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The Best Paid Pharmacists in Croatia

According to the Salary Survey by the MojPosao portal, in 2010, the best-paid jobs were in companies whose primary activity is pharmacy – salaries in these companies are 37 percent above the average, followed by IT – software development and maintenance where salaries are 27 percent higher than the average.

The lowest salaries were recorded in activities related to sports and recreation (16 percent below the average) and in the Agriculture, Forestry, šunting, and Fishing sector (18 percent below the average). In 2010, the best-paid engineers had salaries 21 percent  higher than the average. They are followed by employees in maritime and natural sciences, whose salaries are nine percent, respectively eight percent above the average. This year, the lowest-paid auxiliary professions (social workers, defectologists, speech therapists, etc.) and the profession of commercial intermediaries and sellers have salaries 45 percent and 56 percent below the average, respectively. By counties, the lowest salaries this year were recorded in Krapina-Zagorje (16 percent  below the average) and Bjelovar-Bilogora County (15 percent below the average), followed by Virovitica-Podravina (14 percent below the average) and Vukovar-Srijem County (11 percent below the average).

As expected, the highest salaries were recorded in the City of Zagreb, which is 32 percent above the average, š an increase compared to last year when the difference was 28 percent. Following the City of Zagreb is Zagreb County, where salaries are 20 percent higher than the average. The level of education continues to significantly influence salary levels. Individuals with a completed university degree have a salary 35 percent higher compared to those with a high school education, š which is almost the same as last year when the difference was 34 percent. A completed master’s degree or doctorate increases the salary on average by 58% compared to a secondary vocational qualification. The income difference for individuals with an MBA degree compared to those with a completed high school is still significant, as they earn 75% more, although this difference has decreased compared to last year when it was 86 percent.