Stats: Real Salaries Up Y-o-Y in Almost All Sectors in September 2026

Bratislava, 12 November (TASR) - Average nominal monthly salaries posted year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in all the ten sectors monitored in September 2026, the Statistics Office reported on Thursday, with the increases ranging from 1.7 percent in the IT sector up to 11.9 percent in construction. Nine of the ten sectors reported real y-o-y salary growth (adjusted for inflation), with this ranging from 2 percent in pubs and restaurants up to 8.5 percent in construction. Real salaries in accommodation and wholesale showed dynamic growth of over 5 percent. A real salary drop was posted only in the IT sector, at 1.4 percent. The highest nominal salary of €2,596 per month was received by employees in the IT sector, followed by those in wholesale, with their salaries standing at €1,816 on average. At the opposite end of the scale in September were people engaged in pubs and restaurants, earning just over €871 per month, and those in construction, earning €1,291 on average. In the first nine months of 2026, meanwhile, salaries increased y-o-y in nominal terms in all ten monitored sectors, and in real terms in nine of them. Real salary growth ranged from 0.7 percent in the sale and repair of motor vehicles to 2.9 percent in transport and warehousing. Meanwhile, real salaries in the IT sector fell by 2.9 percent. ko/df