
In September 2020, every second worker in Moldova received a salary of less than 6 thousand lei.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in September 2020, the average salary in Moldova before tax was 7991.3 lei. About 66.7% of national salaries were below the national average. At the same time, about 47.3% of salaries did not reach 6 thousand lei, 31.5% ranged from 6 thousand to 10 thousand lei, and 21.2% of salaries exceeded 10 thousand lei per month. The NBS notes that compared to September 2019, the number of people whose salaries do not reach 6 thousand lei have decreased (-7 pp). The most significant reduction was registered in the segment of salaries of 2.5-4 thousand lei. Herewith, the share of salaries over 10 thousand lei increased by 5.4 p.p. Low wages are reported in catering and accommodation (HoReCa), administration and support, agriculture, forestry and fish farming. The highest salaries in September were received by workers in the ICT industry, in the financial and insurance industries, in the field of public administration, defense, and compulsory social insurance. // 14.12.2020 — InfoMarket.