Romania’s average net salary stood at 1,740 lei (EUR395) in January, from RON1,866 a month earlier, a 7.2% decline in real terms, the statistics data showed.
The gross average salary was down 6.7% on the month to RON2,408, the data showed.
Staff in the oil and gas sectors received the biggest paychecks in January, of RON4,594, the data showed. At the opposite end, hotel and restaurant employees received the lowest monthly salaries, of RON1005.