Central Europe: In which capital do people earn the most?

The recent analysis also measured the pay gap between Bratislava and Košice.

People in Prague have the highest average earnings in central Europe. Bratislavans came second.People in Prague have the highest average earnings in central Europe. Bratislavans came second. (Source: SME)

Slovaks often tend to complain about being underpaid. However, it is not Slovaks but Hungarians who earn the least money in central Europe.

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While Bratislavans' average gross wage is €1,619.14, Budapest workers earn €1,503.08. People in Prague earn the most, €1,684.03, the Profesia.sk website informed in its press release.

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The study, carried out by the Platy.sk and Paylab.com websites, compared the three central European capitals. At the same time, they looked into the salary gap between the capital and the second largest city in a respective country.

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