Gross average salary increased 7.8% on the month to RON2,343, the data showed.
Staff in the mining and pharmaceuticals sectors received the highest salary raise in December (up by 21.6% to 26.5% from November), followed by personnel in the computer and chemical industries (pay increases between 16.5% and 20% on the month).
At the opposite end, Romanians working in air transport and auto industries received by around 2% less compared with November, the data showed.
In December compared with the year-earlier month, Romanian average net salary rose 5.8% in nominal terms. (EUR1=RON4.3764)