The newsroom of Srbija News received official salary statistics for May 2025 from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. According to the report, the average gross salary calculated for May amounted to 148,930 dinars, while the average net salary (after taxes and contributions) was 107,705 dinars.
SRBIJA NEWS – Compared to the same period last year (January–May 2024), gross and net salaries increased by 10.8% nominally and 6.2% in real terms. Specifically for May, gross salaries rose 7.7% nominally and 3.8% in real terms, while net salaries increased 7.5% nominally and 3.6% in real terms.
The median net salary in May 2025 was 84,408 dinars, meaning that 50% of employees earned less than this amount.
Key breakdowns:
- Employees in formal employment earned an average net salary of 108,164 dinars.
- Employees working outside formal employment earned 65,760 dinars.
- Public sector employees received an average net salary of 111,162 dinars, compared to 106,330 dinars in the non-public sector.
- Entrepreneurs and their employees earned on average 56,508 dinars net.
- Legal entities reported net salaries of 114,916 dinars.
These figures are based on tax return forms submitted to the Tax Administration and calculated per full-time equivalent (FTE). The methodology includes only officially declared income subject to tax and social contributions.
Salaries that are not taxed, such as compensation for travel expenses, per diems, long-term sick leave, jubilee awards, severance pay, or solidarity assistance, are not included in the official salary statistics.
It’s worth noting that since 1999, the Statistical Office has not collected data from the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, and this region is not included in the national average.
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