How much does the president of the National Bank of Poland earn? We know Adam Glapiński's salary in 2025
2026-04-02 10:00
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2026-04-02 10:00
The salary of the President of the National Bank of Poland, Adam Glapiński, has aroused great emotions for years, and the latest data show the amounts paid in the building at ul. Świętokrzyska in 2025.
How much does the president of the National Bank of Poland earn?
On March 31, the National Bank of Poland presented data on the remuneration of NBP members and was described by “Fakt”. We then learned that the President of the National Bank of Poland, Adam Glapiński, earned money in the central bank in 2025 PLN 1.59 million gross. For comparison: in 2024, the president earned PLN 1,379,946 gross.
PThe basic monthly salary of the President of the National Bank of Poland is approximately 57 thousand PLN gross – this is how much Glapiński received in seven months: February, April, June, July, September, October and December. The president received the highest salary in March, when he earned over PLN 314,000. zloty.
High earnings of the “president's right hand”
The information about the salary of the “right hand of the president”, Adam Glapiński's first deputy, is also impressive. Marta Kightley earned money at the National Bank of Poland PLN 1,292,861 gross (compared to PLN 1,138,824 gross in 2024).
Marta Kightley's salary varied depending on the month. The basic salary was approximately PLN 42,000. PLN gross, but e.g. in January it was e.g. PLN 82.7 thousand. PLN, and the highest payment was recorded in March – PLN 233.4 thousand. zloty.
This is how much Poles earn
For comparison, we will provide the latest data on the median salary of Poles, which we learned on April 1 and which refer to October 2025.
According to official data from the Central Statistical Office, in October 2025, the average monthly gross salary in the national economy was PLN 8,990.80. However, a much more accurate indicator of how much we actually earn is the median.
The median salary in October 2025 was PLN 7,414.00 gross. This means that exactly half of those employed in Poland earned an amount not higher than PLN 7,414, and the other half – not lower. The median is therefore as much as 17.5% lower than the average national salary. The net amount is PLN 5,400.
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