The average monthly net wage paid per employee in November 2023 was Mden 38,359, up by 16.2 percent compared to November 2022, according to a State Statistical Office press release published Tuesday.
This increase is due, above all, to the increase in the average monthly paid net salary per employee in the sectors: Public Administration and Defense; mandatory social insurance (23.8 percent), Supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (22 percent), Water supply; waste water removal, waste management and environmental remediation activities (19.4 percent).
A decrease in the average monthly paid net wage per employee, compared to the previous month, was observed in the following sectors: Activities related to real estate (8 percent), Mining and quarrying (5.9 percent), Financial activities and activities of insurance (4.6 percent).
The average monthly gross wage paid per employee in November 2023 amounts to MKD 57,609.