TIRANA, May 6 – Gross average monthly wages in Albania was at around 45,000 lek (Euro 318) in 2014 for both the public and private sectors with the gender pay gap measuring the difference between average earnings of men and women at 10 percent, a report has shown.
Gross average monthly wage in the public sector was at 54,981 lek (Euro 384) with the gender pay gap insignificant, according to INSTAT.
Administrative and commercial managers, science and engineering professionals, production and specialized services managers, information and communications technology professionals, chief executives, senior officials and legislators were the top five occupations with the highest monthly wage per employee.
The gross average monthly wage is lower in low-skilled occupations such as street and related sales and service workers, subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers, food processing, wood working, garment and other craft and related trades workers, handicraft and printing workers, food preparation assistants.
In the latest 2014 Gender Gap Index published by the World Economic Forum, Albania ranked 83rd out of 142 countries, down from 108th in the 2013 report on better economic participation, educational attainment health and survival and political empowerment of women.
Eurostat data shows that at 157 euros/month, Albania has the lowest minimum wage among EU and EU aspirant countries
Albania’s official unemployment rate rose to a record high of around 18 percent in 2014 with male unemployment 4.2 percent higher. Youth unemployment, which includes people aged from 15 to 29, also rose to 32.5 percent (35.6 percent among males and 27.4 percent for females).
