Salaries · Athens 2026

Lorry driver: how much the job pays in Athens

Carries loads by lorry

Gross a month, in Athens €1,490 €20,860 a year, with 14 salaries €1,158net a month

€1,057€1,609

Under 30
30-49
50+

The collective agreements

The base pay of the role in each agreement.

Fuel and LPG trade, collective agreement 2026-2029The companies that import and trade fuel and LPG. It binds the members of SEV. 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027

Tanker and lorry driversCategory 3 €941to €1,830
1. Up to 18 months€941
2. 18 months to 3 years€1,166
3. 3 to 6 years€1,234
4. 6 to 9 years€1,280
5. 9 to 12 years€1,325
6. 12 to 15 years€1,350
7. 15 to 18 years€1,398
8. 18 to 21 years€1,448
9. 21 to 24 years€1,473
10. 24 to 27 years€1,532
11. 27 to 30 years€1,566
12. 30 to 33 years€1,707
13. 33 to 36 years€1,768
14. 36 years and over€1,830

On top of the base pay: marriage 10%, university degree 15%, master’s 18%, doctorate 20%.

The years are experience in the sector. Assistants and cleaners get daily pay, from €42 in 2026.

SEV and the Panhellenic Energy Federation. Deposit no. 24/8.10.2026.

The base pay is the minimum for the role in this sector. The estimate above is the average pay, with the allowances.

All agreements

Where it pays best

The same group of jobs in each sector.

Energy €2,696
Mining and quarrying €1,661
Manufacturing €1,614
Real estate €1,602
Finance and insurance €1,573
Construction €1,520
Water and waste €1,502
Transport and storage €1,490
Information and communication €1,470
Trade €1,411
Administrative services €1,353
Professional and scientific €1,207
Arts and entertainment €1,168
Education €1,167
Other services €1,085
Health €969
Tourism and food service €953

The employers of the sector

Highest cost per employee first.

Blue Star FerriesTransport and storage · 2025 Cost per employee a year:€86,491209% above the sector Lorry driver, gross a month: €1,614 estimate
Piraeus Port AuthorityTransport and storage · 2025 Cost per employee a year:€75,373169% above the sector Lorry driver, gross a month: €1,614 estimate
Hellenic SeawaysTransport and storage · 2025 Cost per employee a year:€73,265162% above the sector Lorry driver, gross a month: €1,614 estimate
Minoan LinesTransport and storage · 2025 · Heraklion Cost per employee a year:€69,597148% above the sector Lorry driver, gross a month: €1,614 estimate
Athens International AirportTransport and storage · 2025 Cost per employee a year:€69,487148% above the sector Lorry driver, gross a month: €1,614 estimate
Piraeus Container TerminalTransport and storage · 2025 Cost per employee a year:€65,314133% above the sector Lorry driver, gross a month: €1,614 estimate

The cost is for the whole company, not only for this role. The vertical line shows the average of the sector.

The estimate follows the sector and the size of the company. It is not the pay of the company itself.

All 30 employers

Small or large company

The estimate by company headcount.

10 to 49 people €1,174
50 to 249 people €1,466
250 to 499 people €1,614

The survey does not cover companies with fewer than 10 people, nor those with 500 and more.

In December 2025, companies with fewer than 10 people paid 25.2% less a day than larger ones, across all professions, according to e-EFKA, the social security fund.

Education

Average yearly earnings in 2022, ELSTAT.

Basic education €17,052
Upper secondary or vocational training €18,450
University or technological degree €26,192
Master’s or doctorate €43,202

The table covers all professions in the sector “Transport and storage”. ELSTAT does not publish education by profession, so education does not change the estimate.

Years at the company

Average monthly earnings in 2022, Eurostat.

Less than 1 year €1,336
1 to 5 years €1,595
6 to 9 years €2,080
10 to 14 years €2,089
15 to 19 years €2,183
20 to 29 years €2,443
30 years and over €2,555

Men and women

Average monthly earnings in 2022, Eurostat.

Men €1,425
Women €1,305

In the group “Plant and machine operators and assemblers”, women earned 8.4% less than men. The gap also reflects the job within the group, the hours and the years, not only sex.

More recently, in December 2025, women in full-time work earned 10.4% less than men, across all professions, according to e-EFKA.

Transport and warehouses

Similar professions in Athens.

CourierDelivers parcels and orders to the door €1,253gross Bus driverCarries passengers by bus or coach €1,490gross Forklift operatorLoads and moves pallets with a forklift €1,490gross Warehouse workerReceives, stores and ships goods €1,713gross Logistics coordinatorOrganises shipments, routes and warehouses €1,713gross Flight attendantLooks after safety and the passengers on a flight €1,405gross

Two professions in the same ISCO group and the same sector have the same estimate. The official figures go no finer.

All professions

How we calculate it

Five steps, from official figures.

The level: the average full-time gross pay of the sector “Transport and storage” at the end of 2025, €1,643, from ERGANI (ΕΡΓΑΝΗ), the job register of the Ministry of Labour, through IOBE.

The profession: the ISCO-08 group “Plant and machine operators and assemblers” earns 0.85 times the average pay of the sector, in the Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (Έρευνα Διάρθρωσης Αμοιβών 2022) of ELSTAT.

Age: each age group takes its ratio within the same group of jobs, from the same survey.

Size: when you choose a company size, the estimate takes its ratio within the same group of jobs, from the same survey.

Athens: Attica pays 6.3% more than the country, by the hourly earnings of the survey.

The year has 14 salaries, and the estimate never falls below the minimum wage of 2026, €920. Net pay is for a single person with no children.

It is an estimate, not a job offer. The survey covers businesses with 10 or more employees, except public administration.

Sources

ELSTAT: Structure of Earnings Survey, year 2022 (release of 20.12.2024) · 19 October 2026
Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022: mean monthly earnings by occupation and sector (earn_ses22_48) · 19 October 2026
Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022: mean monthly earnings by occupation, age and sex (earn_ses22_21) · 19 October 2026
Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022: mean monthly earnings by sector and education (earn_ses22_23) · 19 October 2026
Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022: mean monthly earnings by sector and years with the enterprise (earn_ses22_24) · 19 October 2026
Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022: mean monthly earnings by occupation and size of enterprise (earn_ses22_25) · 19 October 2026
Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022: mean hourly earnings by NUTS 1 region (earn_ses22_rhr) · 19 October 2026
Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022: mean hourly earnings of the country (earn_ses22_hftpt) · 19 October 2026
IOBE: report on the minimum wage 2026, table 4.1 (ERGANI, fourth quarter of 2025) · 19 October 2026
e-EFKA: monthly figures of employees and the self-employed, December 2025, table 2 · 19 October 2026
e-EFKA: monthly employment figures, December 2025, tables I.3 and II.3 · 19 October 2026
ILO: International Standard Classification of Occupations, ISCO-08 · 19 October 2026