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and catering
services
Information
and
communication
1689 1810 1891 1624 1611 1646 1791 1856 2015 1983 2090
Financial and
insurance
activities
1459 1472 1571 1514 1527 1427 1627 1670 1736 1760 1758
Real estate
activities
772
777
758
796
868
898
973
982
1167 1104 1095
Professional,
scientific and
technical
activities
1219 1278 1230 1062 1102 1153 1271 1286 1225 1357 1638
Administrative
and support
services
513
551
539
640
644
651
669
696
751
814
783
Public
administration
and defense,
compulsory
social security
926
880
867
987
974
916
986
1012 1077 1157 1238
Education
599
637
650
695
717
746
807
837
875
950
889
Health and
social assistance
627
673
732
766
830
866
924
973
1014 1060 1044
Arts,
entertainment
and relocation
600
634
611
662
705
658
732
758
787
851
897
Other activities
597
619
601
652
691
665
721
703
724
768
824
Source: own processing based on the Statistical Office of the Slovak
Republic
4.
WAGE IN THE INDIVIDUAL REGIONS OF
SLOVAKIA
One of the most important criteria in monitoring wage developments
in the national economy is monitoring the wages by region. The
current territorial-administrative arrangement by region was
established in 1996. Since then, 8 administrative regions have
comprised the Slovak Republic: Bratislava, Trnava, Trenčín, Nitra,
Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Prešov and Košice, which are shown in
Figure 1.
Figure 1 Map of Slovakia by regions
Source: https://slovakregion.sk/slovensko
The best way to observe and compare wage differences in the
economy of the Slovak Republic is to compare the average wage by
region. When comparing the average wage by individual region, we
see how wage differences between regions are manifested and how
they are deepening (Rajčáková & Švecová, 2018). Table 6 shows
the wage levels in the individual regions and their development in
the Slovak Republic in the monitored period, 2008 – 2018.
Table 6 Wage development in individual regions of Slovakia
between 2008–2018 (€)
Region / Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
3.Q.
SR
792 S03 82S 853 881 891 957 993 1034 1095 1144
Bratislava
Region
1140 1178 1160 1124 1159 1182 1286 1319 1356 1426 1496
Trnava Region 755 752 787 815 831 841 892 930 965 1050 1074
Trencin
Region
700 688 732 774 797 809 863 902 945 1020 1062
Nitra Region
684 678 707 753 783 782 829 855 908 959 1001
Zilina Region
718 709 759 801 830 820 875 918 950 1018 1054
Banska
Bystrica
Region
688 675 702 756 783 779 837 861 897 940
977
Presov Region
632 636 659 697 715 721 767 799 830 875
896
Kosice Region
749 761 792 848 851 855 908 945 972 1025 1063
Source: own processing based on the Statistical Office of the Slovak
Republic
The highest average wages are maintained throughout the entire
monitored period in the Bratislava region. Employees in Trnava and
Košice regions earn the second highest average wage, and the
average wages in these two regions are close to the national average.
The lowest average wages from 2008 – 2012 were found in the
Prešov region. It is no surprise that the Bratislava region is also the
most productive region in the country. This is because it is the
region with the highest concentration of jobs available in Slovakia.
A great many companies are based here, and therefore, as the capital
city, Bratislava is an attraction for people from other regions, who
see here more opportunities to find work. The average gross
monthly wage in Bratislava not only exceeds the national average,
but also the other regions. The Trnava Region is among those,
where average wages have remained slightly below the national
level. Based on a comparison of the data with the Slovak Republic,
wages in the Trenčín region are lower for the whole monitored
period. Each year, the difference between wages in this region and
national data was a little bit higher. Based on wage development, the
Trenčín region can be classified as a region with a medium-high
average gross wage. The development of wages since the beginning
of the monitored period has been smooth, without larger
fluctuations. Throughout the entire monitored period the
development of gross wages in the Nitra region have remained low,
next to last among the regions. Wages in the Nitra and Banská
Bystrica regions are on the same level, with a minimal difference in
wages between them. Upon comparison with the national average,
wages in the Banská Bystrica and Nitra regions have remained
comparable. Wages have remained below the national average
throughout the whole monitored period. Development during the
monitored period is smooth, with no major fluctuations. The Žilina
region can be ranked among the regions with a medium to high
average monthly gross wage. It has held a position in the middle of
wage development along with the Trenčín region. Wages in the
Prešov region have been the lowest from the start and throughout
the monitored period. This region is in the last place when compared
with the other regions. Its year-on-year increases have been on the
level of increases in other regions, and the difference with the
national average is not markedly different from the other regions.
We rank wages in the Košice region as the second largest in
comparison with other regions in Slovakia. This is one of the few
regions with wages at levels similar to those of the national average.
Among the determining factors of the wage level in the Bratislava
region is the greater number of investment projects flowing into the
capital city, the higher concentration of university-educated people
as well as higher labour productivity. Bratislava has a major impact
on national GDP, because many people from surrounding districts
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