The pay gap in Lithuania is widening: where you earn more and less



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According to the Lithuanian Department of Statistics, the average monthly gross income in the national economy increased during the quarter in all counties: 3.6%. Telšiai and Utena up 6.4 percent. Kaunas. Employees of companies, institutions and organizations in Vilnius County received the highest gross salary: 1,674.7 euros. Tauragė County employees earned at least: 1,225.4 EUR.

Average monthly net earnings increased during the quarter across all counties (from 3.2 to 5.7 percent).

Salaries in Lithuania

Salaries in Lithuania

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According to the Department of Statistics, the increase in salaries in 2020 Q4 was affected by higher salaries for kindergarten teachers, preschool teachers, teachers and vocational teachers and teachers, and higher overall bonuses, assignments and cash benefits, seasonal fluctuations and other reasons.

Salaries grew in almost all municipalities

Average gross monthly income in 2020 in the fourth quarter, compared to the previous quarter, increased in all municipalities, from 0.4 (Kazlų Rūda) to 11.4 percent. (Neringa), with the exception of the city of Palanga, district municipalities of Visaginas and Pasvalys, where 0.3, 1.1 and 3.5 percent, respectively. diminished. In Druskininkai Municipality, the average monthly gross salary was almost unchanged.

Employees of companies, institutions and organizations of the Vilnius city municipality received the highest gross salary – 1,727 euros. In this municipality, the average monthly gross salary was 202.8 euros higher than the national average.

Employees of companies, institutions and organizations of the Zarasai District Municipality earned less (1,055.5 EUR), their gross salary was 671.5 EUR lower than that of the Vilnius City Municipality.

During the year (fourth quarter of 2020, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019), average monthly gross income grew in all municipalities from 3.5 to 19.3 percent.

The median number of employees increased slightly in seven counties.

The median number of employees increased during the quarter in seven counties, from 0.1 in Tauragė to 0.9 percent. Šiauliai. In Telšiai, Utena and Klaipėda counties, the average number of employees decreased by 0.1, 0.5 and 1.5 percent, respectively. During the year (fourth quarter of 2020, compared to fourth quarter of 2019), the average number of employees decreased in all counties from 0.1 (Telšiai) to 2.5 percent. (Taurage).

In the capital region, the average number of employees increased by 0.6 percent during the quarter, in the Central and Western Lithuania region it increased by 0.1 percent. During the year, the average number of employees decreased: in the capital region – 0.2, in the Central and Western Lithuania region – 0.9 percent.

During the quarter, the average number of employees increased in 28 municipalities (from 0.1% in Joniškis, Kupiškis and Varėna districts) to 1.7%. Marijampolė, the remainder decreased from 0.1 (Kėdainiai district) to 20.8 percent. (Neringa). In Alytus Township, the average number of employees was almost unchanged.

During the year, the average number of employees increased in 23 municipalities from 0.1 (Akmenė and Tauragė districts) to 22.3 percent. (Neringa). In the remaining municipalities, the average number of employees decreased 0.1 percent. up to 7% In the Radviliškis district municipality, the average number of employees remained almost unchanged.

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