Average Salary and Tax in Bulgaria

Hi ST2512,

Welcome on Expat-blog!

I have moved your topic on the Sofia forum for better visibility.

I hope other members will adivse you very soon.

Wish you good luck
Christine

Hello, some answers to your questions although I need to check some details, I am able to provide some info.

1/ depending on your life style, but generally it should be more than enough.

2/ again depends, mainly on what we consider "software professionals". Senior software developers may start at 28000 BGN per annum.

3/ the official one might be around 30% of the income.

4/ again depending on life style, but I consider Sofia as a cheap city compared with other European ones.



Glad if I can help further or you need any other detail.

Cheers.

Hi,

My partner is a senior software developer from the UK (C++, PHP) with many years' experience. We live in the Varna area. He was recently offered a job 24,000 BGN per year (after deductions) so 80,000 is amazing. Just make sure that they give you a contract and - if it is in Bulgarian - get it translated before you sign.

Regarding cost of living - a couple who own their own home can live reasonably comfortably on around 1000 - 1500 BGN per month after deductions. If you want to be able to go out regularly, go away for holidays, etc, you need a bit more. Equally, if you don't buy a property, there will be rent to pay.

If anybody offers you any other jobs at 80K - and you don't want them, pass them our way.

Hello ST,
I'm struggling with the same questions as you..

- Per my understanding ~3500 euros a month is a very high salary for a developer. (usually they get 1500-2500 in international companies)

- Income tax per my investigation is 10%

- Is this company offering you some relocation package? can you elaborate more?

- It seems living cost is very cheap, I checked numbeo.com for comparisons, and have visited BG a few times - food and living is quite cheaper than rest of Europe. (don't know in the future...)

- Keep in mind that an average BG salary is ~350 euro.

Good luck, I would love hearing more updates from you.
Sinan.

Hahha..
Just noticed this post was a year ago. (blush)

Income tax in Bulgaria is 10% flat, no such a thing as a minimum non taxable income.

Old post, but all contributed to a topic which others may have thought of...