The average net salary in Romania was to RON 5,647 in April 2025, down RON 44 (-0.8%)compared to the March 2025, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The average gross salary was RON 9,415, down RON 80 (-0.8%) from the the previous month.The highest values of the average net salary were reported in extraction of crude oil and natural gas at RON 14,021, and in information technology services, including computer services, at RON 12,599, while the lowest was in Horeca, at RON 3,332, and the manufacture of clothing, at RON 3,430.Compared with April 2024, the average net salary increased by 8.2%.The real wage earnings index was 103.2% in April 2025 year-over-year, and 99.1% compared to March 2025.The most significant increases in average net earnings at section/division level were recorded in crude oil and natural gas extraction (35.6%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, activities incidental to mining, manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, water transport (between 10% and 16%) and manufacture of other transport equipment, repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment, manufacture of road transport vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, other mining activities, manufacture of rubber and plastic products (between 5% and 9%).Conversely, the most significant decreases in average net earnings were recorded in the manufacture of tobacco products (by 34.8%), in publishing, beverage manufacturing, telecommunications, the manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, financial intermediation (except insurance and pension fund activities), information technology services (including computer services) (between 8% and 13.5%) and the manufacture of machinery, equipment and equipment n.e.c. , professional, scientific and technical activities, real estate transactions, film, video and television programme production, audio recording and music publishing activities (including broadcasting and transmission of programmes) (between 3% and 7.5%).In the public sector, the average net salary decreased slightly compared to the previous month, as follows: education (-2.4%), public administration (-0.6%), and healthcare and social assistance (-0.2%).
A large majority of Romanians, namely 85%, have heard of celebrated composer George Enescu, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro – INSCOP Research Barometer conducted earlier this month. However, the survey shows a slight decline in cultural awareness compared to 2013, particularly among younger generations. The
The volume of trade between Romania and China was almost USD 9.3 billion in 2024, according to official statistics. Trade between the two, however, is not balanced. Romania registered a USD 7.7 billion deficit with China, and a USD 2.1 billion deficit in the first quarter of 2025 as well. The People’s Republic of China […]
Coca-Cola celebrated 30 years of production at its Timișoara plant, in western Romania, by announcing a RON 5 million (roughly EUR 1 million) investment in a solar park, the company’s first renewable energy facility in Romania. The new solar installation will cover about 20% of the factory’s electricity needs and cut carbon dioxide emissions by […]
Solar Open Day brought the public closer to a new photovoltaic park. On September 17, the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association (RPIA) organized in Călugăreni, Giurgiu County, the third edition of the event, which has already become a landmark for the solar energy industry. This year’s host was PPC Renewables Romania, which opened the doors of […]
Grivița 53, the first private theatre built in Romania in roughly 80 years, was unveiled in Bucharest after nearly a decade of construction and fundraising efforts that brought together more than 14,000 supporters. The project, valued at about EUR 4.5 million so far, was launched in 2016 by director and writer Chris Simion-Mercurian and Tiberiu […]
An injured 24-year-old French tourist was rescued after falling in the Valea Căldărilor area of Romania’s Bucegi Mountains on Friday morning, September 19. The young man was recovered by mountain rescuers after an operation that lasted more than six hours. According to the data communicated by Salvamont Prahova, he was part of a group of […]
