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

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NET WAGES AND SALARIES BY DECILES OLD, REORGANISED
AND NEW WORKPLACES IN LITHUANIA 1998 AND 2002
1600,0
1400,0
1200,0
1000,0
800,0
600,0
400,0
200,0
At constant (1998) prices, inflation controlled by consumer price index
Litas /month
1998OLD
2002OLD
1998REORG
1998REORG
1998NEW
2002NEW
0,0
10 % 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Change OLD(%) -0,6 1,8 12,8 16,4 11,6 5,6 3,5 2,7 6,7
Change REORG(%) 2,9 3,2 5,9 16,4 13,8 8,5 24,7 21,3 35,8
Change NEW(%) 11,0 -3,0 -2,9 -3,0 -3,0 -5,7 -3,0 -3,0 2,5
Between 1998 and 2002, the most highly paid workers at the reorganised
workplaces have risen to keep them company. For these, the increase in salary
level has been exceptionally rapid - at best, about 36 per cent in three years.
SUMMARY: Lithuania
In Lithuania, the salary level has changed less than in the other Baltic countries.
The development has, on the whole, been on the positive side. The gaps
between men's and women's salaries have diminished slightly. However, in the
highest-paid groups of all, the income gaps between the genders have definitely
grown due to the sharp rise in the men's salary level. Salaries in the
public sector have increased and, particularly at the reorganised workplaces,
those of the most highly paid workers have soared. At the new workplaces, on
the other hand, the average salaries have dropped a little.
Taken overall, the salary level in Lithuania has been characterised by the
smallness of the change in the lowest and middle-income groups. In the top
income groups, the salary level has risen considerably, especially at the reorganised
workplaces and among the men. The income gaps as such have not