San Marino: jobs and pay

What is the unemployment rate in San Marino?

San Marino's total unemployment rate was 4.18% in July 2026, according to the National Statistics Office's labour market rates table. The rate of unemployment in the strict sense was 2.63%. For 2025 as a whole the rates were 4.34% and 2.52%.

The office publishes two measures. "Strict sense" unemployment counts people who are out of work and immediately available. The total rate also includes other people registered as looking for work. Both rates have fallen sharply since 2016, when the total was 8.59%. Women's rates are higher than men's: 5.41% against 2.95% in July 2026 on the total measure.

Official sources: UNS: Tassi lavoro (XLSX) · UNS: Disoccupazione

How many cross-border workers are there in San Marino?

8,680 cross-border workers (frontalieri) were employed in San Marino in September 2025, 512 more (6.3%) than a year earlier, according to the National Statistics Office's Relazione economico-statistica 2026. They made up 37.7% of the total labour force and 45% of the private-sector labour force.

Cross-border workers live outside San Marino and travel in to work. The report links the rise to more retirements and fewer young residents entering work, as the population ages. The sectors with the largest increases in the year were manufacturing (225 more), wholesale and retail trade (88 more) and information and communication (77 more).

Official sources: Ufficio Nazionale di Statistica: Relazione economico-statistica 2026 (PDF)

How much is the average pension in San Marino?

The average ordinary pension in San Marino was €19,478 a year in 2024, up 1.2% on the year before, according to the National Statistics Office's Relazione economico-statistica 2026. 11,735 ordinary pensions were paid, against 10,262 in 2020, and total spending on them was €228.6 million.

The pension system is pay-as-you-go: today's contributions pay today's pensions. The report gives the ratio of people in work to pensioners as 2.05 in 2024, down 1.4% in a year. It notes that this ratio keeps falling as the population ages, even though employment is at a high level. Pensions are run by the Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale (ISS).

Official sources: Ufficio Nazionale di Statistica: Relazione economico-statistica 2026 (PDF)

How much is the minimum wage in San Marino?

1,728 EUR a month (about $1,871): that is the statutory minimum wage in San Marino for 2024, according to the ILO. That is the highest since at least 2017.

What is the average monthly salary in San Marino?

The ILO puts average monthly earnings of employees in San Marino at $2,317 a month in 2022. No year since 2016 has been lower. It is 17th highest of 43 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is $1,771 a month. Worldwide: 22nd of 98.