Average wages - 2 quarter

In Q2 2009 the average gross monthly nominal wage per employee FTE in the entire national economy accounted for CZK 22,992, i.e. 2.8% up, y-o-y, with the real wage increasing by 1.4%. In the business sphere the average nominal wage increased by 2.4%, real wage by 1.0%. In the non-business sphere the nominal wage raised by 4.3% and the real wage by 2.9%.
In Q2 2009 the nominal average wage per natural persons excluding businesses employing up to 20 employees increased by 2.5%, y-o-y.
In Q2 2009 the average gross monthly nominal wage (hereinafter only the “average wage“), per employee FTE in the entire national economy raised, compared to the previous quarter , by 1.7% seasonally adjusted.
The average wage accounted for CZK 22,992, i.e. by CZK 622 (2.8%) more compared to the corresponding period in 2008. Consumer prices in Q2 2009, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, increased by 1.4% and the real wage raised also by 1.4%. In the business sphere the average wage increased by CZK 537 (+2.4 %) to CZK 22, 842, with the real wage raising by 1.0%. In the non-business sphere the wage growth was bigger, the average wage increased by CZK 971 (+4.3 %) to CZK 23, 661, with the real wage raising by 2.9 %.
Since Q1 2009 the data are processed and published according to a new Classification of Economic Activities CZ-NACE (national version of international classification NACE Rev.2), which replaced OKEČ classification used before (national version NACE Rev.1.1). The average nominal wage (according to CZ-NACE sections) dropped in “mining and quarrying” (-7.5%), low relative growth of nominal wage was recorded in “wholesale and retail trade; repair or motor vehicles and motorcycles” (+0.1%) and in “professional, scientific and technical activities” (+0.2%). The biggest growth was recorded in “human health and social work activities” (+7.6%), “electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply“ (+ 6.4 %) and in “education” (+5.4%). The highest nominal wage (in financial and insurance activities) was approximately 3.4times higher than the lowest nominal wage (accommodation and food service activities).
In Q2 2009 the inter-industry wage differentiation increased, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The variation coefficient of average wages (according to CZ-NACE sections) increased by 1.0 percentage point to reach 32.6%.
In the first half of 2009 the average gross monthly nominal wage accounted for CZK 22,605, i.e. by CZK 596 more (+2.7%), y-o-y. Consumer prices increased in the 1st half of 2009 by 1.8%, with the real wage raising by 0.9%. In the business sphere the average wage increased by CZK 521 (+2.4%) to reach CZK 22,522, with the real wage raising by 0.6%. In the non-business sphere the average wage increased by CZK 936 (+4.2%) to CZK 22,982, with the real wage raising by 2.4%.
The average wage according to the previously published scheme, i.e. per natural persons excluding businesses employing up to 20 employees increased in Q2 2009, compared to the corresponding period in 2008, by CZK 579 (+2.5%) to reach CZK 23,664, with the real wage raising by 1.1%. In the business sphere the average wage saw an increase by CZK 511 (+2.2%) to reach CZK 24.068, with the real wage raising by 0.8%. In the non-business sphere the wage growth was bigger, the average wage increased by CZK 966 (+4.5%) to CZK 22,330, with the real wage raising by 3.1%.
From Q1 2009 the labour and wage statistics reported changes in methodology of survey and presentation of the results.
Now, the results are published both for the whole population of enterprises and also, due to comparability of time series, in the original form, i.e. without businesses employing up to 20 employees. Another change is an increased emphasis assigned to average wages of employees FTE, taking into account the length of employment (earlier, the average wages per natural persons were preferred). Details are available in the reference to Methodology.

Analysis - Analysis of the development of average wages of employees

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Note:
Contact: A. Porubská, phone (+420) 274052210, e-mail: anna.porubska@csu.gov.cz
Data source: CZSO direct quarterly survey and the CZSO models – see the methodological note under the attached table for details
End of data processing: 31 August 2009
The data are preliminary; revised data will be available in December 2009.
Related publication: 3106-09 Registered Number of Employees and their Wages in the CR for Q2 2009, to be brought out in September 2009 on /produkty/evidencni-pocet-zamestnancu-a-jejich-mzdy-4-ctvrtleti-nhzu3f85nm


The average monthly wage is the share of wages and salaries (including premium pay for overtime, direct remuneration and bonuses, refund of wages, etc) per one employee/month. It does not therefore show what wage does each concrete employee receive. Results of structural statistics providing data on employees´ earnings show that almost two thirds of employees have a lower wage than the national average.
It should be mentioned that an employee receives net salary, while the gross wage is such from which the employer pays appropriate amounts on health and social insurance, policy of employment and advance income tax.