Average Salary of Public-Sector Workers in Belarus Continued to Decline in August

The average nominal gross salary of public-sector workers in Belarus was 2,331.6 rubles in August before taxes. It fell by 4.9%, or 119.4 rubles, compared with July.

Real average wages in the public sector increased by 10.6% in January-August. The data was published by Belstat.

In August, the ratio of salaries in public-sector organizations to the national average was 74.4%.

The average salaries of public-sector workers in August were:

• in public administration — 3,679.2 rubles (-430.8 rubles from the previous month),
• teachers — 2,650.8 rubles (-87.7 rubles),
• preschool educators — 1,981.7 rubles (-99.8 rubles),
• academic teaching staff — 2,974.3 rubles (-385.8 rubles),
• doctors — 4,412.1 rubles (-222.1 rubles),
• mid-level medical staff — 2,409.4 rubles (-70.5 rubles).