Economy, jobs and prices in Klaipeda, Lithuania: official figures
In the second quarter of 2026 average gross pay in Klaipėda city municipality reached €2,582 a month, 2% below the Lithuanian average and 3rd highest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities.
What is the average net salary in Klaipėda?
After tax, the average monthly wage in Klaipėda city municipality was €1,572 in the second quarter of 2026 (Lithuania: €1,595), 3rd highest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities.
Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copyWhat is the gender pay gap in Klaipėda?
Men working in Klaipėda city municipality earned €2,644 gross a month in the second quarter of 2026 and women €2,497, a gender pay gap of 5.5%.
Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Klaipėda?
8.2% of the working-age population of Klaipėda city municipality were registered as unemployed in 2025, 22nd lowest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities.
Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Klaipeda?
The unemployment rate in Klaipeda was 7.1% in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat are the main jobs in Klaipeda?
102,115 jobs were based in Klaipeda in 2025; the biggest employers were trade, transport, hotels and restaurants (29% of jobs) and industry and energy (23%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Klaipeda?
Tourist accommodation in Klaipeda recorded 234,496 nights in 2020, 22% by visitors from abroad.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many cars are there in Klaipeda?
There were 426 registered cars per 1,000 residents in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Averaged over 2025, gross monthly earnings in Klaipėda city municipality were €2,402, 62% more than the 2020 average of €1,478 (Lithuania: 68%). Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
- Gross pay in Klaipėda city municipality rose by 8.4% in the year to the second quarter of 2026, from €2,382 (Lithuania: 10.1%). Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
- Registered unemployment in Klaipėda city municipality was 7.6% for men and 8.9% for women in 2025, compared with 7.1% overall in 2019 and 15.2% in 2010, after the financial crisis. Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
How Klaipeda compares with other cities in Lithuania
Average gross monthly earnings, Q2 2026 (EUR) (2026Q2)
Klaipeda ranks 3 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)
Klaipeda ranks 3 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)
Klaipeda ranks 3 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)
Klaipeda ranks 2 of 3, highest first.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyTourist nights (2020)
Klaipeda ranks 3 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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