BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 30. The average monthly nominal wages of employees in Baku increased by 9.6 percent from January through September 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, Trend reports via the Baku City Statistics Department.
According to department records, this value was 1,167 manat ($690) for the reporting period.
Meanwhile, according to data from Azerbaijan's State Statistics Committee, the average monthly nominal income of recruited workers in Azerbaijan from January to September 2023 climbed by 11.2 percent year on year to 919.8 manat ($541).
Wages in the oil and gas sector were 3,513 manat ($2,066), while wages in the non-oil and gas sector were 870 manat ($511). Employees of state enterprises were paid 885 manat ($520), while those of private enterprises were paid 957 manat ($562).