Average wage — the average salary. The problem is that in the Czech Republic, there are three different numbers under this name, and each is used in its own area.
Three numbers — do not confuse
- 50,282 CZK — fact for Q1 2026 (nominally plus 8.1%, really plus 6.4%), data from ČSÚ (Czech Statistical Office) from 06/04/2026. This is the number for the news.
- 48,967 CZK — the amount from which tax and insurance thresholds for 2026 are calculated (ČSSZ - Czech Social Security Administration).
- 48,171 CZK — the base for calculating unemployment benefits for 2026.
What follows from this
- The threshold for the 23% tax rate is 36 × 48,967, which is 1,762,812 CZK per year.
- The maximum social security base is 48 × 48,967, which is 2,350,416 CZK per year.
- The maximum unemployment benefit is 0.8 × 48,171, which is 38,537 CZK per month.
Median: cannot be written
ČSÚ is temporarily not publishing the median (from the reporting year 2025). This means the phrase "median salary equals X" currently has no source — and for the reader, the difference between the average and median salary is large.
