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The average salary in March increased by 232.8 roubles to 2,975.8 roubles before income tax, Belstat said. In January and February, the national average had declined.
In real terms, adjusted for inflation, the average salary rose by 8.1% compared with March last year.
In Minsk, the average salary in March stood at 4,022.2 roubles, up by 361.5 roubles over the month.
In real terms, the average salary in the capital increased by 6.7% year on year. In the Minsk region, the average salary exceeded 3,000 roubles. In the Hrodna region, it surpassed 2,600 roubles. The lowest average was recorded in the Mahiliou region at 2,453.2 roubles, rising by 7.8% in real terms over the year.
The highest salaries in March were recorded in auxiliary activities in financial services and insurance, with an average of 14,809.7 roubles. Second place went to passenger air transport workers, with an average of 8,564.2 roubles. Third were IT professionals, with 8,334.5 roubles.
The lowest salaries among sectors, according to Belstat, were in hairdressing and beauty services at 1,677.5 roubles. Workers in museums, libraries and archives earned 1,781 roubles, while social workers earned 1,949.8 roubles.
Average wages in crop production stood at 2,439.1 roubles in March, and in livestock farming at 2,425.8 roubles. In manufacturing, the average salary was 3,095.3 roubles, and in mining 4,441.9 roubles.
In construction, the average salary before tax was 3,646.1 roubles, while in retail trade it was 2,395.5 roubles.
The average salary in healthcare was 2,426 roubles, and in education 2,066.2 roubles.