Education and Teaching salaries in Croatia

executive (High quality data)

P25

€31,980

Median

€34,440

P75

€36,900

per month

€2,870

About €2,870 per month at the median.

p50 is the midpoint of the source's published span; the span endpoints are stored as p25 and p75 and are wider than quartiles. SPAN, published endpoints: Ravnatelj 3 (2.60) to Ravnatelj 1 (3.00) x 1,025.00 = 2,665 to 3,075 EUR, school principal by institution size; principals holding mentor or savjetnik titles earn up to about 4,090 EUR (coefficient 3.99). University alternatives: full professor base 3,895 EUR, rector 6,970 EUR. Basis authority: statutory gross base salary, coefficient per Ordinance NN 22/2024 multiplied by base value (osnovica) 1,025.00 EUR valid 1 Aug to 30 Nov 2026; osnovica is defined as a gross amount in Article 13(4) of the Pay Law NN 155/2023. Base salary only, excludes supplements such as seniority, duty or overtime pay. No sample, statute applies to all public service employees. Data year 2026. Rounded to nearest euro.

lead (High quality data)

P25

€29,280

Median

€30,756

P75

€32,232

per month

€2,563

About €2,563 per month at the median.

p50 is the midpoint of the source's published span; the span endpoints are stored as p25 and p75 and are wider than quartiles. SPAN, published endpoints: teacher expert career titles Savjetnik coefficient 2.38 x 1,025.00 = 2,440 EUR to Izvrsni savjetnik coefficient 2.62 x 1,025.00 = 2,686 EUR. These expert titles are the closest official lead level for teachers. Basis authority: statutory gross base salary, coefficient per Ordinance NN 22/2024 multiplied by base value (osnovica) 1,025.00 EUR valid 1 Aug to 30 Nov 2026; osnovica is defined as a gross amount in Article 13(4) of the Pay Law NN 155/2023. Base salary only, excludes supplements such as seniority, duty or overtime pay. No sample, statute applies to all public service employees. Data year 2026. Rounded to nearest euro.

senior (High quality data)

Median

€26,688

per month

€2,224

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

Only a floor figure is published for this cell; the stored value is that floor, and the true market center is likely higher. FLOOR ONLY. Published title: Ucitelj mentor / Nastavnik mentor (teacher with mentor title, the senior teacher rank), coefficient 2.17 x 1,025.00 = 2,224 EUR base. Untitled teacher base is 2,060 EUR (2.01). Context: SES pools all education professionals at 1,740 EUR (2022). Basis authority: statutory gross base salary, coefficient per Ordinance NN 22/2024 multiplied by base value (osnovica) 1,025.00 EUR valid 1 Aug to 30 Nov 2026; osnovica is defined as a gross amount in Article 13(4) of the Pay Law NN 155/2023. Base salary only, excludes supplements such as seniority, duty or overtime pay. No sample, statute applies to all public service employees. Data year 2026. Rounded to nearest euro.