Data and AI salaries in Bulgaria

executive (High quality data)

Median

€45,036

per month

€3,753

This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.

Published archetype: Managers (OC1) in Information and communication (NACE J), firms with 10 or more employees, mean monthly gross 7,341 pre-euro BGN, SES 2022. Executive archetype: head of data/analytics at ICT firm.. Basis authority: Eurostat earn_ses22_48 Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 for Bulgaria (national source NSI), series labelled 'Mean monthly earnings' with indicator 'Gross earnings' in national currency pre-euro BGN. Figures are means across all seniority levels in the 2022 survey reference year. No sample size stated on page; SES is a stratified sample of enterprises with 10 or more employees (TOTAL row also includes reported micro units). Value converted from BGN at the irrevocably fixed rate of 1.95583 BGN per EUR; Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 January 2026.

lead (High quality data)

Median

€40,332

per month

€3,361

This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.

Published archetype: Managers (OC1) in Information and communication (NACE J), mean monthly gross 6,574 pre-euro BGN, SES 2022, all management levels.. Basis authority: Eurostat earn_ses22_48 Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 for Bulgaria (national source NSI), series labelled 'Mean monthly earnings' with indicator 'Gross earnings' in national currency pre-euro BGN. Figures are means across all seniority levels in the 2022 survey reference year. No sample size stated on page; SES is a stratified sample of enterprises with 10 or more employees (TOTAL row also includes reported micro units). Value converted from BGN at the irrevocably fixed rate of 1.95583 BGN per EUR; Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 January 2026.

senior (High quality data)

Median

€27,240

per month

€2,270

This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.

Published archetype: Professionals (OC2) in Information and communication (NACE J), mean monthly gross 4,439 pre-euro BGN, SES 2022. No free gross data specific to data roles; the ICT professionals pool is used. DEV.BG 2025 (net) shows junior Data Science net 2,250 to 4,050 pre-euro BGN and junior ETL net 2,100 to 3,400 pre-euro BGN, no senior data-specific gross figure is published free.. Basis authority: Eurostat earn_ses22_48 Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 for Bulgaria (national source NSI), series labelled 'Mean monthly earnings' with indicator 'Gross earnings' in national currency pre-euro BGN. Figures are means across all seniority levels in the 2022 survey reference year. No sample size stated on page; SES is a stratified sample of enterprises with 10 or more employees (TOTAL row also includes reported micro units). Value converted from BGN at the irrevocably fixed rate of 1.95583 BGN per EUR; Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 January 2026.