Hungary’s minimum wage is HUF 322,800 a month (2026), and employees under 25 pay no personal income tax. Unemployment was 4.4% in 2025 – below the EU average – and 81.1% of people aged 20–64 have a job. Find out where to look for a job, how to apply in Hungarian and what to arrange in your first weeks.
Hungary is a country of 9.5 million people with an employment rate well above the EU average: 81.1% of people aged 20–64 have a job (EU: 76.1%).
Unemployment went up from 3.6% in 2022 to 4.5% in 2024 and was 4.4% in 2025 – below the EU average of 6.0%. Youth unemployment is also lower than in the EU as a whole: 13.9% among people aged 15–24, compared with 15.2%.
As an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen you do not need a work permit – you can move, look for a job and start working on the same terms as Hungarians. For most jobs you apply in Hungarian: CVs are written in Hungarian and, depending on the post, also in English. And if you are under 25, you pay no personal income tax on your salary.
Key figures: Eurostat (population on 1 January 2026; unemployment and employment rates 2025; minimum wages July 2026); for the United Kingdom – Office for National Statistics; for Liechtenstein – national statistics. Country information: EURES – Living and working conditions, public employment services and the official government websites listed under each country. Rules, thresholds and amounts can change – check the official sources before you move. Updated: October 2026.
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