In January-August 2026, the average monthly nominal salary of salaried employees in Azerbaijan increased by 7.2% compared with the same period last year, reaching 1,173 manats, the State Statistical Committee, APA-Economics reports.
As of September 1, the number of salaried employees in the country stood at 1 million 776.8 thousand people.
Of them, 834.2 thousand worked in the public sector, while 942.6 thousand were employed in the non-state sector. Thus, 53% of salaried employees worked in private and other non-state organizations, while 47% were employed in the public sector.
The largest share of salaried employees was concentrated in trade and vehicle repair (18.9%).
Of the employees, 17.5% worked in education, 13.9% in industry, 8.6% in healthcare and social services, 6.8% in construction, and 6.2% in public administration, defense, and social security.
In addition, 4.4% of salaried employees were employed in transportation and warehousing, 3.9% in professional, scientific, and technical activities, 2.5% in the finance and insurance sector, and 2.3% in agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
The remaining 15% accounted for other sectors of the economy.
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