Local Salaries · Hungary
What is a good salary in 🇭🇺 Hungary (Budapest)?
The median is about $1,620/month; top-10% earners clear $3,305/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,049 | $12,588 | 370,444 HUF/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD). | $823 | $9,876 | 290,634 HUF/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $1,620 | $19,440 | 572,087 HUF/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $2,358 | $28,296 | 832,704 HUF/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $3,305 | $39,660 | 1,167,128 HUF/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $5,911 | $70,932 | 2,087,411 HUF/mo |
Modeled from World Bank GNI $23,850 (2025) and Gini 30.6. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇵🇱 Poland — median $1,809/mo
- 🇬🇷 Greece — median $2,031/mo
- 🇵🇹 Portugal — median $2,073/mo
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye — median $1,076/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Hungary · a fair US → Hungary salary
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Hungary?
- The median wage is about $1,620/month ($19,440/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $2,358/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $3,305/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Hungary?
- Roughly $3,305/month ($39,660/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $5,911/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Hungary?
- About $823/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD).
- How are these Hungary salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($23,850, 2025) and the Gini index (30.6). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.