Wages and Salaries
In the Baltic States
December 2018
Compiled by Kadri Seeder, Salary Information Agency
825
784
792
839
887
949
1005
1065
1146
1221
1307
1385
1458
1534
1613
682
655
633
660
685
716
765
818
859
926
1003
1063
1122
1178
623
596
576
593
615
646
677
714
774
840
915
984
1047
1110
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018* 2019* 2020* 2021* 2022*
Years
Annual average monthly gross wages, EUR
Estonia Latvia Lithuania
Source: Statistics Estonia, Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, Statistics Lithuania, ministries of finance
* - forecast
670
637
637
672
706
757
799
859
924
986
498
486
450
470
488
516
560
603
631
676
478
464
450
462
478
501
527
554
602
660
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Years
Annual average monthly net wages, EUR
Estonia Latvia Lithuania
Source: Statistics Estonia, Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, Statistics Lithuania
278
278
278
278
290
320
355
390
430
470
500
230
254
254
282
286
287
320
360
370
380
430
232
232
232
232
232
290
300
300
350
380
400
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
Ratio
EUR
Years
Minimum wages (EUR) and ratio (%) to gross average wage
Estonia - minimum wage Latvia - minimum wage Lithuania - minimum wage
Estonia - ratio Latvia - ratio Lithuania - ratio
Source: Statistics Estonia, Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, Statistics Lithuania
*Forecast
789
850
800
838
776
813
752
784
758
823
759
814 792
857
809
865 847
900
855
916 900
976
930
986 966
1023
977
1039
1010
1082
1045
11051091
1163
1119
1182
1153
1242
1201
1271
1242
1321
1291
645
679 693 711
669 674
649
626 615 632 637 647 640 659 664 676 663 684 687 703 689
716 722 737 740 762 772 786 785
815 829 844 827
853 860
894 886
927 925
961 961
10051006
623
648
672 672
635 629 620 614
588 595 603 614 600 610 613 630 619 624 629 646 647 653 668 678 671 682 697 715 700 714 735 757 748
772 793
823 818 839 851
885 895
927 936
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2008IQ
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IIIQ
IVQ
2009IQ
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IIIQ
IVQ
2010IQ
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IIIQ
IVQ
2011IQ
IIQ
IIIQ
IVQ
2012IQ
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IVQ
2013IQ
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2014IQ
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2015IQ
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2016IQ
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2017IQ
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2018IQ
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Average monthly gross wages, EUR
Estonia Latvia Lithuania
Source: Statistics Estonia, Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, Statistics Lithuania
637
685
648
692 677
716
681
729 721
778
742
786 769
812
777
827 815
871
842
891 882
937
902
952 932
1001
968
1027
1053
1105 1086
456 470 473 481 474 488 491 501 496 514 521 530 543 558 564 575 579 599 611 622 614 616 632
657 648
676 674
700 713
744 744
467 475 477 489 481 485 488 501 501 506 517 524 522 531 541 554 544 554 569 585 584 601
637 637 645 659 667
691 700 722 728
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200
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1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
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2018Iq
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Average monthly net wages, EUR
Estonia Latvia Lithuania
Source: Statistics Estonia, Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, Statistics Lithuania
-15%
-10%
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0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
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2009IQ
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2011IQ
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Change of average monthly gross wages
The same quarter of previous year = 100
Estonia
Lativa
Lithuania
Source: Statistics Estonia, Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, Statistics Lithuania
2017 2018
I Q II Q III Q IV Q I Q II Q III Q
5.7% 6,8% 7,4% 7,5% 7,7% 6,4% 7,5%
7.2% 8,7% 7,5% 7,5% 8,5% 8,4% 8,8%
9.3% 8,7% 7,2% 7,5% 9,4% 10,5% 10,0%
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10%
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20%
25%
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2007IQ
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2009IQ
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2010IQ
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2011IQ
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2012IQ
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2013IQ
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2014IQ
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2015IQ
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Change of real wages
The same quarter of previous year = 100
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Source: Statistics Estonia, Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, Statistics Lithuania
Note: Real wages take into account the influence of the change in the consumer price index
2017 2018
I Q II Q III Q IV Q I Q II Q III Q
2.6% 3,7% 3,7% 3,6% 4,5% 3,0% 3,8%
2,8% 4,6% 4,5% 3,9% 8,0% 7,4% 6,4%
7.4% 6,0% 3,7% 3,2% 5,0% 6,7% 6,6%
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