KSH: the gross average wage in 2012 was 223 thousand HUF

The average gross earnings of full-time employees was 223 thousand HUF in 2012. On national level gross wages were 4.6 percent higher than in the previous year.

The average net earnings calculated without taking the family allowance into account increased by 2.0 percent to 144 thousand HUF – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) announced on Thursday.

According to the datas of the Central Statistical Office (KSH), gross earnings on national level was 6.3 percent higher than in 2011. The average earnings in the private sector grew by 7.2 percent last year. (MTI)