CROATIA / SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

7.52 HRK = 1 USD

249,730 HRK

$33,201 USD

Zagreb

262,167 HRK

127,901 HRK

$17,004 USD

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Average Salary / Croatia

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Average salary in Croatia is 249,730 HRK per year. The most typical earning is 127,901 HRK. All data are based on 502 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 252,040 HRK. Women receive a salary of 233,983 HRK.

The most paid careers are Management & Business with average income 396,493 HRK and Finance & Banking with income 385,960 HRK.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 270,097 HRK. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 264,078 HRK.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 12-16 Years of experience receive salary of 339,314 HRK. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 320,505 HRK.

Levels / Croatia (Gross HRK)

Salary Levels (HRK) per Year	Surveys	[%]
22,600 HRK - 37,599 HRK	0	n/a
37,600 HRK - 75,199 HRK	15	100% 2.99%
75,200 HRK - 112,799 HRK	63	97.01% 12.55%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
112,900 HRK - 150,499 HRK	90	84.46% 17.93%
150,500 HRK - 188,099 HRK	70	66.53% 13.94%
188,100 HRK - 225,699 HRK	60	52.59% 11.95%
225,700 HRK - 263,299 HRK	51	40.64% 10.16%
263,300 HRK - 300,899 HRK	43	30.48% 8.57%
300,900 HRK - 338,599 HRK	22	21.91% 4.38%
338,600 HRK - 376,199 HRK	19	17.53% 3.78%
376,200 HRK - 413,799 HRK	10	13.75% 1.99%
413,800 HRK - 451,399 HRK	6	11.75% 1.2%
451,400 HRK - 488,999 HRK	9	10.56% 1.79%
489,000 HRK - 526,599 HRK	8	8.76% 1.59%
526,700 HRK - 564,299 HRK	5	7.17% 1%
564,300 HRK - 601,899 HRK	1	6.18% 0.2%
601,900 HRK - 639,499 HRK	4	5.98% 0.8%
639,500 HRK - 677,099 HRK	4	5.18% 0.8%
677,100 HRK - 714,699 HRK	4	4.38% 0.8%
714,700 HRK - 752,399 HRK	3	3.59% 0.6%
752,400 HRK - 789,999 HRK	1	2.99% 0.2%
790,000 HRK - 827,599 HRK	3	2.79% 0.6%
827,600 HRK - 865,199 HRK	3	2.19% 0.6%
865,200 HRK - 902,799 HRK	0	n/a
902,800 HRK - 940,399 HRK	2	1.59% 0.4%
940,500 HRK - 978,099 HRK	0	n/a
978,100 HRK - 1,015,699 HRK	2	1.2% 0.4%
1,015,700 HRK - 1,053,299 HRK	1	0.8% 0.2%
1,053,300 HRK - 1,090,899 HRK	0	n/a
1,090,900 HRK - 1,128,499 HRK	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
1,128,500 HRK - 1,203,799 HRK	1	0.6% 0.2%
1,203,800 HRK - 1,278,999 HRK	0	n/a
1,279,000 HRK - 1,354,199 HRK	1	0.4% 0.2%
1,354,200 HRK - 1,429,499 HRK	0	n/a
1,429,500 HRK - 1,504,699 HRK	0	n/a
1,504,700 HRK - 1,579,899 HRK	0	n/a
1,580,000 HRK - 1,655,199 HRK	0	n/a
1,655,200 HRK - 1,730,399 HRK	0	n/a
1,730,400 HRK - 1,805,699 HRK	0	n/a
1,805,700 HRK - 1,880,899 HRK	0	n/a
1,880,900 HRK - 2,633,299 HRK	1	0.2% 0.2%

Gender / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	359	252,040 HRK
2	Women	118	233,983 HRK

Education / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	278	270,097 HRK
2	Doctorate Degree	28	264,078 HRK
3	Some College	34	243,764 HRK
4	Bachelors Degree	111	241,507 HRK
5	High School	48	157,995 HRK
6	Bellow H. School	3	91,787 HRK

Experience / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	12-16 Years	69	339,314 HRK
2	16-20 Years	34	320,505 HRK
3	20+ Years	33	315,991 HRK
4	8-12 Years	93	285,144 HRK
5	4-8 Years	103	228,717 HRK
6	0-1 Year	44	192,604 HRK
7	2-4 Years	87	183,575 HRK
8	1-2 Years	39	156,490 HRK

Age / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	4	543,203 HRK
2	51-55	12	361,885 HRK
3	41-45	42	317,495 HRK
4	36-40	91	309,220 HRK
5	n/a	27	285,896 HRK
6	46-50	26	270,097 HRK
7	31-35	100	250,535 HRK
8	26-30	154	199,375 HRK
9	21-25	40	157,243 HRK
10	14-20	5	93,292 HRK
11	61-65	1	82,759 HRK

Work Type / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	24	285,144 HRK
2	Permanent	404	264,830 HRK
3	Contract	63	160,252 HRK
4	Part Time	11	133,920 HRK

Cities / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	Split	32	276,116 HRK
2	Karlovac	6	276,116 HRK
3	Zagreb	359	261,821 HRK
4	Zadar	7	245,269 HRK
5	Slavonski Brod	2	237,745 HRK
6	Pula	13	232,479 HRK
7	--Other--	28	197,118 HRK
8	Rijeka	39	185,832 HRK
9	Osijek	16	173,795 HRK

Career Groups / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	Management & Business	44	396,493 HRK
2	Finance & Banking	30	385,960 HRK
3	Aviation & Shipping	4	379,941 HRK
4	Insurance	2	369,408 HRK
5	Logistics, Road, Railway	2	360,380 HRK
6	Health Care & Medical	14	320,505 HRK
7	Organization & Coordination	2	288,153 HRK
8	Salesmen & Saleswomen	8	285,144 HRK
9	Security & Fireguard	4	285,144 HRK
10	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	29	267,087 HRK
11	Public Sector	3	255,802 HRK
12	IT & Programming II	35	250,535 HRK
13	Engineers & Technicians	65	240,755 HRK
14	Architect Constructions	5	240,755 HRK
15	IT & Programming	96	233,231 HRK
16	Health Care & Medical II	15	230,974 HRK
17	Accounting & Administration	14	218,936 HRK
18	Engineers & Technicians IV	12	212,917 HRK
19	Hotels & Tourism	12	203,889 HRK
20	Human Resources	24	198,623 HRK
21	Making Design	5	191,099 HRK
22	Law	5	188,090 HRK
23	Education & University	20	162,509 HRK
24	Engineers & Technicians II	9	154,233 HRK
25	Automobile	3	153,481 HRK
26	Engineers & Technicians III	3	151,224 HRK
27	Engineers & Technicians V	7	145,205 HRK
28	Construction & Labor Workers	3	142,948 HRK
29	Media	6	140,691 HRK
30	Customer Services	3	139,938 HRK
31	Agriculture & Fishing	2	138,434 HRK
32	Geography & Geodesy	2	132,415 HRK
33	Sports & Recreation	2	124,139 HRK
34	Fashion	1	108,339 HRK
35	Military	1	98,559 HRK
36	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	4	93,292 HRK
37	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	6	91,787 HRK

Careers / Croatia (Gross HRK)

#		Surveys
1	Finance Manager	8	600,383 HRK
2	Risk Manager	3	569,536 HRK
3	Project Manager	4	559,755 HRK
4	Electrical Engineer	6	532,670 HRK
5	Director	8	520,633 HRK
6	General Manager	5	480,005 HRK
7	Doctor Specialist	5	453,673 HRK
8	Operations Manager	5	451,416 HRK
9	Store Manager	3	439,378 HRK
10	Manager	6	426,588 HRK
11	Electrical Engineer Lead	3	404,769 HRK
12	Software Engineer	3	373,170 HRK
13	CEO	5	371,665 HRK
14	IT Manager	7	343,828 HRK
15	Mechanical Engineer Lead	7	326,524 HRK
16	Sales Representative	3	297,182 HRK
17	Banks	3	273,106 HRK
18	Other Medical Career	3	273,106 HRK
19	Database Administrator	3	267,840 HRK
20	Lead Developer	6	267,087 HRK
21	Unix or Linux System Administrator	4	256,554 HRK
22	C, C++ Developer	9	255,050 HRK
23	Hotel Manager	6	255,050 HRK
24	Marketing Manager	6	247,526 HRK
25	Java Developer	3	247,526 HRK
26	Network Specialist	3	245,269 HRK
27	Human Resource	7	244,517 HRK
28	Marketing Executive	3	244,517 HRK
29	Pharmacist	5	233,231 HRK
30	Software Developer	23	230,974 HRK
31	IT Project Manager	14	217,432 HRK
32	Accountant	4	217,432 HRK
33	Computer Engineer	3	216,679 HRK
34	Research Engineer	7	207,651 HRK
35	University Professor Assistant	4	203,889 HRK
36	.NET Developer	8	200,127 HRK
37	Doctor	3	199,375 HRK
38	Human Resources Manager	7	192,604 HRK
39	Other IT Career	8	187,337 HRK
40	Chemical Engineer Lead	3	185,080 HRK
41	Civil Engineer	8	183,575 HRK
42	Financial Analyst	5	179,061 HRK
43	Other Human Resource Career	6	174,547 HRK
44	Chemical Engineer	3	173,795 HRK
45	Other Tourism Career	3	173,795 HRK
46	Other Education Career	6	172,290 HRK
47	Mechanical Engineer	21	171,538 HRK
48	Engineer	8	163,262 HRK
49	Marketing	4	163,262 HRK
50	Energy Engineer	3	159,500 HRK
51	Other Engineer Career	7	145,205 HRK
52	Lecturer	3	133,920 HRK
53	System Administrator	3	133,167 HRK
54	Sales Manager	3	130,158 HRK
55	Receptionist	3	129,405 HRK
56	Dentist	3	129,405 HRK
57	Web Developer	6	118,120 HRK
58	Manufacturing	3	84,264 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	124,800 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	108,600 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	199,100 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	137,100 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	206,200 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	707,500 HRK

Assistant

Posted 16 July 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	121,300 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	778,400 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	103,900 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	542,000 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	299,200 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	195,100 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	130,100 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	167,000 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	271,600 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	366,600 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	298,500 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	145,500 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	96,700 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	174,600 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	854,200 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	163,100 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	228,400 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	506,700 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	130,300 HRK

Consultant

Posted 02 December 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Zagreb	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	120,600 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	100,200 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	333,000 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	434,300 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	228,000 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	228,400 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	434,300 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	162,900 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	116,400 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	347,500 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	138,700 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	260,600 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	123,100 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	348,500 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	225,200 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	126,700 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	93,500 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	830,600 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	342,800 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	173,800 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	266,700 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	77,900 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	143,600 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	166,200 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	146,200 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