Gross average salary dropped to RON2,022 from RON2,209 in December, the statistics data showed.
Employees in the computer making and electronics industry saw the highest pay decrease in January (down 24.3% on the month), followed by the employees in the pharmaceutical sector that received 20% lower salaries.
The greatest increase in pay was seen by employees in wood processing, wood product manufacturing (except furniture), with 10%, and by employees of postal and courier companies, which saw their paychecks rising 7.3%.
Compared with January 2011, Romanian average net salary rose 3% in nominal terms. In real terms, the average salary was up just 0.3% on the year in January. (EUR1=RON4.3514)