# Revealing evidence of wages at the Bank of Greece

The 2,017 employees of the Bank of Greece are in the wage penthouse with average annual earnings of 94,200 euros mixed, according to the financial report of 2025. The increases were launched at 10.92% last year, due to the Operational Convention 2024-2027 and the Sectoral OTOE Convention. On the other hand, Commander Giannis Stournaras has maintained reduced earnings since 2014 to EUR 210,000 per year. In commercial banks, average wages range from EUR 36,389 (Eurobank) to EUR 51,196 (Optima Bank), significantly below the central bank.

The Marinopoulos family dominated the Greek retail trade and pharmaceutical industry for decades. It began in 1893 with a pharmacy in Solon, while in 1949 FAMAR was founded. In 1962 he opened the first supermarket in Kolonaki. Dimitris Marinopoulos was president of BSE in 1966-1970 and 1974-1978. The family brought to Greece Marks & Spencer (1990), Gap (2008) and Starbucks. In June 2016 the chain went bankrupt with debts of more than 1 billion euros due to overborrowing, incorrect handling and family disputes. The network passed to Slavenis, and recently lost Starbucks.