Since Montenegro is a touristic destination, it would be logical that cities at Adriatic coast have the biggest income, and that employees at the coast have biggest salaries. Besides, north has been neglected for many years, many factories and companies were destroyed by transition, people from these areas went to other cities in Montenegro in search for a better life, and some even went abroad. But statistics of MONSTAT shows a little different picture.
After Pluzine and Tivat, average salaries higher than 500 euros are given in Podgorica, 507 euros, and in another city on the north of Montenegro, Pljevlja, 505 euros.
Average April salary in Kotor was 482 euros, Bar 467, Budva and Cetinje 464, Berane 450, Mojkovac 448, Niksic 447, Rozaje 440, petnjica 436, Zabljak 430, Kolasin 423, Plav 417, Savnik 413, Andrijevica 403, Danilovgrad 402. Herceg Novi 401.
Besides Ulcinj, salaries lower than 400 are also in Bijelo Polje, 391 euros. We would like to remind you that Bijelo Polje is the city that has most emigration from it for a long period of time now.
Best salaries are in financial services, worst in trade
Highest average salary of 883 euros was received by workers in financial and insurance sector, and 846 euros of average salary was received by employees of companies in electric energy supply.
Average salary in Montenegro, according to MONSTAT was 478 euros in April.
Number of employed people is 174.208, 33.975 unemployed
According to official records of MONSTAT at the end of April number of employed people in Montenegro was 174.208, and number of unemployed was 33.975. However, these data should be taken with reserve because many workers in Montenegro work “illegally” (unofficial estimation is around 30.000).
Majority of employees is in trade and public administration.
These information about salaries, number of employed and unemployed people in Montenegro are most recent available and official records of MONSTAT. Statistics says one thing, but it’s a completely different thing what we see around us…
