Gulyás: Teachers' wages to rise by 32%

Gulyás said in an interview with commercial media outlet atv.hu that the government has published decrees with the wage details for social consultation, though this would first depend on technical approval by the European Commission. He said the government wanted teachers’ salaries to reach 80% of average pay, so another 20.8% increase was planned for 2025. According to a ministry statement issued on Friday, teachers’ wages were slated to rise by 32.2% on average from January 1. Interns’ monthly remuneration was up from 400,000 forints (EUR 1,050) to 528,800 forints, while pay grade I teachers will get at least 538,000 forints and pay grade II teachers no less than 555,000 forints per month. Teachers in the master pay grade will get at least 630,000 forints a month and research teachers 750,000 forints. Regarding Ukraine’s EU bid, he said the Slovaks and Austrians, like Hungary, did not back the country’s proposed membership of the bloc. He also said that the payment of Hungary’s EU funds was not linked to Ukraine’s EU bid or changes to the EU budget framework.