The saying "the further south, the sadder" seems like a depiction of the harsh reality if we compare the average salaries in Serbia. While in the south one works for 64.000 dinars per month, in Belgrade municipalities the average goes up to 170.000 dinars.
In Serbia, IT workers earn the most, about 2400 euros net, while cooks and waiters earn the least, about 480 euros.
In the Belgrade municipality of Stari grad, for example, the average salary is almost 1500 euros net, and the lowest is recorded in the Jablanica region, in Bojnik, around 550 euros net, according to the data of the Republic Institute of Statistics, Nova ekonomiya reports.
At the national level, the average net salary in August this year was 96.649 dinars, while the gross was 133.591 dinars.
Rich north, poor south
The average salary was 75.575 dinars - which means that 50 percent of the employees earned up to that amount, and the other half earned more than that amount.
By region, the north leads with an average salary of 148.322 dinars gross, while in net value it is 107.430 dinars.
In the "rich north", the main positions are held by Belgrade with an average net salary of 121.145 dinars, as well as Vojvodina with 91.575 net.
In Vojvodina, Novi Sad ranks first in terms of earnings, with an average net salary of 113.156 dinars.
South Serbia earns 82.446 dinars net per month on average.
In the south, there is no excessive difference between the regions, so Sumadija and Western Serbia had an average salary of 81.792 dinars in August, while workers in Southern and Eastern Serbia earned 83.292 dinars net.
Earnings increase compared to 2023.
In Belgrade, the highest salary was in the Old Town and amounted to 170.304 dinars.
The lowest salary in August was in the Jablanička region, in Bojnik, where workers received only 64.355 dinars on average.
Looking at the broader picture, at the level of the whole country, gross wages up to August of this year compared to the same period last year increased nominally by 14,7 percent, i.e. 9,3 percent in real terms (when inflation is deducted), while the average net wage is higher by 14,6 percent in nominal terms, or 9,2 percent in real terms.
Compared to the same month of the previous year, the average net salary in Serbia is nominally higher by 12,2 percent, and in real terms by 7,6 percent.
Source: New Economy
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