Half of Poland's workers earn no more than 7,695 zloty gross

GUS has published data on the distribution of wages for April 2026. The median is 7,695 zloty gross, about 5,575 zloty net: exactly half of workers earn less. Over the year the median rose by 6%.

The average wage in the same month is 9,651.59 zloty gross, so the median is below the average by 1,956.59 zloty (20.3%).

The lowest-paid 10% earned no more than 4,806 zloty gross, which is the minimum wage. The highest-paid 10% earn from 14,926 zloty. In large companies (from 1,000 people) the median is 9,098.87 zloty, in micro-firms of up to 9 people the same 4,806.

The highest median is in IT and telecommunications: half of workers there earn from 13,007.75 zloty gross.