Since 2010, average gross wages in Hungary grew by 30 percent, while average net wages have gone up 32 percent, according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). In June, average gross wages reached HUF 297,000, up 14.4-percent y-o-y. Compared to 2010, wages grew by more than 40 percent to the first half of 2017, according to the latest KSH figures. In 2016, average gross wages were above HUF 263,000, while average net wages came in at HUF 175,000.