The increase in earnings remained below that of consumer prices, therefore, employees’ purchasing power dropped by 6.3% over the course of a year.
Compared to May 2026, the average net salary rose by RON50 (+0.9%), to RON5,734 from RON5,684.
The highest net salaries in June 2026 were recorded in computer programming, consultancy and related activities (RON13,474) and in publishing activities (RON11,999), while the lowest were seen in personal service activities (RON2,897) and in fishing and aquaculture (RON2,912).
The average gross salary stood at RON9,564 in June 2026, higher by 0.9% (+RON81) than the level recorded in May 2026.
Earnings in relation with the trend of consumer prices:
The real earnings index was 93.7% in June 2026 versus June 2025.
The real earnings index was 100.8% in June 2026 versus May 2026.
Compared to October 1990, the real earnings index was 238.9%, higher by 1.9 percentage points than the level recorded in May 2026.
The trend of real earnings depends both on the fluctuations of the average net earnings and on the inflation rate.