173,000 forints.
While the Prime Minister determines ministers' salaries, it is anticipated that ministers may also experience a 13.2% salary increase in line with the parliamentary increase, although their salaries are not automatically revised at this time.
Additionally, President Katalin Novák's salary is set to increase by 514,000 forints, elevating her total salary from 5.248 million forints to 5.762 million forints.
This adjustment applies not only to the current president but also to former presidents such as Pál Schmitt and János Áder.
Furthermore, the central bank governor and the head of the State Audit Office will have their salaries increased to 7.762 million forints.
Recent data reveals that the gross average salary for full-time employees in Hungary reached 727,700 forints in December 2024, marking an 11% increase from the previous year.
The regular gross average salary is estimated at 625,400 forints, reflecting a 10.6% rise compared to the same time the previous year.
Notably, the increase in the regular gross average salary is partially attributed to adjustments made to the minimum wage and guaranteed wage minimums effective from December 2023. For specific sectors, the regular gross average salary is reported as 624,100 forints in businesses, 610,200 forints in the public budget, and 680,200 forints in the non-profit sector, showing increases of 9.4%, 14.5%, and 12.2%, respectively, over the past year.
As a result of this adjustment, salaries for public officials and politicians, which were aligned with average wages in 2018, are set to change.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's monthly salary will increase by 640,000 forints, raising it to a total of 7.178 million forints starting next month.
Similarly, the basic salary for members of Parliament will rise to 1,940,400 forints, equivalent to three times the gross average salary from the previous year, reflecting a total pay increase of 173,000 forints.
While the Prime Minister determines ministers' salaries, it is anticipated that ministers may also experience a 13.2% salary increase in line with the parliamentary increase, although their salaries are not automatically revised at this time.
Additionally, President Katalin Novák's salary is set to increase by 514,000 forints, elevating her total salary from 5.248 million forints to 5.762 million forints.
This adjustment applies not only to the current president but also to former presidents such as Pál Schmitt and János Áder.
Furthermore, the central bank governor and the head of the State Audit Office will have their salaries increased to 7.762 million forints.
Recent data reveals that the gross average salary for full-time employees in Hungary reached 727,700 forints in December 2024, marking an 11% increase from the previous year.
The regular gross average salary is estimated at 625,400 forints, reflecting a 10.6% rise compared to the same time the previous year.
Notably, the increase in the regular gross average salary is partially attributed to adjustments made to the minimum wage and guaranteed wage minimums effective from December 2023. For specific sectors, the regular gross average salary is reported as 624,100 forints in businesses, 610,200 forints in the public budget, and 680,200 forints in the non-profit sector, showing increases of 9.4%, 14.5%, and 12.2%, respectively, over the past year.
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