Report: Average wages in Romania tripled since EU accession, inequalities still linger
Wages in Romania have seen a spectacular evolution after the country joined the European Union, with a notable rise in the last 8 years. In nominal terms, the average monthly net salary has more than tripled, from EUR 312 in 2007 to EUR…
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
· Updated · 3 min read
Wages in Romania have seen a spectacular evolution after the country joined the European Union, with a notable rise in the last 8 years. In nominal terms, the average monthly net salary has more than tripled, from EUR 312 in 2007 to EUR 1,045 in 2024, according to analysts from the Romanian Economic Monitor (RoEM) – UBB FSEGA, a research project of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca.
Even when taking inflation into account, which erodes purchasing power, the increase tops 122% in the average net salary.
