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The average monthly salary in Georgia was 940 GEL (about $379.34/€324.26*) in 2016, shows the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Last year, Georgia’s top three highest-paying occupations were in the fields of financial intermediation (1,834.9 GEL), public administration (1,326.8 GEL) and construction 1,283.3 GEL.
Last year the average monthly salary per other sectors was:
- Transport and communication – 1,201.5 GEL
- Mining and quarrying – 1,143 GEL
- Real estate, renting, and business activities – 1,063.3 GEL
- Production and distribution of electricity, gas, and water – 1,180 GEL
- Fishing – 654 GEL
- Health and social work – 914.4 GEL
- Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and personal, household goods – 790.3 GEL
- Manufacturing – 775.4 GEL
- Hotels and restaurants – 625.6 GEL
- Agriculture, hunting, and forestry – 575.3 GEL
- Education – 537 GEL
- Other community, social, and personal service activities – 804.7 GEL
Meanwhile, men earned almost 386 GEL more than women each month, the figures show.
In 2016, female workers earned an average salary of 731.2 GEL (about $295.08/€252.21*) per month, while male workers earned 1,116.6 GEL (about $450.61/€385.15*), said Geostat.
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