Gross average salary was up 0.2% to RON2,122, from RON2,117 in August.

Staff in the oil and gas extraction sector got the highest pay rise in September (up 22.4% compared with August), followed by personnel in the coke production and the refining industry with a salary increase of 18.6%.

At the opposite end, Romanians working in the mining industry received 20.8% lower salaries compared with August, the data showed.

In September compared with the year-earlier month, Romanian average net salary rose 5.1% in nominal terms. In real terms, the average net salary was 0.2% lower. (EUR1=RON4.5209)