{"id":20784,"date":"2021-09-22T17:25:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T15:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=20784"},"modified":"2021-09-22T21:13:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T19:13:12","slug":"albanians-are-the-least-paid-in-the-region-montenegrins-take-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albanians-are-the-least-paid-in-the-region-montenegrins-take-the-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Albanians are paid the lowest minimum wage in the region, Montenegrins take the lead \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you work in Albania, your monthly wage is the lowest in the entire Balkan region. In 2021, the government raised the minimum wage and that of some public administration positions, but what we make overall ranked us last in the list showing who the highest earners are in the Balkans.<\/p>\n<p>During the first part of the year, wages in the public sector reached a median of \u20ac563 euros per month, whereas in the private sector they were, \u20ac422 euros. Bankers and IT professionals usually get paid more, upwards of \u20ac990 and \u20ac730 euros, while those that get paid the least are the construction sector (\u20ac347 euros) and the agriculture and fishing sectors (\u20ac298 euros).<\/p>\n<p>Montenegro had the highest wages in the region, paying their bankers around \u20ac1 500 euros a month. In addition, teachers in Albania get paid 20-50% less than their neighbor counterparts (around \u20ac560 euros a month).<\/p>\n<p>As they\u2019ve admitted, the increase of wages is one the main objectives of Rama\u2019s III term government, for the next 4 years.<\/p>\n<p>Rama has vowed to raise the minimum wage by 25% by 2025, taking it to \u20ac700 euros per month.<\/p>\n<p>According to EUROSTAT, Albania\u2019s average per capita income is 31% lower than that of the average European country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/09\/wages-in-the-healthcare-sector-hospital-doctors-a-40-raise-isnt-enough\/\">Wages in the healthcare sector, hospital doctors: A 40% raise isn\u2019t enough<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/29\/local-economy-grows-by-5-5-during-the-first-trimester-of-2021\/\">Local economy grows by 5.5% during the first trimester of 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/09\/study-on-population-decline-albania-lost-50-thousand-citizens-in-2020\/\">Study on population decline, Albania lost 50 thousand citizens in 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you work in Albania, your monthly wage is the lowest in the entire Balkan region. In 2021, the government raised the minimum wage and that of some public administration positions, but what we make overall ranked us last in the list showing who the highest earners are in the Balkans. 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