Price hikes: The salaries of state workers rose dramatically, of privates only 4 and 70 cents per year

Currently, salaries in the private sector continue to remain markedly lower than in public.

Within less than a decade, the gross salary [untaxed salary] in the private sector has increased only 43 euros, compared to that of workers working in public with an increase of 217 euros.

“in 2012, the average gross salary in Kosovo was 383 euros, until 2019 was 477 euros, while in 2020 we have a decrease of 466 euros - 11 euros from the previous year. Until the net wage of 348 euros, as it was in 2012, increased to 430 euros in 2019, while 2020 is down to 416 euros -- that is, with a 14 euro drop from the preliminary year”, says the report “Nivel of wages in Kosovo, 2020“, introduced by the Kosovo Statistics Agency (ASK).

In 2012, the gross public sector wage was 407, while in 2020 it reached 624 euros. As for net wage [taxed], in 2012 it was 366 euros, and in 2020 it reached 552 euros - an increase of 186 euros.

The average gross public sector wage in 2012, was 407 euros, until in 2020 it was 624 euros, increasing 53.3 percent. Until the net wage of 366 euros, as it was in 2012 has increased 552 euros or 50.8 percent”, the report follows.

Unlike those workers working in the public sector, the wage situation of those working in private is not good. The gross salary in 2012 was 337 euros, while 2020 has reached 380 euros -- an increase of no more than 43 euros. The net wage for the private sector, however, was 308 euros in the reference year, but in 2020 it reached 342 euros -- namely, only 34 euros in growth.

The average gross wage in the private sector, in 2012 was 337 euros, until 2019 was 411 euros, and in 2020 we have a 31 euro drop, so the average gross wage was 380 euros. Until the net wage of 308 euros, as it was in 2012, reached 2019 to 372 euros, in 2020 it declined 30 euros, so it dropped to 342 euros”.

As for the salaries of those working in public enterprises, the pay rate is markedly higher, compared to those working in private and public.

A public enterprise worker pays 769 euros, where in 2012 he paid 561 euros - 208 euros more.

A very important Indicator is the gross and net salary according to economic activities in Kosovo. The average gross salary in 2020, according to the highest economic activities, was the supply of electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioned 956 euros, then information and communication at 697 euros, while the lowest salary was in accommodation and food services at 218 euros.

The average net wage for this year, however, was energy, gas, steam and air conditioning salaries at 842 euros, then information and communication at 616 euros, as the lowest salary was at accommodation and food services activities at 200 euros.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that had included Kosovo and measures undertaken by the Government, which resulted in closure and reduced private sector activity, the ASK says there is a decline in the average salary, both gross and net.

“After that in the private sector, we have the highest number of employees in relation to the total number of employees in the country, which has affected the decline of the average salary as well as net in the entire territory of the Republic of Kosovo”, the AK concludes.

Private sector data does not include additions to the monthly salary, because they are included in the annual declaration as circulation. As the public sector sees a more significant increase in gross and net wage compared to the previous years, which has come because of the benefit of additions in specific sectors. /Telegraph