The new pay scale of healthcare workers came into force on March 1, with the first pay increase arriving in April. According to a statement from the Ministry of the Interior, the salaries of health workers will increase by around four times compared to 2010, with their average basic salary reaching 37 percent of the average basic salary for doctors, writes Index.
An average increase of 20 percent continues from March 1, following a uniform 18 percent pay increase in July of last year. The average monthly salary of full-time health workers was HUF 170,900 (EUR 432) in 2010, and after this year’s pay rise on March 1,
it could exceed HUF 800,000 (EUR 2,023).
According to the Interior Ministry’s communique, the earnings of health workers will quadruple compared to 2010, with their average basic salary reaching 37 percent of the average basic salary of doctors.
The pay raise, affecting around 84,000 workers, will apply to all health professionals and health workers covered by the health sector promotion rules. The government is spending HUF 200 billion (EUR 506 million) on the pay increase for nurses.