Average monthly salary up by over 11% in Azerbaijan

In January-September of this year, the average monthly nominal salary of hired workers in Azerbaijan increased by 11.2% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 919.8 manats ($540.64), Report informs, citing the State Statistical Committee.

As of October 1, 2023, the number of hired workers in the country's economy reached 1,719,800 people, with 890,900 employed in the public sector and 828,900 in the private sector.

Among the hired workers, 18.9% occupied positions in education, 18.6% in trade, repair of transport vehicles, 12.9% in the industrial sector, 8.4% in medical and social services provided to the population, 6.5% in construction, 6.5% in state management and defense; social security, 4.3% in transport and storage, 3.4% in agriculture, forestry, and fishery, 3.7% in professional, scientific, and technical activity, 2.1% in finance and insurance, and 14.7% in other economic spheres.