The average monthly salary of a national economy worker in January-December last year was 2,748.4 lei, an increase of 8.7% compared with the corresponding period last year. The real salary increased at the same rate as the consumer price index was 100%, Info-Prim Neo reports, quoting the National Bureau of Statistics. The average pay in the budgetary sphere was 2,406.1 lei (+22.8%), while in the real sector of the economy – 2,946.2 lei (+ 4.3%). In December last year, the average salary was 3,322.3 lei. Compared with December 2008, it rose by 10.7%, while the real salary by 10.3%. The average pay in the budgetary sphere was 2,944.4 lei (+34.7%). In the real sector, it was 3,549.6 lei (+3.2%). The employees of the financial sector received the highest average salary in 2009 – 5,630 lei, while the agricultural employees the lowest one – 1,454 lei.