Salary in Bulgaria

It is difficult to say that salaries in Bulgaria is high; according to statistics, there is about 35% of the country’s population whose monthly salaries is less than 490 leva. There are just 4.5% of working Bulgarians, whose contractual incomes are more than 2600 leva. The tourism and agricultural workers salaries are especially low. On the contrary, the IT-workers salaries are among the highest salaries in the country.

The current monthly average salary for Bulgaria is 1050 leva.

In Sofia, there are the highest salaries in the country and there are no particular unemployment problems.

By the way, pensions in Bulgaria are scanty. The monthly pension of many Bulgarian pensioners is 160 leva.

For your information, currently 1 euro costs 1.95 leva.

It is almost impossible for a foreigner to find a job in Bulgaria. Perhaps, the exception is the IT specialists. Those people who want to immigrate to this country should not forget about this.

Notably, the official data of the Bulgarian salary statistics are traditionally overstated. Actually, the average salaries in this country are even lower. There are enough reasons for such an overestimate, but they are not considered here.

In the table below, all salaries are shown in Bulgarian leva.

Summing up, I can say the following about Bulgaria and working in this country. There are high unemployment rate, low salaries, high level of corruption, and widespread employer greed in Bulgaria.