Hungarian healthcare workers to get long-awaited pay rise in July

Nurses and auxiliary health-care staff will benefit from a pay rise of 18 percent from July, the state secretary in charge of healthcare told a press conference on Tuesday.

The government has set aside HUF 50 billion (EUR 135,4 million) for the wage hikes this year, Péter Takács said, adding that some 84,000 nurses and 24,000 technicians will get higher salaries. Employers are set to receive HUF 57,600 each month per employee for the purpose, he added.

The state secretary referred to a qualified nurse who has been working for 4-6 years, noting that their salary will increase from HUF 423,000 (EUR 1146) to HUF 499,000 (EUR 1352) on July 1. A nurse with 20 years of experience is set to earn as much as HUF 583,000 (EUR 1580), he added.

Takács also announced that the government was planning to take “an even larger step” in its pay rise programme for A nurse with 20 years of experience is set to earn HUF 583,000 (EUR 1580), Péter Takács, state secretary in charge of healthcare, said. next March to “prevent the wage gap between doctors and nurses from deepening further”.