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

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In Latvia, salaries in the private and the public sector are relatively close to
each other in the lowest income classes. Only in the most highly paid groups
does the difference increase and become clear. In the public sector, there has
been fairly uniform improvement in average incomes for all income groups. In
percentage terms, the rises can be seen as slightly more accentuated in the case
of the small salaries. In latis, the difference disappears or even takes an opposite
turn.
NET WAGES AND SALARIES BY DECILES 1998 AND 2002 IN LATVIA
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS
250,0
200,0
150,0
100,0
50,0
At constant (1998) prices, inflation controlled by consumer price index
Latis/month
1998private
2002private
1998public
2002public
0,0
10 % 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Change private(%) 7,5 4,0 -1,6 -1,3 -5,6 -4,0 1,7 12,0 17,5
Change public(%) 11,9 18,0 16,7 21,4 17,5 13,0 10,9 5,2 5,6
In the private sector, the net salary of those with middle income has decreased
a little. In the top two deciles, on the other hand, the salaries have grown a
great deal on average. The best-paid 20 per cent in the private sector have received
pay increases that are clearly more than average, and, at the same time,
the gap between the public and the private sector in the most highly paid income
groups has increased markedly.
OLD WORKPLACES (ESTABLISHED BEFORE REGAINING OF IN-
DEPENDENCE), REORGANISED AND NEW WORKPLACES
At old and reorganised workplaces, there has been a growth of 17.5 per cent in
salaries according to the median. Correspondingly, at new workplaces the av-