The executive director of “Holding BDZ” EAD received a monthly salary ranging between BGN 11,000 and BGN 13,000 in 2025, according to information obtained by bTV under the Access to Public Information Act.
The data shows that the head of the state railway holding received BGN 11,308.50 per month during the first quarter of the year. Between April and June, the monthly remuneration was BGN 10,770, while it returned to BGN 11,308.50 in the third quarter. During the final three months of 2025, the salary increased to BGN 12,924 per month.
Members of the BDZ Board of Directors also received significantly higher payments compared with average salaries in the railway sector. At the start of 2025, their monthly remuneration was slightly above BGN 5,500, while by the end of the year it had reached BGN 6,462.
The board members received BGN 5,654.25 in January, February and March, BGN 5,385 between April and June, BGN 5,654.25 in the third quarter and BGN 6,462 during the final quarter of the year.
A report by the Agency for Public Enterprises and Control showed that the manager and auditor of “BDZ - Passenger Transport” received a combined BGN 152,000 in 2024.
