Average gross earnings of persons in paid employment for August 2024 amounted to € 1,492.27, and average net earnings to € 991.50, according to the Statistical Office. They were slightly lower than for the previous month: gross earnings in nominal terms by 0.2% (in real terms they remained unchanged) and net earnings by 0.1% (in real terms they went up by 0.1%). On average, the highest gross earnings for August were paid in human health and social work activities (€ 1,951.95 or 30% more than the national average), followed by mining and quarrying (€ 1,701.31). The lowest gross earnings were received in arts, entertainment and recreation (€ 1,143.84), where the monthly growth was the highest, by 3.6%.
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