Recently, the Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko reported a significant increase in the country's salaries – by 13%.
And the National Statistical Committee named a specific figure for the average salary: 2,363 rubles 40 kopecks.
True, we are talking about the month of October and the indicator refers to the nominal accrued average wage.
What's in the regions
Among the regions of Belarus, Minsk is the leader in such salaries – Belstat recorded 3,149 rubles 40 kopecks in the capital in October. On average.
The TOP-3 also included Minsk and Gomel regions – 2,406.2 and 2,134.6 rubles, respectively.
Behind them are Grodno (2,111.9), Brest (2,110.9), Vitebsk (1,988.6) and Mogilev (1,974.6) regions.
As for workers, the statistical agency noted the highest salaries among those involved in the information and communications sector. The average value is 5,646 rubles 60 kopecks.
The top three are financiers and insurers (3,578 rubles 90 kopecks) and builders (2,951.5 rubles).
After them are representatives of professional, scientific and technical activities. Their average salary is 2,919.4 rubles.
Next come workers in industry (2,622.8 rubles) and transport, warehousing, postal and courier activities (2,463.7).
Lida
It should be noted that the figures mentioned above are average statistical indicators.
This means that real wages of Belarusians can be both lower and higher. Especially recently, in particular, November and December.
It is interesting that even in the provinces today there are salary offers that surpass those in the capital in their generosity.
For example, in the city of Lida in the Grodno region. Up to 5,500 rubles.
The relevant vacancies are published on the website of the state employment service.
But it is worth saying that only one employer offers such money – the Tossat company.
Thus, the organization prepared from 4,000 to 4,500 rubles for a carpenter-concreter.
A salary of 4,500 to 5,500 rubles is promised to a mason and a roofer for metal roofs.
Other TOP salaries
In second place in the ranking of the highest salaries in Lida were salaries ranging from 3,000 to 3,500 rubles.
And here too, the corresponding vacancies belong to one organization. In this case, the enterprise "SMU 48".
The above-mentioned amounts of money as remuneration are provided for the estimator, design engineer and repairman.
The TOP-3 best salaries in the city are closed by amounts from 2,500 to 2,900 rubles.
Thus, OAO Lakokraska will issue exactly two and a half thousand to the head of the workshop.
But the head of the power plant workshop of the RUE Grodnoenergo can earn from 2,500 to 2,700 rubles.
ZAO SMU No. 7 Lida is looking for a bricklayer. Promised salary - from 2,600 to 2,900 rubles.
