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In 2022, real wages in 9 regions of the country decreased

2023-12-20 08:54:00, Ekonomi CNA

The pressures on the labor market and especially the labor force did not have an effect on the change of real wages in most regions of the country last year.

According to the official data of INSTAT, the average gross monthly salary last year increased by 8.2 percent, while the average annual inflation by 2022 was 6.7 percent, making the real national salary in the country to have increased by only 1.5 percent. .

More detailed data show that out of 12 regions of the country, in 9 of them salaries have increased less than inflation, affecting that the real salary in the vast majority of the country has decreased compared to 2021.

The biggest decrease was present in the Kukës District, where the average monthly gross wages increased by only 2.7% percent, while inflation was 6.7%, the real wages in this district decreased by 4% last year.

This decline comes at a time when the northeastern region has the highest level of poverty in the country and the only economic decline in the period 2013-2021.

The regions of Elbasan, Fier, Dibra, Korça, Shkodra, Gjirokastra, Vlora, Lezha and Berat also have the lowest real wages.

In 2022, real wages in 9 regions of the country decreased

Only the districts of Durrës and Tirana recorded a real increase in wages higher than the national average by 11 and 9 percent, respectively. The comparison with inflation shows that in Durrës the average salary last year increased by only 4.3 percent, in Tirana the real salary increased by only 2.3%.

The average monthly salary in Albania in 2022 was ALL 61,898. The district of Tirana has the highest average monthly salary (69,743 ALL), while the districts of Shkodër and Lezhë had the lowest salary (approximately 49,223 ALL and 49,711 ALL). Compared to the monthly average at the national level, the district of Tirana has the highest average monthly salary at 12.7%, while the district of Shkodra has the lowest salary at 20.5%.

Referring to the data by gender, during the year 2022, men have the highest salary level in the District of Tirana (72,333 ALL) and the lowest in the District of Lezha (49,135 ALL).

The salaries of female employees were generally lower than those of male employees, but women also had the highest salary level in Tirana region (66,911 ALL) and the lowest in Shkodra region (48,879 ALL).

In the district of Gjirokastër, men are paid more than women by about 12.76%, while in the district of Lezha men are paid less than women by -4%.

Studies on the average gross monthly salary show that the Information and communication activity group; Financial and insurance activity; The activity of real estate, scientific, professional and technical, administrative and support services has higher salaries than other sectors. While the lowest salaries are in the Agriculture, forestry and fishing sector./ Monitor.al