The quarterly earnings survey in industry and service sector includes information on gross monthly earnings, gross hourly earning and paid hours of work. Provisional results for 4th quarter of 2009 are published by economic sectors.
| Economic sector | Paid hour of work | Hourly gross earnings1 | Monthly gross earnings1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | Euro | ||
| 1 Excluding bonuses. Further results can be found in the full version of the table. | |||
| Industry and service sector | 38.6 | 18.94 | 3,176 |
| Industry | 37.5 | 19.47 | 3,169 |
| Service sector | 39.3 | 18.62 | 3,181 |
Full-time employees in industry, wholesale and retail trade and financial intermediation earned an average amount of EUR 64.41 from gross earnings of EUR 100 in 2006, after the deduction of wage tax and social security contributions. This roughly corresponds with the survey results for 1995 and 2001 (EUR 65.23 and EUR 64.77, respectively). The social security contribution rates for employees rose from 19.7% in 1995 to 20.4% in 2001 and to 21.4% in 2006.
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