Company · Tourism and food service

HotelBrain: what it pays its staff

From the 2024 financial statements.

Cost per employee a year €31,793 €1,865gross a month, roughly

The cost also holds the employer contributions, and often other benefits. So the pay is a rough figure.

HotelBrain €31,793
The sector, Tourism and food service €20,512
The private sector €25,849

The sector and the private sector: the average full-time pay of 2025, with 14 salaries and the employer contributions.

Pay by role

The base pay of the agreement that binds it.

Hotels, collective agreement 2025-2026All hotels, campsites and rented rooms in Greece. It binds every employer. 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

Receptionist, Maître d’, Assistant maître d’ (or captain), Concierge A, Night porter A, Buffet attendant A, Head of rooms and public areas, Cook A, Pastry chef, Warehouse worker, AccountantCategory A €1,030
Head of laundry and linen room, Reception assistant, Concierge B, Waiter, Bartender, Cook B, Telephone operator, Controller or checker, Main courante clerk, Butcher, HostessCategory B €1,010
Assistant waiter, Floor valet, Service porter, Assistant at the lodge, buffet, restaurant, bar or linen room, Bellboy, Doorman, Linen keeper, Cook C, Room attendant, Assistant pastry chef, Mini market clerkCategory C €990
Laundry worker, Ironer, Cleaner of public areas, Seamstress, Dishwasher, Bath attendant, Head and assistant of the infirmary, Lifeguard at pools and the beach, Hotel maintenance technicianCategory D €970

On top of the base pay: experience €5.60 for each year in a hotel, family 10%, seasonal 10%, board and lodging, and from 1.6.2026 a temporary allowance of 2% of the base, until the occupational pension fund of the sector is set up (article 8).

A hotel with revenue of up to €55 a day for each room pays €40 less. The head chef gets at least 20% above Category A.

POEET and the Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers. Binding on all, Government Gazette B 2019/25.4.2025.

The base pay is the minimum for the role. The cost per employee above also holds the allowances, the contributions and the benefits.

Professions of the sector

Estimates for the sector in Athens, not the company.

ReceptionistWelcomes guests and handles bookings €1,478gross ChefSets the menu and runs the kitchen €1,539gross CookCooks the dishes at a restaurant or a hotel €1,202gross WaiterTakes orders and serves the customers €1,202gross BartenderMakes drinks and cocktails at the bar €1,202gross BaristaMakes coffee and serves at the counter €1,202gross Kitchen assistantPreps ingredients and cleans the kitchen €1,180gross Room attendantCleans and prepares the hotel rooms €1,180gross

Other companies of the sector

In the sector “Tourism and food service”.

How we calculate it

Two figures from the statements of the company.

The staff cost of the year, €26,197,288, divided by the staff, 824, makes €31,793 per person.

The monthly pay comes from taking off the employer contributions, 21.79%, and spreading the rest over 14 salaries.

It is the average of all roles, from the cashier to the board. It is not the pay of one role. The pay of each role is in the agreement.