Average wages - 3 quarter

In Q3 2009 the average gross monthly nominal wage per employee FTE in the entire national economy increased by 4.8% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, with the real wage increasing by 4.7%. However, this relatively big growth was affected by structural impacts and especially by dismissal of employees with lower wages and drop of the sickness rate. The volume of wages shrank by 2.4%, the number of employees was 6.9% down.
In Q3 2009 the nominal average wage per natural persons excluding businesses employing up to 20 employees increased by 4.1%, y-o-y.
In Q3 2009 the average gross monthly nominal wage (hereinafter only the 'average wage'), per employee FTE in the entire national economy accounted for CZK 23 350 and raised, compared to the previous quarter , by 1.5% seasonally adjusted.

The average wage accounted for CZK 23 350, i.e. by CZK 1 068 (4.8%) more compared to the corresponding period in 2008. Consumer prices in Q3 2009, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, increased by only 0.1% and the real wage raised by 4.7% to reach the biggest growth of the real wage over the last eight quarters. However, this relatively big growth was affected by structural impacts and especially by dismissal of employees with lower wages and drop of the sickness rate. The volume of wages shrank by 2.4%, the number of employees was 6.9% down. In the business sphere the average wage increased by CZK 1 004 (+4.5 %) to CZK 23 165, with the real wage raising by 4.4%. In the non-business sphere the wage growth was bigger, the average wage increased by CZK 1 292 (+5.6 %) to CZK 24 170, with the real wage raising by 5.5 %.

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 'accommodation and food service activities' (-1.2%) and in 'mining and quarrying' (-0.1%), low relative growth of nominal wage was recorded in 'other service activities' (-0.3%) and in 'administrative and support service activities' (-0.4%). The biggest growth was recorded in 'electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply' (+10.3%), 'human health and social work activities' (+7.8) and in 'real estate activities' (+7.7%). 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 Q3 2009 greater difference is apparent in average wages according to institutional sectors compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The variation coefficient of average wages (according to CZ-NACE sections) increased by 0.8 percentage point to reach 32.2 %.
In Q1 - Q3 2009 the average gross monthly nominal wage accounted for CZK 22 896, i.e. by CZK 796 more (+3.6%), y-o-y. Consumer prices increased over the three quarters of 2009 by 1.2%, with the real wage raising by 2.4%. In the business sphere the average wage increased by CZK 730 (+3.3%) to reach CZK 22 784, with the real wage raising by 2.1%. In the non-business sphere the average wage increased by CZK 1 075 (+4.8%) to CZK 23 398, with the real wage raising by 3.6%.
The average wage according to the previously published scheme, i.e. per natural persons excluding businesses employing up to 20 employees increased in Q3 2009, compared to the corresponding period in 2008, by CZK 934 (+4.1%) to reach CZK 23 941, with the real wage raising by 4.0%. In the business sphere the average wage saw an increase by CZK 877 (+3.8%) to reach CZK 24 232, with the real wage raising by 3.7%. In the non-business sphere the wage growth was bigger, the average wage increased by CZK 1 244 (+5.7%) to CZK 22 967, with the real wage raising by 5.6%.
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: D. Holý, phone (+420) 274052694, e-mail: dalibor.holy@csu.gov.cz
Data source: CZSO direct quarterly survey – see the methodological note under the attached table for details
End of data collection: 27 November 2009
The data are preliminary; revised data will be available in March 2010.
Related outputs: 3106-09 Registered Number of Employees and their Wages in the CR for Q3 2009, to be brought out in December 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.