February 29 (SeeNews) - The average gross monthly salary in Moldova edged up by a real 3.4% year-on-year to 12,354 lei ($693/641 euro) in 2023, the country's statistical office said on Thursday.
In nominal terms, the average gross wage rose 17% last year, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement.
In the fourth quarter alone, the average monthly gross salary amounted to 13,401 lei, up by a nominal 16% on the year and by 10.3% in real terms.
The average gross salary in the public sector was 11,618.5 lei in the fourth quarter of 2023, jumping by 17% on the year in nominal terms. In the private sector, the gross wage was 14,024 lei, up by a nominal 16%.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the information and communications technology (ICT) sector recorded the highest average gross salary at 31,367 lei, marking a 9.2% increase in nominal terms compared to the same period of the previous year. At the opposite end stood the accommodation and food services sector, with a gross wage of 8,163.4 lei, up by 10.8% on the year.
The average number of employees inched up by an annual 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Details on the gross salary (in lei) in Moldova follow:
|
Q4 2023 |
annual change (%) |
Avg total |
13,401.1 |
+16.1 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
8,843.6 |
+14.7 |
Industry |
12,065.2 |
+17.0 |
Construction |
11,455.5 |
+14.0 |
ICT |
31,367.0 |
+9.2 |
Financial sector |
25,751.6 |
+12.3 |
Education |
10,989.0 |
+16.7 |
Health and social insurance |
15,804.0 |
+22.9 |
(1 euro= 19.284 Moldovan lei)