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Slovak average monthly salary stands at 929 euros

Xinhua, July 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

People in Slovakia earned an average of 929 euro (1,011 U.S. dollars) per month in the first half of the year, according to a survey Monday.

The highest earnings were in Bratislava region with 1,283 euros, a survey on Platy.sk website said based on 36,766 respondents.

By contrast, the lowest salaries were in Presov region in Eastern Slovakia at 808 euros.

Men earned 27 percent more than women in the first half of the year, with the difference between their average monthly salaries amounting to 218 euros.

Average salaries of over 1,000 euros per month were paid to people in managerial positions and qualified employees in technological fields, while those doing service jobs earned the least.

Meanwhile, people in large companies were paid salaries that were 30 percent higher than those received by their counterparts working for small companies. Endit