Local Salaries · Bulgaria
What is a good salary in 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (Sofia)?
The median is about $1,153/month; top-10% earners clear $2,943/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $842 | $10,104 | 1,461 EUR/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD). | $318 | $3,816 | 552 EUR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $1,153 | $13,836 | 2,000 EUR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,888 | $22,656 | 3,276 EUR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $2,943 | $35,316 | 5,106 EUR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $6,320 | $75,840 | 10,965 EUR/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $17,780 (2025) and Gini 39.5. Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇳🇷 Nauru — median $1,211/mo
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye — median $1,076/mo
- 🇸🇨 Seychelles — median $1,236/mo
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro — median $1,063/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Bulgaria
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Bulgaria?
- The median wage is about $1,153/month ($13,836/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,888/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $2,943/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Bulgaria?
- Roughly $2,943/month ($35,316/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $6,320/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Bulgaria?
- About $318/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD).
- How are these Bulgaria salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($17,780, 2025) and the Gini index (39.5). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.