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The Head of the ZET Union Announced How Much He Earned as a Driver

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ZET and Čistoća workers have gone on strike, leaving Zagreb without public transport and waste collection. The union claims that the high salaries being mentioned in public are the exception, not the rule.

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ZET and Čistoća workers have gone on strike, leaving Zagreb without public transport and waste collection. The union claims that the high salaries being mentioned in public are the exception, not the rule.

·Zagreb, Croatia
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One question in particular dominates: if a ZET driver receives on average around 1, 992 euros net, then why does he go on strike? The answer is not quite so simple. Because pay itself is not the only theme of this strike. The unions are demanding a 19 percent increase in the base, as well as a new collective agreement that would be valid for more than one year. Negotiations with the employer did not lead to an agreement, and after a failed conci…

the public is having a big debate these days about the strike of ZET drivers and Purity workers. One question in particular dominates: if a ZET driver receives on average about 1.

'My average driver salary a year ago was 1,800 euros, and that's 26 years of experience'

The lowest paid salary for a ZET driver in July was 1,661.14 euros, and the highest salary paid to a ZET bus driver rose to 2,725 euros. At the same time, the average net salary in Zagreb in July was 1,758 euros.

The average paid net salary with permanent allowances for a bus/tram driver in ZET in July 2026 was 1,992.12 euros, which is an average of 63 percent more than in July 2021, and the average salary in the entire ZET in July was 1,931.33 euros.

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IndexHR broke the news in Zagreb, Croatia on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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