According to data from Statistics Estonia, the average salary rose to €1,538 (a rise of 7.3%) in the second quarter of 2021. The last time there was an increase in average monthly gross wages and salaries this high was in the third quarter of 2019. Compared to the second quarter of 2020, average monthly gross wages increased the most in mining and quarrying (17.7%) and in human health and social work activities (13.2%). The lowest increase was recorded in the energy sector (0.3%) and in financial and insurance activities (1.8%).
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