{"id":195993,"date":"2026-07-16T17:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/195993\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:17:22","slug":"belarus-median-salary-nearly-23-percent-below-nominal-pre-tax-pay-in-may","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/195993\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 median salary nearly 23 percent below nominal pre-tax pay in May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarus\u2019 median monthly salary dropped to 2,315 rubels in May (some $802 at the current exchange rate), according to <em>Pozirk\u2019s<\/em> analysis of the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The figure is nearly 23 percent lower than the nominal average monthly pay before taxes, which stood at 3,003 rubels in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The median salary represents the amount earned by the worker in the middle of the pay scale, with half of employees earning more and half earning less. Often, it is a better indicator of typical earnings than the average salary.<\/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\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kalkulator_aaron_lefler_unsplash.jpg 1128w\" 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\">Bie\u0142stat: pre-tax monthly pay up 1.7 percent in May<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 24, Pozirk. Belarusians\u2019 nominal average monthly pay before taxes amounted to 3,003 rubels ($1,066 at the current exchange rate) in May, rising by 1.7 percent from the April level, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/193135\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read <\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 16, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 median monthly salary dropped to 2,315 rubels in May (some $802 at the current exchange rate), according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. The figure is nearly 23 percent lower than the nominal average monthly pay before taxes, which stood at 3,003 rubels in May. 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