The net average salary increased by 70 RON (1.4pct) in September this year, up to 5,228 RON, according to data published on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The gross average salary was 8,553 lei, by 110 RON (+1.3pct) higher than in August 2024.The highest values of the net average salary were recorded in information technology services (11,626 RON), and the lowest in manufacture of clothing (3,016 RON).In September 2024, in most activities in the economic sector the level of the average net salary increased compared to August 2024, as a result of the granting of occasional bonuses (quarterly, annual bonuses, for special performances or for "Oilman's Day"), rights in kind and monetary aid, amounts from the net profit and from other funds (including securities). Also, the increases in the net average salary were due to production achievements or higher receipts (depending on the contracts/projects), according to the INS.The most significant increases in the net average salary earnings were recorded in the extraction of crude oil and natural gas, by 13.3pct, and in the manufacture of coke oven products and products obtained from crude oil processing, by 12.7pct.At the opposite side of the scale, the decreases in the average net salary were determined by the granting, in the previous months, of occasional bonuses, rights in kind and monetary aid, amounts from the net profit and from other funds (including securities). Also, the decreases in the average net salary were determined by production failures or lower receipts (depending on the contracts/projects).The most significant decreases in the net average salary earnings were recorded in activities auxiliary to financial services, insurance activities and pension funds - minus 11.6pct.Compared to September of the previous year, the net average salary increased by 13.8pct.The real salary earnings index was 108.8pct in September 2024 compared to September 2023 and 101.1pct compared to August 2024.Compared to October 1990, the index of real salary earnings was 251.2pct, 2.5 percentage points higher than the one recorded in August 2024.
Reformist politicians and presidential hopefuls Nicușor Dan and Elena Lasconi both argued that the current government must explain why the December 2024 presidential elections were cancelled before setting the dates of a new election. The current government, made up of a three-party coalition between the Social Democrats (PSD), National Liberal Party (PNL), the ethnic Hungarian […]
The crop of 2025 concerts brings first-time performances in the country from pop, rock, and opera stars and an anniversary edition of a major festival, set to bring its share of musical surprises. Below, we outline some of the artists and groups that have been announced so far. Duke Ellington Orchestra January 20 The orchestra, […]
Under 150,000 non-EU workers are currently in Romania, helping the country deal with an acute labor shortage that has been ongoing for years. The government is also set to approve a quota of 100,000 foreign workers in 2025. According to data provided by the Labor Inspection, the number of active individual employment contracts held by […]
Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan recently stated that conservation and protection works at Hanul Solacolu are continuing with a focus on the first-floor level of the main building and the installation of the first beams that will support the temporary roof. The building dating back to 1859 is one of the capital’s iconic buildings, and was […]
More than 390,000 people visited the retrospective dedicated to the Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi at the Centre Pompidou in 2024, the museum announced. The show, which closed its doors on July 1 of last year, had a daily average of nearly 5,000 entries, the institution said. Overall, the Centre Pompidou welcomed 3,204,369 visitors in 2024, […]
The Romanian-American actor Sebastian Stan won his first Golden Globe for his role in the film A Different Man. In his acceptance speech, the artist thanked the people on his team and the film crew, as well as his parents, and concluded his speech by saying “România, te iubesc” (Romania, I love you). In the […]
