The January-September average monthly salary in the national economy was 2,701.5 lei, an increase of 9.9% compared with the corresponding period last year. The real salary in the period rose by 9.7%. In the budgetary sphere, the average salary increased by 23.3% to 2,344.6 lei, while in the real sector – by 5.9% to 2,907.1 lei. The average pay in September this year was 2,740.3 lei - 2,948.9 lei in the real sector and 2,376.8 lei in the budgetary sphere. Compared with September last year, the salary rose by 9.9%. The highest salaries were paid in industry and the financial sector, while the lowest ones – in agriculture and the service sector.