Gross average salary increased to RON2,209 in December, from RON2,054 in the previous month.
Employees on the pharmaceutical segment received the highest pay increase in December (up 27.1% on the month), followed by staff on the telecom segment (up 23.4% on the month).
The greatest decline in pay was seen by employees on the “other extraction activities” segment, with a 14.2% month-on-month decline, followed by declines between 2% and 4.5% for staff in metal ore mining, wood processing, wood product manufacturing (except furniture).
In December compared with the year-earlier month, Romanian average net salary rose 7.2% in nominal terms. (EUR1=RON4.3467)