Year-on-year, gross pay was up 3.1% in nominal terms and 1.1% in real terms. Net pay increased by 2.6% in nominal terms and 0.6% in real terms compared to May 2017.
In comparison to April 2018, average gross and net pay in May were 0.1% lower in nominal terms and 1.3% lower in real terms.
In both the private and the public sector, average gross pay was level over the previous month, but on a year-on-year basis it rose 3.7% in the private sector and 2.7% in the public sector.
The biggest increases in pay were seen in mining and quarrying, where net pay went up by 3.2% over April and by 9.2% compared to May 2017.
Average net pay was highest in energy supply, amounting to EUR 1,532.
