State Statistical Office: Average monthly net wage paid per employee, January 2018

Theme: Labour Market

Average monthly net wage paid per employee, January 2018

23.03.2018

According to the data of the State Statistical Office, the index of the average monthly net wage paid per employee in January 2018,
compared to January 2017, was 105.6.
This increase is caused by the increase of the average monthly net wage paid per employee in the sectors: Arts, entertainment and
recreation (37.3%), Mining and quarrying (20.3%) and Agriculture, forestry and fishing (12.5).
An increase in the average monthly net wage paid per employee compared to the previous month was recorded in the sectors: Arts,
entertainment and recreation (31.4%), Mining and quarrying (10.1%) and Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (6.3%).
The average net wage paid per employee in the quarter (November, December 2017 and January 2018) is 23 697
denars.
The average monthly net wage paid per employee in January 2018 was 24 025 denars.

In January 2018, the State Statistical Office changed the method of collecting data on wages (paper questionnaires with data collected from business entities) and switched to using data from an administrative source - the Public Revenue Office. The change was made in order to reduce the burden on reporting units and improve the quality of the data.

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