Here is the average salary in Poland. There are new data from the Central Statistical Office on wages

Average salary in Poland according to the Central Statistical Office

As reported by the Central Statistical Office on Tuesday, the average gross salary in the enterprise sector in September 2026 increased by 5.9%. year to year and amounted to PLN 9,266.48.

Employment in this sector decreased by 0.8% y/y.

The PAP Biznes consensus assumed an increase in wages by 6.1%. y/y and employment decline by 0.8%. rdr.

Wage dynamics according to economists

"The acceleration of wage dynamics in September is primarily the result of two sections of the economy - trade and forestry. Trade has had a few volatile months behind it, but they were really strong months; in particular, in July and September, wages in this section grew by over 7 percent y/y. We last saw such high readings at the beginning of 2025, and this year, until the holidays, increases of 6 percent were the norm. In the case of forestry, bonus payments and potential pay rises were again confused. recent months," noted Bank Pekao economists.

They added that September data confirms their forecast of the wage growth rate in 2026; they expect dynamics at the level of 6%.

In the following months, wage growth will decline slightly, although it will probably remain slightly above 5% throughout 2027. on an annual basis - wrote Erste Bank Polska economist Bartosz Białas in a commentary to the Central Statistical Office data.

Increased inflation, related to, among others, with energy prices, does not translate into wage dynamics - wrote Leszek Kąsek, economist at ING Bank Śląski, in a commentary on the Central Statistical Office data.