Blue-collar wages surge: Hourly pay jumps 13.1% in Q3 in Hungary
The average gross hourly pay rate for blue-collar workers in Hungary climbed 13.1pc to HUF 2,098 in the third quarter from the same period a year earlier, an analysis by staffing company Trenkwalder and Moore Hungary shows.
Blue-collar wages on the rise
The hourly pay rate ranged between HUF 2,050 and 2,200 in most regions, but was under HUF 2,000 in the southwest of the country and was over HUF 2,900 in the capital.
The analysis was based on the wage data of close to 7,000 workers.
The gross hourly statutory minimum wage in Hungary stands at HUF 1,874 for skilled labourers and HUF 1,534 for unskilled workers.
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