Average net earnings
Average monthly net earnings of full-time employees in forints, annual averages since 1992 (KSH).
- Latest
- 486,801 HUF2025
- over one year
- +9.4%2024: 444,938 HUF
- Record high
- 486,801 HUF2025
- Record low
- 15,628 HUF1992
- Data since
- 199215,628 HUF
Average net earnings
Regulation and key events
- 1 Jan 2011Flat income tax (16%)
From 2011 a single 16% personal income tax rate replaced the previous two rates (17% and 32%); the 'super-gross' tax base was phased out by 2013.
- 1 Jan 2016Income tax 15%
From 1 January 2016 the personal income tax rate is 15%.
- 1 Jan 2022Under-25 exemption
From 2022, people under 25 pay no personal income tax up to the average wage (715,765 HUF a month in 2026).
- 1 Jan 2023Mothers under 30
From 2023, mothers under 30 are exempt from income tax (up to the average wage until 2025, without a cap from 2026).
- 1 Jul 2025Family allowance +50%
From 1 July 2025 the family tax allowance rose by 50%, and with a second step on 1 January 2026 it doubled in total.
- 1 Oct 2025Mothers of three
From 1 October 2025, mothers of three children pay no income tax on earned income, regardless of age.
- 1 Jan 2026Mothers of two
From 1 January 2026, mothers of two under 40 are also exempt (the government announced in October 2026 that the age limit will not be raised). The family allowance reached double its pre-2025 level at the same time.
About this indicator
KSH data on full-time employees' average monthly earnings after taxes and contributions, as an annual average. Net pay has grown more than thirtyfold since 1992 – real wages show what happened to purchasing power.
The latest figure (2025) is 486,801 HUF, under the Orbán Viktor government. The series goes back to 1992; the highest value was 486,801 HUF (2025) and the lowest 15,628 HUF (1992).
Source: KSH (mun0191) · Updated: 27 Oct 2026 21:41 UTC · Download data (CSV)
By government
The value when each government took office and when it left (or the latest figure), plus the average during the term.
| Government | At start | At end / now | Change | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Magyar Péter (Tisza)Magyar · 2026–in office | no data yet | – | – | – |
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán II–V · 2010–2026 | 124,116 HUF | 486,801 HUF | +292.2% | 247,414 HUF |
Bajnai Gordon (MSZP)Bajnai · 2009–2010 | 122,267 HUF | 124,116 HUF | +1.5% | 124,116 HUF |
Gyurcsány Ferenc (MSZP)Gyurcsány · 2004–2009 | 93,715 HUF | 122,267 HUF | +30.5% | 112,662 HUF |
Medgyessy Péter (MSZP)Medgyessy · 2002–2004 | 64,913 HUF | 93,715 HUF | +44.4% | 86,697 HUF |
Orbán Viktor (Fidesz)Orbán I · 1998–2002 | 45,162 HUF | 64,913 HUF | +43.7% | 56,925 HUF |
Horn Gyula (MSZP)Horn · 1994–1998 | 23,424 HUF | 45,162 HUF | +92.8% | 34,936 HUF |
Boross Péter (MDF)Boross · 1993–1994 | 18,397 HUF | 23,424 HUF | +27.3% | 23,424 HUF |
Antall József (MDF)Antall · 1990–1993 | 15,628 HUF* | 18,397 HUF | +17.7% | 17,013 HUF |
* The series starts during this term, so the starting value is the first available observation.
Data table
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 486,801 HUF |
| 2024 | 444,938 HUF |
| 2023 | 393,901 HUF |
| 2022 | 345,495 HUF |
| 2021 | 292,197 HUF |
| 2020 | 269,524 HUF |
| 2019 | 246,788 HUF |
| 2018 | 219,412 HUF |
| 2017 | 197,516 HUF |
| 2016 | 175,009 HUF |
| 2015 | 162,391 HUF |
| 2014 | 155,690 HUF |
| 2013 | 151,118 HUF |
| 2012 | 144,085 HUF |
| 2011 | 141,151 HUF |
| 2010 | 132,604 HUF |
| 2009 | 124,116 HUF |
| 2008 | 122,267 HUF |
| 2007 | 114,282 HUF |
| 2006 | 110,951 HUF |
| 2005 | 103,149 HUF |
| 2004 | 93,715 HUF |
| 2003 | 88,753 HUF |
| 2002 | 77,622 HUF |
| 2001 | 64,913 HUF |
| 2000 | 55,785 HUF |
| 1999 | 50,076 HUF |
| 1998 | 45,162 HUF |
| 1997 | 38,145 HUF |
| 1996 | 30,544 HUF |
| 1995 | 25,891 HUF |
| 1994 | 23,424 HUF |
| 1993 | 18,397 HUF |
| 1992 | 15,628 HUF |
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