The average net salary in July was 4,565 lei, which is 35 lei less than in June 2023, the National Institute of Statistics reported on Tuesday.

The highest salaries (over 10,500 lei net) were in IT&C, and the lowest in hotels and restaurants (just over 2,500 lei).

In the budgetary sphere, in July 2023 they slightly decreased compared to the previous month in education (-3.0%, mainly due to the provision of vouchers in previous months, as well as a decrease in the hourly payment of teaching staff during school holidays), in public administration (- 0.6%), respectively, in the sphere of health care and social assistance (-0.5%).

In general, the decrease in the average net salary compared to June 2023 is due to the provision of one-time bonuses, in-kind and monetary assistance, amounts from net profit and other funds (including securities) in the previous months.

Also, the decrease in average net wages was caused by disruptions in production or lower revenues (as a function of contracts/projects), as well as the recruitment of personnel with lower than average wages from certain types of economic activity.

Average net earnings decreased most significantly

• from 14.6% in publishing, from 13.1% in the production of coke chemical products and crude oil processing products, respectively from 11.4% in forestry and logging (including fishing and aquaculture);

• from 4.5% to 11.0% in the production of computers, electronic and optical products, the production of machines, machines and equipment, including the production of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, other extractive activities;

• from 2.0% to 4.0% in the production of chemicals and products, land transport and pipeline transport, financial intermediation (with the exception of insurance and the activities of pension funds), insurance, reinsurance and the activities of pension funds (with the exception of the state system of social insurance), activities, cultural and recreational activities, telecommunications, printing and reproduction on recording media, production of rubber and plastic products.

The increase in the average net salary compared to the previous month was determined by the provision of periodic bonuses (quarterly, annual or bonuses for special results), in-kind rights and financial assistance, amounts from net profit and other funds (including securities), as well as by production achievements or higher income (depending on the contracts/projects).

The average net salary increased most significantly

• by 11.8% in air transport;

• from 5.5% to 7.0% in the production and supply of electricity and thermal energy, gas, hot water and air conditioning, services related to mining, repair, maintenance and installation of machines and equipment;

• from 1.5% to 3.0% in warehousing and support activities for transport, production of other vehicles, support activities for financial intermediation, insurance activities and pension funds, agriculture, hunting and related services, water transport, textile production , capture, treatment and distribution of water.