The average net salary in Slovenia for August 2026 amounted to 1,688.55 euros, while the Croatian average was 1,543 euros.

The Slovenian amount is higher by 145.55 euros, or about 9.4%. The data were published by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS) and the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS), and refer to employees in legal entities.

Slovenian salaries grew faster

Compared with August 2025, the average net salary in Slovenia increased by 8.1%, and in Croatia by 6.7%. This is nominal growth, that is, an increase in the salary amount before taking into account how much the cost of living increased in the meantime.

After accounting for price growth, the Slovenian average net salary increased in real terms by 5%, and the Croatian one by 2.4%. In other words, in both countries the average salary could cover more costs than a year earlier, but the improvement was more pronounced in Slovenia.

However, compared with July, a decline

The monthly comparison shows a different trend. The Slovenian average net salary was 0.4% lower than in July, while the Croatian one increased by 0.2%. When prices are taken into account, the purchasing power of the average net salary decreased in both countries, by 0.5% in Slovenia and by 0.2% in Croatia.

Large differences behind the average

Within Slovenia, earnings are not uniform. The average net salary in the public sector amounted to 1,928.93 euros, and in the private sector 1,574.19 euros. The private sector was thus considerably closer to the Croatian overall average than to the Slovenian public sector.