Average salary ups almost 20 percent in Azerbaijan

“The highest average salary in January-June accounted for mining industry, finance, operations related to real estate, construction sector, consumer services and rent.”

The State Statistics Committee said the average salary of  support workers in enterprises and organizations was 161.4 manats and the average salary of people working on the civil-law contracts was 264 manats.

In January-June, employees of enterprises and organizations were awarded social benefits not included in payroll worth 5.3 million manats.

Workers engaged in mining industry, transport enterprises, warehousing and communications, manufacturing and distribution of electricity, gas and water and manufacturing industry received great part of the social payments.

/Interfax Azerbaijan/