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In the IT sector in our country at the end of last year the average salary has exceeded BGN 4,000, reaching BGN 4,038. PHOTO: “24 HOURS”
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In the capital, the average salary is already BGN 2,300
The average salary of those working in the IT sector and telecommunications exceeded BGN 4,000 per month and in December 2021 was already BGN 4,038, according to NSI data published on Monday.
About 250 thousand people work in this sector in our country, but the most significant impact on this average salary is the salaries of those working in software companies – about 78 thousand people who
have long been getting around
10 thousand levs
per month,
and to programmers and software developers themselves are even higher.
The comparison between the average salary in the IT industry in December and the one in September shows that in just these three months it has increased by 9%.
During the same period
the average salary
in energy
we have
increased
even more
– by 15%. Just at that time, the prices of electricity and natural gas for non-household consumers increased sharply by three or even four times and the profits of major energy companies such as Kozloduy NPP, leaks and others increased.
However, the average salary in the energy sector still does not have 3 vouchers per month – in December last year. was BGN 2,695.
In December, the average salary in finance and insurance was almost the same – BGN 2,602.
The average salary for the country at the end of 2021 is BGN 1,612
grows with
12.2% compared to
a year earlier,
which is about the percentage by which average wages increase each year.
Wages are growing higher in industries where they are traditionally low: hotels, culture, entertainment and others. For example, in the hotel industry the average salary at the end of 2021 is 18.8% higher than it was at the end of the previous year, but it is still the lowest – only BGN 991 in December.
By districts, the average salary is the highest in Sofia-city – BGN 2,298 for December and an average of BGN 2,314 for the entire fourth quarter, if the annual bonuses are included. The average salary in the capital transferred 2 vouchers in March 2021.
The closest to the average salary in Sofia is the one in Vratsa – BGN 1,673 in December, and it differs greatly from the average salary in other districts of Northwestern Bulgaria. The most likely reason is that
Kozloduy, where
large part of the
population
works at
atomic
power plant,
is part of the district.
Otherwise, from the big regional cities after Vratsa follows Stara Zagora with BGN 1,520 average salary in December, Varna with BGN 1,514, Sofia region with BGN 1,473, Plovdiv with BGN 1,473, Plovdiv with BGN 1,440, Yambol with BGN 1,390, Gabrovo with BGN 1,368. etc.
In December 2021, compared to the end of December 2020, the number of employees in Bulgaria increased by 37,200. The total number of employees at the end of 2021 was 2.270 million.
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