More than half of employees earn the salary that is less than average

Almost 500 thousand people earn more than 10 million rubles, whereas the salary of 125 thousand people is less than the minimum pay.

This data is provided by the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus in its statistics about the level of money incomes of the population in January-November, 2015.

The economy of Belarus in November involved 4 million 464.3 thousand people. According to statistical surveys, November salary of 59.6% of employees (2 million 660.7 thousand people) was less than 6 million Belarusan rubles (or less than $300). Thus, salary from 5 to 6 million Belarusan rubles received 13.3% of the total economically active population, from 4 to 5 million - 14.6%, and 3 to 4 million - 15%. 13.9% of employees (or 620, 5 thousand people) received rom 2 to 3 November million Belarusan rubles in November, and less than 2 million Belarusan rubles - 2.8% (or 125,000 people). It turns out that the salary of the latter category hasn’t even reached the minimum pay (last year it was 2.1 million rubles, or about $100 now).

Real disposable money incomes of the population of the Republic of Belarus in January-November 2015 amounted to 94.4% compared to January-November 2014.

In the structure of money incomes the compensation of labour accounted for 61.1%, incomes from entrepreneurial and other income-generating activity – 8.2%, transfers to the population (pensions, benefits, educational allowances and other transfers to the population) – 23%, property and other incomes – 7.7%.