On July 1, 2005, the Romanian leu lost the last 4 zeros by denomination at the rate of 1 new leu for 10,000 "old" lei. The average gross monthly salary in Romania peaked in 2023 at 8,301 Romanian lei. As a consequence, the average net monthly salary increased as well, totaling 5,079 Romanian lei as of 2023.
Average gross monthly salary in Romania from 1989 to 2023
(in Romanian lei)
Characteristic
Average gross monthly salary in Romanian lei
2023
8,301
2022
7,107
2021
6,327
2020
5,906
2019
4,853
2018
4,357
2017
3,223
2016
2,809
2015
2,555
2014
2,328
2013
2,163
2012
2,063
2011
1,980
2010
1,902
2009
1,845
2008
1,761
2007
1,396
2006
1,146
2005
968
2004
8,183,317
2003
6,637,868
2002
5,320,559
2001
4,220,357
2000
2,840,449
1999
1,921,754
1998
1,318,605
1997
843,316
1996
426,038
1995
275,825
1994
184,719
1993
76,452
1992
25,322
1991
9,207
1990
4,010
1989
3,538
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Starting with 2005, the income in Romania is expressed in RON. On July 1, 2005, the Romanian leu lost the last 4 zeros, by denomination (revaluation) at the rate of 1 new leu (bank symbol: RON) for 10,000 "old" lei (bank symbol: ROL).
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National Institute of Statistics Romania. (February 12, 2024). Average gross monthly salary in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in Romanian lei) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261989/romania-average-gross-monthly-salary/
National Institute of Statistics Romania. "Average gross monthly salary in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in Romanian lei)." Chart. February 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261989/romania-average-gross-monthly-salary/
National Institute of Statistics Romania. (2024). Average gross monthly salary in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in Romanian lei). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261989/romania-average-gross-monthly-salary/
National Institute of Statistics Romania. "Average Gross Monthly Salary in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in Romanian Lei)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261989/romania-average-gross-monthly-salary/
National Institute of Statistics Romania, Average gross monthly salary in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in Romanian lei) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261989/romania-average-gross-monthly-salary/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average gross monthly salary in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in Romanian lei) [Graph], National Institute of Statistics Romania, February 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261989/romania-average-gross-monthly-salary/
