A pensioner living in Poland's Lower Silesia region receives more than 37,000 zloty each month, Gazeta Wrocławska reports. The figure makes the recipient the highest-paid retiree recorded in the region, according to the newspaper.
The monthly amount was reported on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The story was also carried by the Wrocław city portal wroclaw.pl, which described the payment as a regional record.
The reports do not name the pensioner or specify a profession. Gazeta Wrocławska presents the case as an outlier rather than a typical payment.
The figures come amid broader reporting on Poland's highest pensions. Biznes Wprost reported that the Social Insurance Institution, ZUS, has released details on the country's wealthiest retirees, while gospodarka.dziennik.pl noted that top pension payments in some professions reach as high as 54,000 zloty per month.
At the other end of the scale, Gazeta Prawna reported that the government and ZUS are looking at ways to address so-called "groszowe emerytury" — very small pensions sometimes granted after as little as a single day of work.
Taken together, the coverage points to wide variation in retirement income in Poland, with a small number of recipients collecting sums far above the average while others receive minimal amounts.
What to watch next: whether ZUS publishes further breakdowns of the country's largest pension payments, and how the government's discussions on minimum pensions develop.