The average gross monthly salary stood at RON4,853 in 2019, the data showed.
The highest monthly net salaries last year, above the national average, were paid in the IT&C and related services sector (+89% above national average), financial services and insurance (+66.8%), public administration (+65.7%), electricity and water utilities (+46.8%), the extracting industry (+43.2%), scientific and technical activities (+31.9%), health care and social work (+24.5%), and education (+13.7%).
Net salaries below the national average were in the hospitality industry (-42.2%), other services (-36.3%), agriculture (-23.7%), support services (-23.3%), retail (-20%),, water distribution and waste management (-18.6%), real estate transactions (-16.9%), entertainment and cultural activities (-13.4%), manufacturing industry (-13%), transport and storage (-8.2%), and construction (-6%).
Romania had 5.164 million employees at the end of 2019, 94,600 more than at the end of 2018, the data showed.
Employers spent an average of RON5,092 per employee in 2019, 11.3% more than in 2018.