TIRANA, October 11/ATA/ Since 2013, the salaries of doctors in the hospital service have increased by over 61%.
Thanks to the government increase of salaries by 40%, doctors in the hospital service benefit about 54.891 Lek per month, or 61.6% more than in 2013.
The net supplement goes up to 40.227 Lek per month.
In 2013, the average salary for doctors in the hospital service was estimated at 64.220 Lek per month, while from January 1, 2021, the average salary goes to 120.391 Lek per month.
Over 18 thousand nurses and laboratory technicians benefit from the government’s decision to increase salaries by 40%, too.
This increase is done to give added value to the work of the effort made by the employees of the health sector, especially in the situation they are facing due to COVID-19.
At present, doctors around the world are facing on the front lines the COVID-19 virus. /a.gjonaj/j.p/p.s./
