Wages in Poland’s corporate sector rose by 5.9% year-on-year to PLN 9,266.48 in September 2026, quickening from a 5.6% increase in August but coming in below market expectations of 6.1%. On a monthly basis, average gross wages edged up 0.1%, while wages excluding profit-related payments grew by 0.2%.
At the same time, average paid employment declined by 0.8% year-on-year to 6.36 million full-time equivalents, bringing the cumulative drop for the first nine months of the year to 1.0%. Employment also slipped 0.1% month-on-month. For January–September, the average gross wage rose 5.8% year-on-year to PLN 9,353.52.
The statutory minimum wage was raised by 3.0% in January 2026 to PLN 4,806, which also supported overall wage growth.
