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IT specialists, miners and financiers earn 5 times more than teachers and doctors - Statistical Department of Armenia

IT specialists, miners and financiers earn 5 times more than teachers and doctors - Statistical Department of Armenia

ArmInfo. As of July 2024, the highest wages in Armenia were recorded in the information and  communication sector. According to the Statistical Committee of the  Republic of Armenia, as of the reporting date, the average salary of  specialists in this sector was 824.1,000 drams, which is 0.2% higher  than the previous year's figure.

The TOP-3 also includes the mining and open-pit mining sector, where  wages were registered at 799.9,000 drams, and the financial and  insurance sector with a salary of 683.1,000 drams.  On average,  specialists employed in the fields of public administration, defense,  compulsory social security, as well as culture, entertainment and  recreation receive over 300,000 drams in Armenia. Workers in the  manufacturing industry, supply of electricity, gas, steam and air  conditioning, construction, wholesale and retail trade, automobile  trade, transportation and warehousing, professional, scientific and  technical activities, healthcare and social services to citizens  receive over 200,000 drams. The lowest salaries (over 100,000 drams)  are found in the fields of water supply, sewerage, waste treatment  and secondary raw materials, agriculture, forestry, fisheries,  accommodation, catering, real estate transactions, administrative and  auxiliary activities, and education. Moreover, wage growth was  observed in all sectors except for the mining industry and open pit  mines (a 15% decline over the year), and public administration,  defense and compulsory social security (a 1% decline annually).