I am considering moving from the US to Poland. I am wondering how the salaries are for someone for 8+years experience in finance and a Mathematics degree. I see big banks etc have offices there. I make a decent salary in my city, but there are hardly any attractive white women as they are overweight often. Poland is better for women having visited family.
finance salaries in Poland
So I am guessing you are a troll or a previously banned member
But if you are genuine then it depends on a few things.
- are you able to work here (you are a Polish citizen) ?
- do you speak Polish to a professional level ?
- have you got a finance qualification? cfa or cpa ?
- what branch of finance?
Certainly not easy in the banking sector these days but plenty of work in other sectors
But if you are genuine then it depends on a few things.
- are you able to work here (you are a Polish citizen) ?
- do you speak Polish to a professional level ?
- have you got a finance qualification? cfa or cpa ?
- what branch of finance?
Certainly not easy in the banking sector these days but plenty of work in other sectors
any attractive white women as they are overweight often
Men in the US are even more obese than their women. Are you too?
Ron2
13 Jan 2026 #4
@LoneWolf1
How attractive are you?
How attractive are you?
I've been in great shape, and great health all my life. Post in these online forums are so useless and full of negativity.
Post in these online forums are so useless and full of negativity.
Agree. I can give you a sensible answer if I know more about the level you are looking at
But negative or not, if your Polish is not at a good level then you won't get much more than PLN 5.000 gross.
If you can speak Polish your value doubles
But first you need a work permit unless you are a citizen
5000 PLN is 1382 USD. I have family in Poland and know you don't know what you are talking about. I can definitely make a lot more than that. So posters here are negative and that's about it.
Ok whatever - so ask your family.
I have long experience in finance in Poland and have employed maybe 100 people over the years
Without speaking Polish your only options are shared service centre work. Or options outside finance like Uber, Glovo or work in restaurants.
With a work permit and speaking Polish you have far more possibility
I have long experience in finance in Poland and have employed maybe 100 people over the years
Without speaking Polish your only options are shared service centre work. Or options outside finance like Uber, Glovo or work in restaurants.
With a work permit and speaking Polish you have far more possibility
I am wondering how the salaries are for someone for 8+years experience in finance and a Mathematics degree.
If you don't speak Polish and you don't have an EU passport, you'll be lucky to get 6,000zl a month after taxes. And that's if you can find anybody who will bother jumping through the hoops to get you a work permit, which will not be easy.
I see big banks etc have offices there.
Yes, but some are either going (e.g. Citibank) or gone (e.g. Credit Suisse). And why would they bother getting a work permit for you when they can either hire staff from EU states or from India (people from India are viewed here as more likely to work harder for the same money as people from the US and the UK and to be less likely to leave, i.e. they're viewed as better options).
Without speaking Polish your only options are shared service centre work
He might get work checking KYC forms or something like that but even that would be hard if he needs a work permit. And wouldn't pay much more than five grand a month.
Ron2
14 Jan 2026 #10
Poland is not the US. You cannot compare wages in these countries, even if you do exactly the same job. Besides, finance and accounting jobs are being taken over slowly but surely by AI.
Average Finance Manager salary in Poland is 280,000 zloty. It seems the posters here don't know what they are talking about. I see some jobs asking for just English in any case. I hoped that this was a forum with Polish people, but it is not.
280,000 zloty
I assume you're talking about yearly net salary. You can get that money easily in a big city if you're a good electrician or a plumber. Tradesmen are raking it in these days.
Finance? There is a lot of competition from people who know the Polish legal and economic reality, have family connections, friends and acquaintances as well as a network of contacts that allow them to get into good positions and stay there. Also, speaking perfect Polish is a must if you are to have proper contact with your clients. Do you plan to use an interpreter every time you meet someone? People who have a lot of money and are looking to invest it are not necessarily fluent in English (also, they would rather expect their personal advisor or finance manager to advise them in their language).
You better listen to what Cms and Lazarus are telling you - they know what they're talking about. Nobody is going to hire a random foreigner when they have plenty of local specialists to choose from. It's not 1990s anymore.
but there are hardly any attractive white women as they are overweight often.
Your post
Post in these online forums are so useless and full of negativity.
Self-criticism?
For a qualified Polish speaker managing maybe 4-5 people that is about right in Warsaw. Without Polish then there is little chance of anything gut the most basic position.
So given your positive attitude - it's best you get your family to sort something out for you
So given your positive attitude - it's best you get your family to sort something out for you
So posters here are negative and that's about it.
I hoped that this was a forum with Polish people, but it is not
Most of the people replying on this thread are Polish and the two of us who aren't have lived and worked in PL for a combined total of 60+ years.
lot of competition from people who know the Polish legal and economic reality... Also, speaking perfect Polish is a must
This is correct.
Poland is not the US
This is also correct. Poland is more modern and the business/employment environment is very different. Being from and having worked in any particular foreign country including your own does not bring any real advantage. Especially as there are many many Poles with proven international experience at a high level.
You will also find out that recruitment processes may be very different from what you are used to.
I have family in Poland
All of us here do in one way or another however listening to relatives like Uncle Mietek, Aunty Grażyna or cousin Wojtek and actually surviving and thriving in a make or break capital city are different things.
Ron2
16 Jan 2026 #16
It's always interesting when some data is found on Google and one assumes the reality matches it.
Knowing English is a must for a true finance professional in Poland. Having a family in Poland helps in getting connections (especially if you speak Polish), but it's unlikely to get you a great job right away, unless you're going to work for the family business.
Knowing English is a must for a true finance professional in Poland. Having a family in Poland helps in getting connections (especially if you speak Polish), but it's unlikely to get you a great job right away, unless you're going to work for the family business.
Average Finance Manager salary in Poland is 280,000 zloty.
That's a director-level salary in one of the Polish subsidiaries of an international bank here. Ask me how I know. But you're not going to get a director-level post here with a degree in maths and eight years of "experience".
For a qualified Polish speaker managing maybe 4-5 people that is about right in Warsaw.
Or a team quite a bit bigger if he's in one of the secondary cities.
Without Polish then there is little chance of anything gut the most basic position.
To be fair, if he had specialised skills or knowledge, a place could be found for him.For example if he knew the IFRS inside out. Particularly IFRS Sustainability Standards, that's a real staff shortage area right now. Or if he was an expert in CSRD compliance. But if his biggest selling point is a degree in maths, it'll be a hard pass from the finance sector here.
So given your positive attitude - it's best you get your family to sort something out for you
I think his attitude might have something to do with them not offering to help him find a job here.