The gross average salary also dropped 1.9% on the month in August, to RON2,515.
The best paid employees in August were in the natural gas and oil industry, who earned an average RON4,781, while the lowest salaries were recorded in the hotel and restaurant business, where employees earned RON1,069 on average in August.
Compared with August 2014, the average wage in Romania grew 7.7% in nominal terms and 9.8% in real terms, the data showed.