On July 1, 2005, the Romanian leu lost the last 4 zeros by denomination at the rate of 1 new leu for 10,000 "old" lei. The average gross monthly salary in Romania peaked in March 2025 at 9,495 Romanian lei. As a consequence, the average net monthly salary slightly increased as well, totaling 5,691 Romanian lei as of March 2025.

Wages in Romania decreased to 9187 RON/Month in May from 9415 RON/Month in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Romania Average Gross Monthly Wages - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The average net monthly salary in Romania amounted to over five thousand Romanian lei in 2023, having increased by nearly 15.5 percent compared to the previous year. Furthermore, the net minimum wage increased as well, set at 1,863 Romanian lei in 2023.

The gross average monthly salary in the industry in Romania as of October 2022 was ***** Romanian lei. The workers in extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas had the highest average pay - ****** Romanian lei, followed by employees in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products and manufacture of tobacco products. The lowest monthly gross salary was in the manufacture of wearing apparel - ***** Romanian lei.

Key information about Romania Monthly Earnings

• Romania Monthly Earnings stood at 1,949 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the previous figure of 1,884 USD in Nov 2024
• Romania Monthly Earnings data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Dec 2024, with an average number of 578 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 1,949 USD in Dec 2024 and a record low of 50 USD in Nov 1991

CEIC converts Monthly Earnings into USD. The National Institute of Statistics provides Monthly Earnings in local currency. The National Bank of Romania average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. According to the national legislation provisions in force (GEO No. 79/2017), the social security contribution and the social health insurance contribution paid by the employer were transferred to the employee. Starting with March 2017, Average Monthly Gross Earnings are not comparable to data prior March 2017.


Further information about Romania Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, Romania Population reached 19 million people in Dec 2023
• Unemployment Rate of Romania dropped to 6 % in May 2023
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 52 % in Sep 2024

Wages in Manufacturing in Romania decreased to 8226 RON/Month in May from 8594 RON/Month in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Romania Average Monthly Gross Wages in Manufacturing - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about Romania Household Income per Capita

• Romania Annual Household Income per Capita reached 7,531.947 USD in Dec 2023, compared with the previous value of 6,591.522 USD in Dec 2022.
• Romania Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2001 to Dec 2023, with an averaged value of 3,229.809 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 7,531.947 USD in Dec 2023 and a record low of 746.832 USD in Dec 2001.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Romania grew 9.991 % YoY in Jun 2024.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from annual Monthly Average Household Income multiplied by 12 and annual Average Household Size and converts it into USD. The National Institute of Statistics provides Household Income in local currency and Average Household Size. The National Bank of Romania average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

The highest average income in Romania in 2019 was registered in the Bucharest-Ilfov area, totaling over ************* Romanian lei. By contrast, the Eastern region of the country had the lowest average salaries.

Wages in Romania increased 10.30 percent in April of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Romania Wage Growth- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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The net monthly salary in the hospitality sector in Romania peaked in 2024 at ***** Romanian lei. In 2020, because of the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, the monthly salary dropped to ***** Romanian lei.

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The average net salary in the IT industry in Romania amounted to over ** thousand Romanian lei by 2024, a value more than double compared to the average net salary recorded in 2016.

The salaries in the construction sector in Romania have been increasing since 2013. The highest average net monthly salary peaked in 2023 at approximately ***** Romanian lei.

Romania RO: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 17.000 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.000 % for 2020. Romania RO: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 18.300 % from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2021, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.300 % in 2014 and a record low of 16.800 % in 2009. Romania RO: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

The hotels and restaurants sector had the lowest average net salary in 2023 - ***** Romanian lei, which increased by ** percent since 2022. It was followed by the clothing production sector, which had an average monthly net salary of ***** Romanian lei, which increased by **** percent in the last year.

Annualized average growth rate in per capita real survey mean consumption or income, total population (%) in Romania was reported at 8.85 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Romania - Annualized average growth rate in per capita real survey mean consumption or income, total population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Romania Total Income: Monthly: per Household data was reported at 7,174.910 RON in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,464.120 RON for 2022. Romania Total Income: Monthly: per Household data is updated yearly, averaging 2,304.280 RON from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2023, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,174.910 RON in 2023 and a record low of 40.840 RON in 1995. Romania Total Income: Monthly: per Household data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.H022: Household Income and Expenditure.

Romania: Income from natural resources, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2021 is 1.14 percent, an increase from 0.51 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Romania from 1987 to 2021 is 2.34 percent. The minimum value, 0.51 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 4.65 percent was recorded in 1990.

Romania RO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data was reported at 1.140 % in 2015. Romania RO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 1.140 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2015, with 1 observations. Romania RO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. The growth rate in the welfare aggregate of the total population is computed as the annualized average growth rate in per capita real consumption or income of the total population in the income distribution in a country from household surveys over a roughly 5-year period. Mean per capita real consumption or income is measured at 2011 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet). For some countries means are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The annualized growth rate is computed as (Mean in final year/Mean in initial year)^(1/(Final year - Initial year)) - 1. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported. The initial year refers to the nearest survey collected 5 years before the most recent survey available, only surveys collected between 3 and 7 years before the most recent survey are considered. The final year refers to the most recent survey available between 2011 and 2015. Growth rates for Iraq are based on survey means of 2005 PPP$. The coverage and quality of the 2011 PPP price data for Iraq and most other North African and Middle Eastern countries were hindered by the exceptional period of instability they faced at the time of the 2011 exercise of the International Comparison Program. See PovcalNet for detailed explanations.; ; World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) circa 2010-2015 (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).; ; The comparability of welfare aggregates (consumption or income) for the chosen years T0 and T1 is assessed for every country. If comparability across the two surveys is a major concern for a country, the selection criteria are re-applied to select the next best survey year(s). Annualized growth rates are calculated between the survey years, using a compound growth formula. The survey years defining the period for which growth rates are calculated and the type of welfare aggregate used to calculate the growth rates are noted in the footnotes.