Economy, jobs and prices in Kaunas, Lithuania: official figures
Employees in Kaunas city municipality earned €2,741 a month before tax on average in April to June 2026, 2nd highest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities; the Lithuanian average was €2,628.
What is the average net salary in Kaunas?
After tax, the average monthly wage in Kaunas city municipality was €1,658 in the second quarter of 2026 (Lithuania: €1,595), 2nd highest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities.
Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copyWhat is the gender pay gap in Kaunas?
Men working in Kaunas city municipality earned €2,851 gross a month in the second quarter of 2026 and women €2,624, a gender pay gap of 8.0%.
Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kaunas?
In 2025 the registered unemployed were equal to 9.7% of working-age residents in Kaunas city municipality, 16th highest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities; the national figure was 8.6%.
Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kaunas?
The unemployment rate in Kaunas was 5.7% in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat are the main jobs in Kaunas?
197,301 jobs were based in Kaunas in 2025; the biggest employers were trade, transport, hotels and restaurants (31% of jobs) and public administration, education and health (26%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Kaunas?
Tourist accommodation in Kaunas recorded 272,210 nights in 2020, 57% by visitors from abroad.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many cars are there in Kaunas?
There were 489 registered cars per 1,000 residents in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Averaged over 2025, gross monthly earnings in Kaunas city municipality were €2,513, 71% more than the 2020 average of €1,473 (Lithuania: 68%). Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
- Gross pay in Kaunas city municipality rose by 11.4% in the year to the second quarter of 2026, from €2,460 (Lithuania: 10.1%). Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
- Registered unemployment in Kaunas city municipality was 9.5% for men and 9.9% for women in 2025, compared with 8.8% overall in 2019 and 13.9% in 2010, after the financial crisis. Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
How Kaunas compares with other cities in Lithuania
Average gross monthly earnings, Q2 2026 (EUR) (2026Q2)
Kaunas ranks 2 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | City | Average gross monthly earnings, Q2 2026 (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilnius | €2,967 |
| 2 | Kaunas | €2,741 |
| 3 | Klaipeda | €2,582 |
| 4 | Shauliai | €2,313 |
Average net monthly earnings, Q2 2026 (EUR) (2026Q2)
Kaunas ranks 2 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | City | Average net monthly earnings, Q2 2026 (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilnius | €1,795 |
| 2 | Kaunas | €1,658 |
| 3 | Klaipeda | €1,572 |
| 4 | Shauliai | €1,435 |
Registered unemployed, % of working-age population (2025)
Kaunas ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | City | Registered unemployed, % of working-age population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaunas | 9.7% |
| 2 | Vilnius | 8.5% |
| 3 | Klaipeda | 8.2% |
| 4 | Shauliai | 6.6% |
Cars per 1,000 residents (2025)
Kaunas ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyTourist nights (2020)
Kaunas ranks 2 of 3, highest first.
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Sources
- State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal: Ratio of the registered unemployed to the working-age population by administrative territory and sex (S3R421_M3050101_2), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 db2007034013…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
- State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal: Average earnings (monthly) by administrative territory, sector, sex and type (S3R0050_M3060322), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fd5ea14bd535…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
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