
The median salary for men was PLN 332 higher than for women.
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The Central Statistical Office publishes data on the structure of remuneration according to the size of entities and gender.
The Central Statistical Office reported that the median salary in the national economy in April this year was PLN 7,695.00. This means that half of the employees were paid remuneration no higher than this amount, and the other half were paid no less.
The median salary for men was PLN 332 higher than for women
The value of the median salary varied depending on gender - among men it was PLN 7,877.52 (102.4% of the total value), while among women - PLN 7,545.48 (98.1% of the total value).
"Taking into account the size of the entity, the highest value of the median wage was recorded, as in previous periods, in entities employing 1,000 or more people - PLN 9,098.87 (118.2% of the total value), and the lowest in entities employing 9 or fewer people - at the minimum wage level, i.e. PLN 4,806.00 (62.5% of the total value)," the Central Statistical Office reported.

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In April 2026, the median salary in Poland was PLN 7,695 gross, which means an increase of 6% annually. The Central Statistical Office points to wage disparities between genders, the impact of company size and differences in earnings by industry.

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