Work & incomeSlovakia
Median salary in Slovakia
What does the middle earner actually make in a month?
Slovakia's median salary is $2,235 PPP/mo — #32 of 78 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2024.
$2,235PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
Half of Slovakia's employees earn less than $2,235 a month, half earn more — the middle of the pay scale, in local buying power.
Among 78 countries
- Rank
- #32 of 78
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 59 %
- 46 of 78 countries
In Europe: #29 of 32vs median $1,379 PPP/mo: +62 % (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median earnings | vs Slovakia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $2,601 PPP/mo | +$366 PPP/mo |
| 31 | Bulgaria | $2,572 PPP/mo | +$337 PPP/mo |
| 32 | Slovakia | $2,235 PPP/mo | — |
| 33 | Hungary | $1,971 PPP/mo | −$264 PPP/mo |
| 34 | Portugal | $1,827 PPP/mo | −$408 PPP/mo |
Median monthly earnings of employees, PPP dollars (ILO) — the middle earner, not the average. The gap to mean earnings is the skew: the US mean is a third above its median, and that difference is real information.
How to read this figure
Median monthly earnings from the ILO’s twin flow — same collection and unit as the mean, but the MIDDLE earner: half earn less, half earn more. Compare the two and the gap is the pay-scale skew itself (the US mean sits about a third above its median; Norway’s barely a tenth). Distinct from median income, which is equivalised disposable household income after tax and transfers — this is gross pay per employee.