The full report on average wages in second quarter is available on the official statistics website.
Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2020, the average monthly gross wages and salaries grew by EUR 115 or 10.2 %, but gross hourly payment – by 4.6 % (from EUR 8.20 to EUR 8.57). Compared to the 1st quarter, in the 2nd quarter of 2021 average monthly gross wages and salaries increased by 2.6 %, but hourly payment by – 8.4 %.
Changes of average monthly earnings by sectors
(EUR)
|
|
2nd quarter of 2020 |
1st quarter of 2021 |
2nd quarter of 2021 |
2nd quarter of 2021 Changes, as per cent over |
|
|
2nd quarter of 2020 |
1st quarter of 2021 |
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|
Total |
1 122 |
**1 206 |
1,237 |
10.2 |
2.6 |
|
private sector |
1 115 |
**1 207 |
1 215 |
9.0 |
0.7 |
|
public sector* |
1 138 |
1 211 |
1 291 |
13.4 |
6.6 |
|
general government sector |
1 105 |
1 181 |
1 268 |
14.8 |
7.4 |
*Without foundations, associations, funds, and their commercial companies.
In the 2nd quarter of 2021 average monthly wages and salaries for full-time work in seven sectors was larger than national average – in financial and insurance activities, information and communication, energy, health and social care, public administration, professional, scientific and technical activities, as well as mining and quarrying.
In the 2nd quarter of 2021 the largest average gross wages and salaries in the Baltic countries were registered in Lithuania – EUR 1 566 for full-time work, in Estonia – EUR 1 538, but in Latvia it was the lowest – EUR 1 237.
As compared to the 2nd quarter of 2020, in Lithuania there was the most rapid increase in average wages and salaries – of 12.0 %, in Latvia – 10.2 %, but in Estonia – 7.3 %.
