Cyprus average gross monthly earnings rise 3% to €2,548 in second quarter of 2026

Nicosia, Cyprus. Gross monthly pay in Cyprus averaged €2,548 in the second quarter of 2026, a 3 per cent increase on a year earlier, according to provisional data from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The overall figure hides considerable differences between men and women, Cypriot and non-Cypriot workers, and people in different income brackets.

Annual comparison

The second-quarter average compares with €2,475 in the same period of 2025. Women’s average earnings rose at a quicker pace than men’s over the year.

Distribution of earnings

Cystat found that 33.6 per cent of employees were paid under €1,500 a month, which equates to about one in three. Only 5.6 per cent received €6,000 or more, or fewer than one in 17. The biggest single group, at 41.4 per cent of employees, was paid between €1,500 and €2,999 monthly.

Limits of the average

The data are mean values and not medians, so a comparatively small number of high earners can lift them. They therefore do not necessarily show what a typical employee takes home. A median, which splits employees into two equal halves with one earning more and the other less, would give a better picture of a typical worker, especially where pay ranges from low wages to €6,000 or more for a small group. The Cystat release contains no median wage, so the pay of the typical employee cannot be established from it.

Seasonal adjustment and quarterly change

Before seasonal adjustment, average monthly earnings were €2,548 in the second quarter. After adjustment, the figure was €2,663, which is 0.6 per cent higher than the €2,648 recorded in the first quarter of 2026. The unadjusted average moved the other way, falling from €2,604 in the first quarter.