Salaries in Bulgaria
€1,619a month
Median monthly salary, 2022.
- Yearly
- €19,430
- Equals
- $924
Top 10 highest paying
- CEO€50,230
- Traditional chiefs and heads of village€49,220
- Senior government officials€48,800
- IT project manager€48,380
- Specialist doctor€47,530
- Finance manager€47,390
- Insurance agent€47,000
- Operations manager€46,830
- Social media manager€46,650
- Head of marketing€46,340
Top 10 lowest paying
- Fast food worker€7,042
- Food service worker€8,789
- Gas station salesperson€8,867
- Cashier€8,894
- Waiter€9,071
- Shelf stacker€9,079
- Kitchen assistant€9,087
- Cleaner€9,106
- Housekeeper€9,224
- Hairdresser€9,352
By major occupation group
| Managers | €3,509 a month |
| Armed forces | €1,574 a month |
| Professionals | €2,443 a month |
| Technicians and associate professionals | €1,748 a month |
| Craft and related trades workers | €1,242 a month |
| Clerical support workers | €1,201 a month |
| Plant and machine operators | €1,145 a month |
| Agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | €576 a month |
| Service and sales workers | €907 a month |
| Elementary occupations | €868 a month |
All jobs
- Accountant€27,890
- Accounts assistant€14,690
- Accounts clerk€18,680
- Actor€19,530
- Actuary€30,330
- Agricultural technician€19,010
- Aid worker€13,170
- Air traffic controller€31,270
- Air traffic safety technician€22,270
- Aircraft technician€18,010
- Airline pilot€31,930
- Animal carer€9,946
- Announcer€25,660
- Anthropologist€25,500
- Apiarists and sericulturists€7,568
- Aquaculture support worker€7,568
- Architect€27,080
- Art director€27,570
- Artist€25,620
- Astrologer€11,060
- Astrophysicist€33,460
- Athlete€20,560
- Audio-visual technician€19,430
- Audiology technician€17,710
- Audit clerk€15,820
- Auto mechanic€14,130
- Avionics mechanic€16,860
- Ballet dancer€22,880
- Bartender€9,498
- Basketmaker€12,080
- Beautician€9,366
- Benefits officer€20,410
- Bicycle mechanic€13,700
- Bike assembler€11,880
- Bindery worker€11,870
- Blacksmith€14,320
- Blaster€16,990
- Boiler operator€17,790
- Bricklayer€15,280
- Broadcast engineer€32,330
- Builder€15,450
- Bus driver€13,900
- Butcher€12,370
- Buyer€20,210
- Cabinetmaker€13,360
- Call centre agent€11,170
- Candle factory worker€13,560
- Car assembler€13,570
- Car cleaner€9,767
- Car electrician€17,050
- Car painter€14,160
- Career coach€26,120
- Caretaker€11,270
- Carpenter€14,680
- Carpet worker€12,290
- Cashier€8,894
- CEO€50,230
- Cheese maker€15,800
- Chef€17,200
- Chemical engineer€31,170
- Chemical engineering technician€23,220
- Chemical operator€23,760
- Chemical products plant and machine operators€15,370
- Chemist€28,150
- Chief engineer€24,970
- Childcare centre manager€30,700
- Civil engineer€30,260
- Civils worker€13,180
- Cleaner€9,106
- Cleaners€10,630
- Clerical support workers not elsewhere classified€13,820
- Client information workers not elsewhere classified€13,290
- Clinical research assistant€16,600
- Cnc operator€15,120
- Coffee taster€13,480
- Commodity trader€23,510
- Community health worker€19,850
- Companion€10,560
- Concrete finisher€15,610
- Construction foreman€24,450
- Construction manager€37,000
- Construction worker€11,480
- Cook€9,999
- Corporate trainer€26,400
- Correctional officer€13,950
- Corrugator operator€13,530
- Courier€10,340
- Craft and related workers not elsewhere classified€11,990
- Crane operators€16,230
- Crop producer€6,943
- Crop team leader€6,961
- Croupier€12,520
- Cure operator€13,070
- Customer service clerk€13,360
- Customs agent€18,860
- Customs officer€20,980
- Dance teacher€14,570
- Data administrator€29,850
- Data centre operator€23,750
- Data entry clerk€13,050
- Database and network professionals not elsewhere classified€30,970
- Day care worker€10,200
- Debt collector€15,460
- Deep-sea fisherman€7,175
- Dental hygienist€17,610
- Dentist€32,990
- Dietitian€24,440
- Doctor€39,450
- Door to door seller€10,930
- Draughtsperson€21,070
- Driving instructor€12,860
- Earthmoving and related plant operators€15,160
- Economist€31,630
- Education officer€26,210
- Electric powerline worker€18,890
- Electrical assembler€12,030
- Electrical engineer€33,050
- Electrical technician€22,900
- Electrician€16,040
- Electronic engineer€32,040
- Electronics engineering technician€21,360
- Elementary school teacher€26,320
- Embalmer€11,690
- Embroiderer€12,330
- Employment agent€20,520
- Energy manager€43,370
- Environment engineer€28,930
- Environmental protection professionals€26,460
- Esol teacher€22,540
- Event coordinator€18,830
- Executive assistant€19,920
- Fabric cutter€11,550
- Fabric dyer€12,140
- Façade cleaner€11,470
- Facility manager€43,320
- Factory labourer€10,890
- Farm equipment operator€13,340
- Farm hand€10,500
- Farm hands€9,928
- Fast food worker€7,042
- Fiacre driver€9,495
- File clerk€14,610
- Fill operator€11,060
- Finance adviser€25,730
- Finance manager€47,390
- Financial analyst€30,560
- Financier€30,620
- Fire alarm technician€16,370
- Firefighter€15,420
- Fisheries boatman€7,175
- Fishery production manager€32,040
- Fitness club manager€32,430
- Flight attendant€12,000
- Food and related products machine operators€12,320
- Food service worker€8,789
- Food stall holder€9,818
- Forest ranger€7,249
- Forest worker€11,250
- Forester€34,850
- Forestry advisor€27,900
- Forestry technician€19,420
- Forklift operator€12,740
- Fruit, vegetable and related preservers€12,850
- Fur animal rearer€7,692
- Garage manager€37,250
- Gardener€10,480
- Garment presser€9,405
- Gas station salesperson€8,867
- General manager€40,730
- Geologist€31,200
- Glassblower€12,810
- Glassmaker€13,510
- Glazier€14,230
- Gluing operator€11,230
- Grader€13,930
- Grinder€13,920
- Guide€10,560
- Gym worker€10,020
- Hairdresser€9,352
- Hand and pedal vehicle drivers€10,200
- Head of marketing€46,340
- Health professionals not elsewhere classified€24,260
- Health records clerk€19,400
- Health screener€18,170
- Heat treat operator€13,750
- Hide machine operator€12,220
- High school teacher€27,960
- Historian€26,670
- Horticulturist€6,769
- Hotel manager€32,170
- Hotel receptionist€11,990
- House manager€11,150
- Household manager€10,820
- Housekeeper€9,224
- HR manager€43,220
- Hunter€7,240
- Hvac mechanic€16,130
- Industrial engineer€31,210
- Industrial painter€13,580
- Information clerk€13,810
- Insulator€14,840
- Insurance agent€47,000
- Insurance seller€21,590
- IT presales technician€30,590
- IT project manager€48,380
- IT technician€20,690
- IT trainer€25,620
- Jeweller€12,840
- Journalist€25,940
- Judge€36,940
- Kitchen assistant€9,087
- Laboratory technologist€19,420
- Landscape architect€27,270
- Laser technician€23,130
- Laundry worker€10,510
- Lawyer€34,550
- Legal aide€20,120
- Legal professionals not elsewhere classified€29,760
- Legal secretary€17,510
- Legislators€19,820
- Librarian€25,800
- Library assistant€13,490
- Livestock and dairy producers€7,230
- Livestock farm labourers€10,150
- Loan officer€21,310
- Logistics manager€39,210
- Loss adjuster€22,200
- Machine oiler€16,890
- Mail carrier€14,440
- Management consultant€30,720
- Manufacturing director€41,870
- Market trader€10,970
- Marketing specialist€27,630
- Mechanical engineer€31,770
- Mechanical engineering technician€23,590
- Medical assistant€16,040
- Medical herbalist€18,530
- Medical laboratory technician€19,350
- Medical transcriber€17,610
- Medical writer€24,810
- Metal caster€14,640
- Metal filer€13,430
- Metal furnace operator€21,900
- Metal molder€14,070
- Metal worker€14,580
- Metallurgist€22,150
- Metalworker€15,270
- Meteorologist€30,830
- Meter reader€10,650
- Midwife€28,440
- Midwife assistant€20,540
- Military officer€20,420
- Mine engineer€33,510
- Mine supervisor€24,810
- Miners€16,640
- Mining assistant€13,300
- Mixed farmer€7,102
- Motorcyle courier€12,170
- Museum curator€24,990
- Museum technician€17,810
- Music teacher€23,290
- Musician€23,150
- Network engineer€21,860
- Networks engineer€30,890
- Nursing assistant€11,010
- Nursing associate professionals€19,240
- Nursing home manager€38,590
- Odd job persons€11,040
- Office clerk€14,400
- Office manager€21,220
- Operations manager€46,830
- Optician€17,020
- Optometrist€27,140
- Other artistic and cultural associate professionals€19,910
- Paper maker€13,970
- Paramedic€22,390
- Paramedical practitioners€30,890
- Passport officer€20,760
- Pastry cook€11,820
- Patent agent€23,880
- Pawnbroker€11,770
- Payroll clerk€15,940
- Performer€18,320
- Personal care attendant€10,730
- Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified€10,990
- Personnel clerks€15,260
- Pest control technician€13,240
- Petty officer€16,900
- Pharmacist€30,060
- Photo retoucher€11,660
- Photographer€17,600
- Physical therapist€24,700
- Piano tuner€14,890
- Picker and packer€9,580
- Plasterer€14,060
- Plumber€15,730
- Police detective€27,590
- Police officer€15,660
- Policy analyst€27,520
- Potter€13,130
- Poultry sexer€6,660
- Power plant operator€24,460
- Prepress technician€13,560
- Preschool teacher€22,200
- Preschool teaching assistant€10,240
- Primary school manager€42,360
- Print operator€13,190
- Prison teacher€23,850
- Process operator€26,930
- Product designer€25,560
- Product manager€46,050
- Production line coordinator€16,240
- Production supervisor€23,200
- Professor€28,560
- Project manager€42,210
- Promotions demonstrator€9,405
- Proofreader€15,290
- Psychologist€28,350
- Public health inspector€27,970
- Public relations professionals€25,870
- Pulp control worker€18,850
- Quality inspector€21,910
- Radiologic technologist€22,750
- Rail conductor€11,260
- Real estate agent€20,950
- Receptionist€12,000
- Registered nurse€28,710
- Regulatory government associate professionals not elsewhere classified€19,730
- Religious professionals€22,510
- Religious worker€17,680
- Rental sales worker€10,830
- Restaurant manager€28,150
- Retail sales associate€10,650
- Retail store supervisor€12,100
- Riding instructor€15,280
- Rig driller€16,680
- Rigger€16,740
- Roofer€11,840
- Runway model€9,606
- Sales engineer€29,750
- Sales representative€22,000
- Sawmill operator€13,050
- Scribes and related workers€14,750
- Secretary€14,810
- Security guard€11,650
- Senior government officials€48,800
- Set designer€17,910
- Sewing machine operator€10,570
- Sex worker€9,627
- Shelf stacker€9,079
- Ship pilot€23,430
- Ships’ deck crews and related workers€14,360
- Shoemaker€12,050
- Shop keeper€14,510
- Sign installer€13,450
- Signalman€16,770
- Slitter operator€12,960
- Social care worker€18,580
- Social media manager€46,650
- Social services manager€37,450
- Social worker€25,240
- Software developer€31,890
- Software programmer€29,440
- Software tester€30,430
- Soldier€18,130
- Sorter€11,220
- Special needs teacher€26,600
- Specialist doctor€47,530
- Speech therapist€25,480
- Sport coach€14,880
- Statistician€22,920
- Steel erector€15,830
- Stock coordinator€14,020
- Stone fabricator€13,790
- Stone planer€13,890
- Stonemason€14,950
- Store manager€35,300
- Street and related service workers€10,630
- Street sweeper€11,010
- Street vendor€10,600
- Subsistence crop farmers€6,206
- Subsistence fishers, hunters, trappers and gatherers€6,890
- Subsistence livestock farmers€6,276
- Subsistence mixed crop and livestock farmers€6,214
- Survey enumerator€13,710
- Surveyor€28,150
- Switchboard operator€14,810
- Systems administrator€29,750
- Systems analyst€32,330
- Tailor€10,680
- Tanner€12,950
- Tax officer€21,930
- Taxi driver€11,620
- Technical aide€21,860
- Telecom administrator€22,950
- Teller€15,250
- Tent builder€14,990
- Test engineer€31,280
- Textile braider€11,740
- Textile machine operator€11,410
- Therapy assistant€15,220
- Tile installer€14,050
- Tobacco dryer€13,310
- Trades union official€44,070
- Traditional chiefs and heads of village€49,220
- Traditional therapist€21,690
- Train driver€19,220
- Translator€23,900
- Transport clerks€16,080
- Travel agent€13,610
- Tree doctor€6,563
- Truck driver€14,150
- Typist€13,740
- Underwater welder€16,300
- Upholsterer€12,430
- Urban planner€28,700
- UX designer€23,860
- Vet technician€15,790
- Veterinarian€29,310
- Vocational teacher€25,880
- Waiter€9,071
- Warehouse worker€11,230
- Waste collector€11,190
- Watch maker€14,610
- Water and firewood collectors€10,480
- Water plant operator€21,020
- Water-based fisheries worker€10,060
- Web developer€29,470
- Web technician€23,760
- Welder€14,870
- Wind technician€19,130
- Winder operator€11,520
- Window washer€10,480
- Wood treater€13,700
- Woodworker€12,890
- Zoologist€28,810
Source: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, gross pay by major occupation group. How we calculate