{"id":147087,"date":"2025-07-16T18:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/147087\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarus-median-salary-rises-by-19-percent-year-on-year","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/147087\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 median salary rises by 19 percent year on year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 16, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Belarus\u2019 median salary rose to 2,014 rubels in May (some $615 at the current exchange rate), a 19.3-percent increase year on year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average salary rose 19.5 percent to 2,652.3 rubels in that period, according to data from the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The median divides the workforce evenly, with half earning less and half earning more than the reported figure. It is a more reliable indicator of income distribution, as it minimizes the impact of outliers on either end of the pay scale. The metric helps expose social inequality as well as weaknesses in the economy, analysts say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/vvp_quasa_io-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/vvp_quasa_io-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/vvp_quasa_io-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/vvp_quasa_io.jpg 723w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarus\u2019 economic growth slows in H1<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 16, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 economic growth slowed to 2.1 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2025, down from 2.5 percent in the January\u2013May period, according to the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat). Since the beginning of the year, GDP growth &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/147030\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 16, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 median salary rose to 2,014 rubels in May (some $615 at the current exchange rate), a 19.3-percent increase year on year. The average salary rose 19.5 percent to 2,652.3 rubels in that period, according to data from the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat). 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