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Thursday, May 31 2012 19:58

Financial sector still has highest wages

ArmInfo. In Jan-Apr 2012 the average salary in Armenia made up 115,193 AMD or $296, which is 5.1% more than in Jan-Apr 2011.

The National Statistical Service of Armenia reports that in budgetary organizations the wages were 92,307 AMD or $237 - 4.5% more than in Jan-Apr 2011, in non-budgetary organizations 142,700 AMD or $367 – 5.3% more.

The financial sector and the mining industry have the highest average wages - 352,896 AMD (7.7% growth) and 257,019 AMD (5.8% growth), respectively. In the field of information and communication technologies the wages were 251,174 AMD (5.8%). Cultural and public catering workers get the lowest wages in Armenia - 66,232 AMD and 78,975 AMD, respectively.