The average monthly net salary for November last year in Zagreb amounted to 6,427 kuna, which is 3.5 percent higher than the salary for October and 3.7 percent higher than the salary for November 2007, announced the Department of Statistics of the City Office for Strategic Planning and Development of the City of Zagreb.
The increase compared to October was influenced by the payment of Christmas bonuses and other occasional rewards. Compared to the national average for November of 5,397 kuna, the average net salary in Zagreb for that month is higher by 1,030 kuna or 19 percent. In the economy, the average net salary for November amounted to 6,504 kuna, while in activities outside the economy it was 6,246 kuna. The highest average Zagreb salary of 10,929 kuna was received by employees in computer and related activities. In regulating and improving business in the economy, this average was 10,756 kuna, and in the furniture manufacturing and other processing industries, it was 9,706 kuna.
Zagreb residents employed in the production of RTV and communication devices and equipment, research and development, collection, purification, and distribution of water, as well as in financial intermediation, excluding insurance and pension funds, also had an average salary for November exceeding 9,000 kuna. The lowest average salary of 3,072 kuna was received by employees in the clothing manufacturing, finishing, and dyeing of fur. Employees in leather processing (3,484 kuna) and textile production (3,519 kuna) also received less than 4,000 kuna. (H)
