Nearly a quarter of Cyprus employees take home under €1,500 gross
Cystat data for 2025 put median gross monthly pay at €1,953 and the average at €2,591, with 24.2% of employees earning below €1,500.
Roughly one in four employees in Cyprus received gross monthly pay of less than €1,500 in 2025, according to figures from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) reported by the Cyprus Mail. The most common pay band was €1,000–€1,249, which covered 13% of the workforce, followed by the €1,500–€1,749 range at 11.4% and €1,250–€1,499 at 11.2%.
Median gross monthly earnings reached €1,953, up 3.8% on the previous year's €1,881, while the mean climbed 4.3% to €2,591. The €638 gap between the two measures reflects how a small number of very high salaries lift the average above what a typical worker actually takes home.
Pay differed sharply by sector and nationality: financial and insurance activities averaged €5,038 a month, against €956 in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Cypriot employees had a median of €2,145, compared with €1,597 for non-Cypriots, who were over-represented at both the lowest and highest ends of the scale.
What it means for residents
The numbers are a useful reality check for anyone negotiating a salary, budgeting for rent or weighing a move between sectors — and they show that the headline average flatters most households.
- Use the median, not the average. Half of employees earn under €1,953 gross, so that figure is the better benchmark when judging whether an offer is normal for Cyprus.
- Sector matters more than almost anything. A move from agriculture or tourism into finance or IT can multiply gross pay several times over, which is worth factoring into career and relocation plans.
- Non-Cypriot staff face a wider spread. Their median is around €550 lower, so migrant workers should check contract terms carefully and know that the low-pay band is where they are most concentrated.
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