The average gross monthly salary in Estonia in the first quarter was €1,894, which is 8.8 percent higher than the same period last year, according to Statistics Estonia.
Liina Kuusik, analyst at Statistics Estonia, noted that, in the first quarter, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were the highest in the fields of information and communication (€3,393), financial and insurance activities (€3,114) and public administration, national defense and compulsory social security (€2,517).”The biggest increase in average wages and salaries was registered in human health and social work activities (16.7 percent) and in agriculture, forestry and fishing (13.7 percent),” Kuusik pointed out.
The average monthly wages and salaries were the lowest in accommodation and food service activities (€1,217), other service activities (€1,258) and real estate activities (€1,322).
The average monthly gross wages and salaries in the first quarter were the highest in Tallinn (€2,247), followed by Harju County.
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