TIRANA, June 13 /ATA/ – Albania’s average gross monthly wage increased by 9.2% year-on-year to 64,706 lek in the first quarter of 2023, the National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) said on Tuesday.
According to INSTAT’s latest report, the average gross monthly wage per employee in the country’s financial and insurance, IT and communication sectors is the highest at a national level, with the gross monthly salary amounting to 119.206 lek and 103 215 lek respectively.
The average wage of employees in agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors saw the highest hike by 14.2% compared to the same period of the previous year.
The group-professions of “Managers, Lawmakers, Senior Civil Servants and Executive Directors” and “Professionals”, offer the highest average gross monthly wages compared to the average wage at national level.
According to INSTAT data, the average monthly wage in the public sector amounted to 74 205 lek in the first three months of 2023, up from 67045 lek during the same period of the previous year.
/u.sh/
