Average salary in Latvia 2026: EUR 1,815 a month

Mean, median and net pay in 2025

The CSB average combines survey data with State Revenue Service records and covers both sectors. It rose 7.7% in 2025. Pay is close across sectors: EUR 1,800 in the private sector and EUR 1,863 in the public sector. The average hourly wage was EUR 12.27.

The median is the better guide to a typical salary. Half of employees earned less than EUR 1,462 gross, or EUR 1,117 net. The OECD's average annual wage for Latvia, EUR 24,684.87 per full-time equivalent in 2025, is higher than 12 x EUR 1,815 (EUR 21,780) because it is built from national accounts rather than payroll data.

Average salary in Latvia by region

Average salary in Latvia by industry

Riga against the rest of Latvia

Geography matters too. Riga and Pieriga averaged EUR 1,990 a month, the highest region as published, while Latgale in the east averaged EUR 1,302, a gap of EUR 688. Latgale's average is 65.43% of Riga's.

Highest and lowest paying industries

Financial and insurance activities paid the most at EUR 3,077 a month, followed by information and communication at EUR 2,861 and professional, scientific and technical activities at EUR 2,319. Energy supply (EUR 2,313) and public administration (EUR 2,103) were also above the national average. Accommodation and food service was lowest at EUR 1,190, only 1.53 times the EUR 780 minimum wage. The full industry table is shown above.

What a Latvian salary costs an employer

The employer's state social insurance is a flat 23.59% up to a maximum base of EUR 105,300 a year, so for almost every salary the cost is just pay x 1.2359.

A year at the national average is EUR 21,780 in pay plus EUR 5,137.90 in contributions, EUR 26,917.90 in total. The employee also has 10.50% withheld. Compare Latvia with other countries in the employer cost index or run a salary in the international cost calculator.

Hiring at Latvian salaries through an EOR

On a EUR 2,243.16 monthly cost, a $99 to $699 EOR fee (Native Teams to Oyster, list prices checked October 16 and 18, 2026, though the Native Teams help center says EUR 99; our EOR price comparison) is a big slice, so it pays to shop. Remote starts at $599 a month for EOR and, per its pricing page on October 16, 2026, charges startups no deposit or setup fee. Ask each provider whether it employs through its own Latvian company or a local partner, because that decides who answers payroll questions.

The Latvian minimum wage page has the rate history, our Latvia EOR guide covers probation and contracts, our EOR rankings compare providers, and Lithuanian salaries and Estonian salaries are the closest comparisons.