Gross average salary increased at a similar pace to RON2,430, the data showed.
Staff in the oil and pharmaceuticals sectors received the highest salary raise in December (up by 21% to 26.7% from November), followed by personnel in the water transportation, telecom and steel industries (pay increases between 15% and 19.5% on the month).
At the opposite end, Romanians working in air transport sectors and leather processors received by up to 3% less compared with November, the data showed.
In December compared with the year-earlier month, Romanian average net salary rose 3.7% in nominal terms. (EUR1=RON4.4556)