Serbia below average salary in ex-Yugoslavia

The average salary on the territory of former Yugoslavia totals EUR 550, and the average wages in Serbia are by some 30 percent lower. Salaries in Serbia should increase by at least 50 percent in order to make up for its relative setback compared to other countries, an analysis posted on the makroekonomija.org website says. Serbia below average salary in ex-Yugoslavia The analysis recalls that the average salary in Slovenia back in 1990, in the time former joint country, was by 33 percent higher than the average, while Croatian salary was 12.5 percent higher than the average, wages in Serbia were some 2 percent lower than the average, salary in Bosnia-Herzegovina was by 20.5 percent lower, Montenegrin wages were 24.7 percent lower while Macedonian salary was 25 percent lower than the average. In the public sector, the highest deviation from the average salary in the area of public administration has been registered in Bosnia, where salaries are some 40 percent higher, followed by Serbia with 22 percent higher salaries and Macedonia with salaries some 20 percent higher than the average, shows the analysis drawn up by economist Miroslav Zdravkovic. In the areas of education and health care services, after Montenegro, Serbia has the lowest deviation from the average salary. Compared to other former Yugoslav republics, Serbia has the greatest stake of educational system and health care employees in the total number of workers and is preceded only by Montenegro in the sector of public administration and defense. Among former Yugoslav countries, the stake of the three professions in the total number of employees is highest in Serbia (31.9 percent) and lowest in Slovenia (23 percent). The highest stake of the three professions in the total number of employees comes as a result of exceptionally low employment rate in processing industry and construction sector.

Serbia below average salary in ex-Yugoslavia

The analysis recalls that the average salary in Slovenia back in 1990, in the time former joint country, was by 33 percent higher than the average, while Croatian salary was 12.5 percent higher than the average, wages in Serbia were some 2 percent lower than the average, salary in Bosnia-Herzegovina was by 20.5 percent lower, Montenegrin wages were 24.7 percent lower while Macedonian salary was 25 percent lower than the average.

In the public sector, the highest deviation from the average salary in the area of public administration has been registered in Bosnia, where salaries are some 40 percent higher, followed by Serbia with 22 percent higher salaries and Macedonia with salaries some 20 percent higher than the average, shows the analysis drawn up by economist Miroslav Zdravković.

In the areas of education and health care services, after Montenegro, Serbia has the lowest deviation from the average salary.

Compared to other former Yugoslav republics, Serbia has the greatest stake of educational system and health care employees in the total number of workers and is preceded only by Montenegro in the sector of public administration and defense.

Among former Yugoslav countries, the stake of the three professions in the total number of employees is highest in Serbia (31.9 percent) and lowest in Slovenia (23 percent).

The highest stake of the three professions in the total number of employees comes as a result of exceptionally low employment rate in processing industry and construction sector.