08.12.2023

WHAT ARE THE HIGHEST PAID PROFESSIONS IN ROMANIA?

IT professionals are no longer the highest paid employees in Romania, writes Adevarul, citing official data published by the National Statistical Institute, BTA reports.

In the 10th place in the ranking of the highest salaries in Romania are the employees of research and development, with a gross salary of 10 808 lei (4323 BGN) and a net of 6632 lei (2652 BGN).

Seventh, eighth and ninth place is occupied by employees in the field of insurance, reinsurance and pension funds (except state) with a gross salary of 12 631 lei (5052 BGN) and a net 7566 lei (BGN 3026), employees in the district of financial intermediation with a gross salary of 11 905 lei (4762 BGN) and a net of 7127 lei (2850 BGN), employees in the field of production and delivery of electrical and heat, gas, hot water and air conditioning with average gross wage from 11 253 lei (4501 BGN) and a net salary of 6796 lei (2718 BGN).

In 6th place in the ranking are the people of the tobacco industry. They receive a gross 12 134 lei (4853 BGN) or an average of 7365 lei net (2946 BGN).

Only in 5th place are the aerial transport workers with an average gross salary of 14 130 lei (5652 BGN) and a net of 8814 lei (3525 BGN).

The fourth in the ranking are employees in the field of publishing with an average salary gross of 14 634 lei (5853 BGN) or 9241 lei (3696 BGN) net.

3rd are employees in the field of information and communications with an average gross salary of 14 904 lei (5961 BGN) and a net of 9348 lei (3739 BGN).

IT professionals are no longer leaders and occupy second positions in the highest paid employees. Their salaries in September are 16 942 lei gross (6776 BGN) or 10 767 lei (4306 BGN) net.

The first according to the numbers and the best paid in September were employees in the field of production of coke furnaces and products obtained from the processing of raw oil. They receive an average gross 19363 lei (7745 BGN) or 11450 lei net (4580 BGN), which equates to 5.89 net minimum wages. The payment in September (along with the premiums) was 23.2% higher than August 2023, the newspaper notes.

On the other extreme with the lowest net salaries in September are hotels and restaurants employees with a salary of an average gross of 4077 lei (1630 BGN) or 2524 lei net (BGN 1009).

The minimum gross salary in Romania is currently 3300 lei (1320 BGN) and the net is 1941 lei (776 BGN), adevarul recalls and notes that almost 1.9 million employees receive such monthly remuneration.