Working Life Barometer in the Baltic Countries 2002 (pdf) - mol.fi

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In this way, the salary distributions for the years 1998 and 2002 can be compared.
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NET WAGES AND SALARIES BY DECILES
ESTONIA 1998 AND 2002
At constant (1998) prices, inflation controlled by consumer price index
Net wage or salary (krones/month)
1998
2002
10 % 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
1998 1236,0 1700,0 2000,0 2300,0 2800,0 3000,0 3800,0 4800,0 6000,0
2002 1408,0 1761,0 2127,0 2465,0 2641,0 3095,0 3592,0 4401,0 5262,0
Change (%) 13,9 3,6 6,4 7,2 -5,7 3,2 -5,5 -8,3 -12,3
The fall in real salary level has not applied in the same way to all the income
groups. The deciles indicate that for 40 per cent, those with the smallest salaries
(the lowest four deciles), the salaries have increased; and for others they
have decreased. The greatest change is seen in the bottom and top deciles. In
the bottom decile, the change has been +13.9 per cent; and in the top decile,
correspondingly, it has been –12.3 per cent. There has also been a clear positive
development for those earning about 2000 – 2500 krones per month. On
the whole, the income differences can be seen to have diminished somewhat
during the period 1998 – 2002.
SALARY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GENDERS
In 1998, the net salaries of Estonian women amounted on average to 63 per
cent of the men's net salaries. The differences in salary between the genders
have decreased during the past three years. In 2002, the women's net salaries
were 69 per cent of the men's measured by the medians, and 71 per cent according
to the mean values.