Khatlon authorities announced the size of the average salary

The highest wages in the region are received by workers in the energy, financial, mining and construction industries

In the Khatlon region, the average monthly nominal wage for six months of this year amounted to more than 1.4 thousand somoni.

Such data were announced in the Main Department of Statistics of the region, the newspaper "Khatlon" writes.

This figure is 21.7% higher than the same period last year.

According to official data, the highest wages are received by workers in the field of electricity, gas, air conditioning - the salary here is 4.2 thousand somoni.

In the field of finance, the labor of workers is paid in the amount of 3.7 thousand somoni, in the mining industry - 2.4 thousand, in manufacturing - 2.2 thousand, in construction - 2.3 thousand, in the service sector - 1.3 thousand.

At the same time, in January-May of this year, the monthly payment of agricultural workers amounted to 682.93 somoni - this figure was 46% lower than the average for the region.

The Department of Statistics of the Khatlon region also reported wage arrears. It was noted that at the moment now debts are decreasing.

Headquarters organized in Zafarabad to pay delayed salaries to the population

In total, for this period, the amount of liabilities amounted to 525.7 thousand somoni, which is 265 thousand less than in the same period last year.

The largest debt belongs to the manufacturing industry (505.1 thousand somoni.

Earlier it was reported that the average wage in Tajikistan by the beginning of 2023 is 1.7 thousand somoni.

source: tj.sputniknews.ru