CROATIA / SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

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Net (after tax)

7.04 HRK = 1 USD

233,751 HRK

$33,193 USD

Zagreb

245,392 HRK

119,717 HRK

$17,000 USD

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Average Salary / Croatia

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Average salary in Croatia is 233,751 HRK per year. The most typical earning is 119,717 HRK. All data are based on 502 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 235,913 HRK. Women receive a salary of 219,012 HRK.

The most paid careers are Management & Business with average income 371,123 HRK and Finance & Banking with income 361,264 HRK.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 252,814 HRK. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 247,181 HRK.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 12-16 Years of experience receive salary of 317,603 HRK. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 299,997 HRK.

Levels / Croatia (Gross HRK)

Salary Levels (HRK) per Year	Surveys	[%]
21,100 HRK - 35,199 HRK	0	n/a
35,200 HRK - 70,399 HRK	15	100% 2.99%
70,400 HRK - 105,599 HRK	63	97.01% 12.55%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
105,600 HRK - 140,799 HRK	90	84.46% 17.93%
140,800 HRK - 175,999 HRK	70	66.53% 13.94%
176,100 HRK - 211,299 HRK	60	52.59% 11.95%
211,300 HRK - 246,499 HRK	51	40.64% 10.16%
246,500 HRK - 281,699 HRK	43	30.48% 8.57%
281,700 HRK - 316,899 HRK	22	21.91% 4.38%
316,900 HRK - 352,099 HRK	19	17.53% 3.78%
352,100 HRK - 387,299 HRK	10	13.75% 1.99%
387,300 HRK - 422,499 HRK	6	11.75% 1.2%
422,500 HRK - 457,699 HRK	9	10.56% 1.79%
457,700 HRK - 492,899 HRK	8	8.76% 1.59%
493,000 HRK - 528,199 HRK	5	7.17% 1%
528,200 HRK - 563,399 HRK	1	6.18% 0.2%
563,400 HRK - 598,599 HRK	4	5.98% 0.8%
598,600 HRK - 633,799 HRK	4	5.18% 0.8%
633,800 HRK - 668,999 HRK	4	4.38% 0.8%
669,000 HRK - 704,199 HRK	3	3.59% 0.6%
704,200 HRK - 739,399 HRK	1	2.99% 0.2%
739,400 HRK - 774,599 HRK	3	2.79% 0.6%
774,600 HRK - 809,799 HRK	3	2.19% 0.6%
809,900 HRK - 845,099 HRK	0	n/a
845,100 HRK - 880,299 HRK	2	1.59% 0.4%
880,300 HRK - 915,499 HRK	0	n/a
915,500 HRK - 950,699 HRK	2	1.2% 0.4%
950,700 HRK - 985,899 HRK	1	0.8% 0.2%
985,900 HRK - 1,021,099 HRK	0	n/a
1,021,100 HRK - 1,056,299 HRK	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
1,056,300 HRK - 1,126,699 HRK	1	0.6% 0.2%
1,126,800 HRK - 1,197,199 HRK	0	n/a
1,197,200 HRK - 1,267,599 HRK	1	0.4% 0.2%
1,267,600 HRK - 1,337,999 HRK	0	n/a
1,338,000 HRK - 1,408,399 HRK	0	n/a
1,408,400 HRK - 1,478,899 HRK	0	n/a
1,478,900 HRK - 1,549,299 HRK	0	n/a
1,549,300 HRK - 1,619,699 HRK	0	n/a
1,619,700 HRK - 1,690,099 HRK	0	n/a
1,690,100 HRK - 1,760,499 HRK	0	n/a
1,760,500 HRK - 2,464,799 HRK	1	0.2% 0.2%

Gender / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	359	235,913 HRK
2	Women	118	219,012 HRK

Education / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	278	252,814 HRK
2	Doctorate Degree	28	247,181 HRK
3	Some College	34	228,167 HRK
4	Bachelors Degree	111	226,054 HRK
5	High School	48	147,886 HRK
6	Bellow H. School	3	85,914 HRK

Experience / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	12-16 Years	69	317,603 HRK
2	16-20 Years	34	299,997 HRK
3	20+ Years	33	295,772 HRK
4	8-12 Years	93	266,899 HRK
5	4-8 Years	103	214,082 HRK
6	0-1 Year	44	180,280 HRK
7	2-4 Years	87	171,829 HRK
8	1-2 Years	39	146,477 HRK

Age / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	4	508,446 HRK
2	51-55	12	338,729 HRK
3	41-45	42	297,180 HRK
4	36-40	91	289,434 HRK
5	n/a	27	267,603 HRK
6	46-50	26	252,814 HRK
7	31-35	100	234,505 HRK
8	26-30	154	186,618 HRK
9	21-25	40	147,181 HRK
10	14-20	5	87,323 HRK
11	61-65	1	77,464 HRK

Work Type / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	24	266,899 HRK
2	Permanent	404	247,885 HRK
3	Contract	63	149,998 HRK
4	Part Time	11	125,351 HRK

Cities / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	Split	32	258,448 HRK
2	Karlovac	6	258,448 HRK
3	Zagreb	359	245,068 HRK
4	Zadar	7	229,575 HRK
5	Slavonski Brod	2	222,533 HRK
6	Pula	13	217,603 HRK
7	--Other--	28	184,505 HRK
8	Rijeka	39	173,942 HRK
9	Osijek	16	162,674 HRK

Career Groups / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	Management & Business	44	371,123 HRK
2	Finance & Banking	30	361,264 HRK
3	Aviation & Shipping	4	355,630 HRK
4	Insurance	2	345,771 HRK
5	Logistics, Road, Railway	2	337,321 HRK
6	Health Care & Medical	14	299,997 HRK
7	Organization & Coordination	2	269,716 HRK
8	Salesmen & Saleswomen	8	266,899 HRK
9	Security & Fireguard	4	266,899 HRK
10	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	29	249,998 HRK
11	Public Sector	3	239,434 HRK
12	IT & Programming II	35	234,505 HRK
13	Engineers & Technicians	65	225,350 HRK
14	Architect Constructions	5	225,350 HRK
15	IT & Programming	96	218,308 HRK
16	Health Care & Medical II	15	216,195 HRK
17	Accounting & Administration	14	204,927 HRK
18	Engineers & Technicians IV	12	199,294 HRK
19	Hotels & Tourism	12	190,843 HRK
20	Human Resources	24	185,914 HRK
21	Making Design	5	178,871 HRK
22	Law	5	176,054 HRK
23	Education & University	20	152,111 HRK
24	Engineers & Technicians II	9	144,365 HRK
25	Automobile	3	143,660 HRK
26	Engineers & Technicians III	3	141,548 HRK
27	Engineers & Technicians V	7	135,914 HRK
28	Construction & Labor Workers	3	133,801 HRK
29	Media	6	131,689 HRK
30	Customer Services	3	130,984 HRK
31	Agriculture & Fishing	2	129,576 HRK
32	Geography & Geodesy	2	123,942 HRK
33	Sports & Recreation	2	116,196 HRK
34	Fashion	1	101,407 HRK
35	Military	1	92,252 HRK
36	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	4	87,323 HRK
37	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	6	85,914 HRK

Careers / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	Finance Manager	8	561,967 HRK
2	Risk Manager	3	533,094 HRK
3	Project Manager	4	523,939 HRK
4	Electrical Engineer	6	498,587 HRK
5	Director	8	487,320 HRK
6	General Manager	5	449,292 HRK
7	Doctor Specialist	5	424,644 HRK
8	Operations Manager	5	422,531 HRK
9	Store Manager	3	411,264 HRK
10	Manager	6	399,292 HRK
11	Electrical Engineer Lead	3	378,870 HRK
12	Software Engineer	3	349,293 HRK
13	CEO	5	347,884 HRK
14	IT Manager	7	321,828 HRK
15	Mechanical Engineer Lead	7	305,631 HRK
16	Sales Representative	3	278,166 HRK
17	Banks	3	255,631 HRK
18	Other Medical Career	3	255,631 HRK
19	Database Administrator	3	250,702 HRK
20	Lead Developer	6	249,998 HRK
21	Unix or Linux System Administrator	4	240,138 HRK
22	C, C++ Developer	9	238,730 HRK
23	Hotel Manager	6	238,730 HRK
24	Marketing Manager	6	231,688 HRK
25	Java Developer	3	231,688 HRK
26	Network Specialist	3	229,575 HRK
27	Human Resource	7	228,871 HRK
28	Marketing Executive	3	228,871 HRK
29	Pharmacist	5	218,308 HRK
30	Software Developer	23	216,195 HRK
31	IT Project Manager	14	203,519 HRK
32	Accountant	4	203,519 HRK
33	Computer Engineer	3	202,815 HRK
34	Research Engineer	7	194,364 HRK
35	University Professor Assistant	4	190,843 HRK
36	.NET Developer	8	187,322 HRK
37	Doctor	3	186,618 HRK
38	Human Resources Manager	7	180,280 HRK
39	Other IT Career	8	175,350 HRK
40	Chemical Engineer Lead	3	173,238 HRK
41	Civil Engineer	8	171,829 HRK
42	Financial Analyst	5	167,604 HRK
43	Other Human Resource Career	6	163,378 HRK
44	Chemical Engineer	3	162,674 HRK
45	Other Tourism Career	3	162,674 HRK
46	Other Education Career	6	161,266 HRK
47	Mechanical Engineer	21	160,562 HRK
48	Engineer	8	152,815 HRK
49	Marketing	4	152,815 HRK
50	Energy Engineer	3	149,294 HRK
51	Other Engineer Career	7	135,914 HRK
52	Lecturer	3	125,351 HRK
53	System Administrator	3	124,646 HRK
54	Sales Manager	3	121,830 HRK
55	Receptionist	3	121,125 HRK
56	Dentist	3	121,125 HRK
57	Web Developer	6	110,562 HRK
58	Manufacturing	3	78,872 HRK

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Assistant

Posted 30 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Location and tourism research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	116,800 HRK

Digital Fashion Designer

Posted 28 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Using digital programs for designing clothes and pattern making."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	101,600 HRK

Regulatory Manager

Posted 07 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Banking regulation, risk management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	186,400 HRK

Brewer

Posted 04 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Brewing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	128,300 HRK

Internal Auditor

Posted 20 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Auditing bank processes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	193,000 HRK

Operations Director

Posted 19 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Leading 5 Plants, in charge of daily operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Karlovac	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	662,200 HRK

Assistant

Posted 16 July 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	113,500 HRK

Recruitment And Employment Specialist

Posted 16 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruitment, onboarding, hiring new employees, HR administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Rijeka	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	728,600 HRK

Psychologist

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Talent development, performance management, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Osijek	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	97,300 HRK

Chief Officer

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Safety and Security."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Split	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	507,300 HRK

Senior. Net Developer

Posted 25 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Microservices, Azure, C#, . NET, web development, databases."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	280,100 HRK

Lead Technologist

Posted 15 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Industrial engineering - new technologies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	182,600 HRK

Site Engineer

Posted 15 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Construction project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Osijek	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	121,800 HRK

Project Researcher

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research technologies and apply them to the product design, develop a product around standard parts and within the limits of supplier's capabilities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	156,300 HRK

Fx Trader

Posted 09 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Trading on a foreign exchange market, ie. closing banks positions and proprietary trading."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	254,200 HRK

Senior Developer

Posted 05 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	343,100 HRK

Software Developer

Posted 04 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programming, writing of requirements."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	279,400 HRK

Junior Software Architect

Posted 19 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

". NET development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Split	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	136,200 HRK

Business Communication

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Communication with partners."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Split	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	90,500 HRK

Risk Management Specialist

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Risk management specialist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	163,500 HRK

Managment Consulting - Associate

Posted 18 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial modeling, due diligence, real estate consulting, strategy consulting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	799,500 HRK

Hr Specialist

Posted 17 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sourcing (directly) talented and relevant candidates for a range of vacancies; Linkedin recruiting
• Position planning (creating and posting a vacant position, conducting a recruitment strategy meeting, defining requirements, expectations, competencies, selection team, time schedules, and attraction methods)
• Pre-selection activities, screening, assessing and qualifying candidates
• Talent attraction (searching in the internal and external database, advertising job board)
• Pre-interview activities, conducting interviews
• Consolidate interview feedback and assessment results."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	152,700 HRK

Java Developer

Posted 17 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java, Spring, Hibernate, Angular."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Osijek	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	213,800 HRK

Senior Developer

Posted 13 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Php symfony web."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	474,300 HRK

Agent

Posted 13 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Customer care."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	122,000 HRK

Consultant

Posted 02 December 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	112,900 HRK

Marketing Ans Sales

Posted 29 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Social Media Management, Community Management, Copywriting, Newsletter, Web content administration, contacting potential clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	93,700 HRK

Business Consultant

Posted 18 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Technical Account Manager for Telco."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	311,700 HRK

Director

Posted 08 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing Director."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	406,500 HRK

Management Conulting

Posted 28 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project manager, strategy and operations consultant, stakeholders management, change management, business development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	213,400 HRK

Executive

Posted 07 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Retail."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	213,800 HRK

Director

Posted 28 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management, Programming, Web, Digital Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Osijek	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	406,500 HRK

Automation Engineer

Posted 12 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"SCADA, PLC and HMI."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Rijeka	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	152,400 HRK

Referent

Posted 28 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Preparing documents."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Split	High School	4-8 Years	Advanced	109,000 HRK

Senior Software Enginner

Posted 22 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	325,200 HRK

Video Editor

Posted 20 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Video editing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	129,900 HRK

Programmer

Posted 16 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"C, linux."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	243,900 HRK

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 24 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Products and tools development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	115,200 HRK

Marketing Communications

Posted 25 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing communications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	326,200 HRK

Assistant Professor

Posted 10 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Scientific research; faculty teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	210,800 HRK

Fullstack

Posted 01 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fullstack dev working in xamarin too."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	118,600 HRK

Worker

Posted 15 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bilding cleaning demolition."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Osijek	Bellow H. School	4-8 Years	n/a	87,500 HRK

Country General Manager

Posted 13 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing director."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	777,500 HRK

Senior Software Engineer

Posted 21 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"DevOps, System Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	320,900 HRK

Mathematics Teacher

Posted 11 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Master of education in mathematics and computer science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	162,700 HRK

Psychologist

Posted 10 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Psychologist with phd and additional psychotherapy training."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	249,600 HRK

Packing Honey

Posted 13 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"I have HACCP and IFS certificat."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Osijek	High School	8-12 Years	n/a	72,900 HRK

Digital Designer

Posted 30 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"My key task is working on the client's branding, material for advertisement. 
Knowledge about motion design animation, marketing on social platforms and newsletters, graphic design. 
Using tools like Figma, Adobe ( Animate, Illustrator, Photoshop, Aftereffects, InDesign). 
Certificat from Facebook for creative strategy. 
Knowing English and German language."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	134,400 HRK

Translator

Posted 12 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Translation, proofreading, team coordination."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Pula	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	155,600 HRK

Marketing Trainee

Posted 15 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Internet Marketing Specialist certificate, bachelor of economics, in-house marketing trainee."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	136,900 HRK

ECONOMY / Croatia

In spite of the slow recession recovery, Croatia is still ahead of some EU members such as Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania. It's GDP per capita for year 2011 was around 64% of the EU average. Unemployment rate was 13.5% in March 2011. The country has experienced faster economic growth recently and has been preparing for the EU membership.

Economy in the Croatia is mostly based on the services. Tertiary sector accounts around 70% of all GDP. Tourism is very important industry in the Croatia, especially during the summer. It generates more than 7 billion EUR revenue per year.

Split, Croatia

The largest companies in Croatia are:

Agrokor
INA
HEP
HT
Zagrebacki Holding
Vipnet Croatia
Podravka