Skip to content
worldsalaries .com

Average Maintenance Store Clerk Salary in Bulgaria for 2026

A maintenance store clerk in Bulgaria earns about 10,980 BGN a year. That's 72% below the national average of 38,700 BGN.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in Bulgaria sit around 5,620 BGN a year, while the very top stretches to 18,940 BGN. Everything on this page is in Bulgarian lev (BGN, symbol лв), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in Bulgaria, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.


How much does a maintenance store clerk make in Bulgaria?

Average salary
10,980 BGN
915 BGN per month
Lowest reported
5,620 BGN
468 BGN per month
Highest reported
18,940 BGN
1,578 BGN per month

A typical maintenance store clerk working in Bulgaria brings home around 915 BGN a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 5,620 BGN, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 18,940 BGN for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior maintenance store clerk working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.


How maintenance store clerk pay ranges in Bulgaria

A good way to think about salary in Bulgaria is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all maintenance store clerks in Bulgaria earn less than 12,120 BGN a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 10,100 BGN (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 17,620 BGN (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of maintenance store clerks sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 5,620 BGN. The highest stretch to 18,940 BGN, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

5,620
Low
12,120
Median
18,940
High
10,100
25th
17,620
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in BGN

Maintenance store clerk pay by experience in Bulgaria

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a maintenance store clerk in Bulgaria, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical maintenance store clerk salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    6,200 BGN
  • 2-5 Years
    +52% from previous
    9,440 BGN
  • 5-10 Years
    +43% from previous
    13,540 BGN
  • 10-15 Years
    +4% from previous
    14,140 BGN
  • 15-20 Years
    +16% from previous
    16,340 BGN
  • 20+ Years
    +18% from previous
    19,220 BGN

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 0 - 2 Years to 2 - 5 Years, where pay rises by about 52%. That is the point at which a maintenance store clerk typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.


Maintenance store clerk pay by education in Bulgaria

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving maintenance store clerk pay in Bulgaria. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average maintenance store clerk salary in Bulgaria broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • High School
    7,800 BGN
  • Certificate or Diploma
    +54% from previous
    12,020 BGN
  • Bachelor's Degree
    +5% from previous
    12,620 BGN
  • Master's Degree
    +26% from previous
    15,920 BGN

Maintenance store clerk gender pay gap in Bulgaria

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and Bulgaria is no exception. Male maintenance store clerks in Bulgaria earn an average of 12,120 BGN a year, while female maintenance store clerks earn around 12,200 BGN. That works out to a 1% gap in favour of women, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Maintenance Store Clerk gender pay gap

1%

Men earn this much less than women on average in Bulgaria.

Women 12,200 BGN
Men 12,120 BGN

Pay raises for a maintenance store clerk in Bulgaria

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in Bulgaria sees a raise of about 7% every 21 months, which works out to roughly 4% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in Bulgaria, the national average raise is around 7% every 20 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in Bulgaria:

  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Maintenance store clerk bonus rates in Bulgaria

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

27%

27% of maintenance store clerks in Bulgaria reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a maintenance store clerk a low-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary. The remaining 73% of maintenance store clerks reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in Bulgaria

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Maintenance store clerk: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in Bulgaria is about 2% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

2%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in Bulgaria on average.

Public sector 40,040 BGN
Private sector 39,160 BGN

Maintenance store clerk salary by city in Bulgaria

Maintenance store clerk pay is not even across Bulgaria. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Varna
  • Sofia
  • Plovdiv
  • Burgas
  • Stara Zagora
  • Rousse
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
VarnaCity13,700 BGN13,060 BGN6,960-19,020 BGN
SofiaCity11,880 BGN14,920 BGN6,080-20,000 BGN
PlovdivCity10,980 BGN12,120 BGN5,620-18,940 BGN
BurgasCity10,000 BGN8,880 BGN5,400-15,700 BGN
Stara ZagoraCity9,960 BGN12,840 BGN4,940-15,380 BGN
RousseCity9,940 BGN13,700 BGN6,700-20,300 BGN


Maintenance Store Clerk in Bulgaria: FAQs

  • How much does a maintenance store clerk make per month in Bulgaria?

    A maintenance store clerk in Bulgaria earns about 915 BGN a month before tax, based on an annual average of 10,980 BGN.

  • What's the salary range for a maintenance store clerk in Bulgaria?

    Entry-level maintenance store clerks in Bulgaria start near 5,620 BGN. Top-end pay reaches around 18,940 BGN. The middle 50% of earners sit between 10,100 and 17,620 BGN.

  • Is the median maintenance store clerk salary in Bulgaria higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 12,120 BGN, higher than the average of 10,980 BGN. Half of maintenance store clerks in Bulgaria earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for maintenance store clerks in Bulgaria?

    Men working as a maintenance store clerk in Bulgaria earn around 1% less than women on average (12,120 vs 12,200 BGN a year).

  • Do maintenance store clerks in Bulgaria get bonuses?

    About 27% of maintenance store clerks in Bulgaria reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 0% to 4% of base salary.

  • Do maintenance store clerks earn more in the public or private sector in Bulgaria?

    In Bulgaria, the public sector pays a maintenance store clerk about 2% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do maintenance store clerks in Bulgaria get a pay raise?

    A maintenance store clerk in Bulgaria sees a raise of around 7% every 21 months, equivalent to roughly 4% a year.