1. The wages and salaries in Estonia
November 2013
Source: Statistics Estonia
Compiled by Kadri Seeder

2. Average monthly gross and net wages, average monthly labour costs per employee
1400
Average monthly net wages, euros
1203
Average monthly gross wages, euros
1200
1113
Average monthly labour costs per employee, euros
1137
1067
1074
974
1000
887
825
808
800
EUR
400
532
314
246
352
277
393
305
516
430
331
670
601
581
600
466
784
792
725
696
628
839
637
637
672
706
583
484
411
363
200
0
2000
2001
2002
Source: Statistics Estonia
2003
2004
2005
2006
Years
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

3. Average monthly and hourly gross wages
Average monthly gross wages
Average hourly gross wages
900
850
738
700
4,6
653 660
4,8
822
813
783
776
5,1
4,9
865
857
838
752
4,9 4,9
4,6
814
5,1
4,8
4,7 4,8
4,8 4,9
5,5
5,6 5,7 5,6
4,8
5,0
4,6
580
549
3,9
4,0
4,0
3,5 3,5
500
6,0
5,2 5,2 5,3 5,2
759
758
930
900
855
847
809
792
7,0
4,3 4,3
609
3,3
3,0
400
300
2,0
200
1,0
Source: Statistics Estonia
III q
II q
2013 I q
IV q
III q
II q
2012 I q
IV q
III q
II q
2011 I q
IV q
III q
II q
2010 I q
IV q
III q
II q
2009 I q
IV q
III q
II q
2008 I q
IV q
III q
II q
2007 I q
IV q
III q
0
II q
100
2006 I q
EUR, monthly wage
5,0
697
916
900
800
784 788
800
600
976
0,0
EUR, hourly wage
1000

4. Change of average monthly gross wages and real wages
25%
Change of real wages
Change of monthly gross wages
Change of hourly gross wages
The same quarter of previous year = 100
20%
14,7%
15%
12,4%
10,8%
10%
7,4%
5,9%
7,6%
8,1%
7,4%
8,6%
5,7%
5%
8,0%
6,1%
5,0% 5,3%
4,0%
3,3%
13,0%
10,2%
8,5%
7,6%
6,3%
5,8%
4,9%
3,5%
3,4%
2,4%
1,2%
-1,2%-1,0%
2001 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2002 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2003 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2004 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2005 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2006 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2007 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2008 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2009 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2010 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2011 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2012 I q
II q
III q
IV q
2013 I q
II q
III q
0%
2,7%
1,9%
-4,9%
-5%
Note: Real wages take into account the influence of the change in the consumer price index
-10%
Source: Statistics Estonia

5. Average monthly gross wage by economic activity
Change
1619
Information and communication
905
Transportation and storage
12,1%
1049
Construction
12,0%
1255
Mining and quarrying
11,9%
1097
Public administration and…
10,8%
605
Accommodation and food…
10,1%
941
Human health and social work…
10,0%
549
Other service activities
9,6%
650
Education
9,2%
930
AVERAGE
8,8%
968
Water supply; sewerage, waste…
8,5%
1308
Electricity, gas, steam and air…
8,2%
855
Administrative and support…
8,1%
811
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
7,5%
1474
Financial and insurance activities
879
Wholesale and retail trade
Source: Statistics Estonia
III quarter 2013
646
400
600
2,3%
-1,7%
III quarter 2012
665
Arts, entertainment and recreation
7,4%
6,0%
1141
Professional, scientific and…
200
8,3%
919
Manufacturing
Real estate activities
14,4%
800
1000
EUR
1200
1400
1600
-3,6%
1800

6. Average monthly gross wages by kind of owner of an enterprise
(institution, organisation)
Change
989
State
8,9%
1077
626
Local government
9,6%
686
783
Estonian person in
private law
7,3%
840
1068
Foreign person in
private law
10,2%
1177
III quarter 2012
855
Average montlhly
gross wage
930
200
Source: Statistics Estonia
400
600
800
EUR
1000
8,8%
III quarter 2013
1200
1400

7. Average monthly gross wage by county,
2nd quarter of 2012 and 2013 years
Change
17,7%
Võru county
732
14,8%
Jõgeva county
704
13,4%
Viljandi county
710
13,4%
Hiiu county
803
Rapla county
11,0%
744
Ida-Viru county
10,8%
757
Valga county
10,3%
696
..Tallinn
1078
Tartu county
9,2%
868
Harju county
1059
Lääne county
Average total
8,8%
930
7,0%
750
Järva county
5,4%
728
Pärnu county
5,1%
746
Lääne-Viru county
III quarter 2012
726
200
Source: Statistics Estonia
300
400
500
600
700
EUR
800
900
4,9%
III quarter 2013
771
Põlva county
9,2%
9,0%
762
Saare county
9,2%
-0,1%
1000
1100
1200