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PwC PayWell: Salary growth in Romania’s private sector still slow
The slowdown comes against a difficult economic backdrop.
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
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Private companies in Romania expect base salaries to rise by an average of 5.65% in 2027, following increases of 6.67% in 2026 and 7.47% in 2025, continuing a slowdown in wage growth, according to a PwC PayWell 2026 study.
The slowdown comes against a difficult economic backdrop. According to the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Romania’s GDP fell by 0.7% year on year in the first half of 2026 (unadjusted data), and the economy stagnated in the second quarter compared with the first.
