Latest data from the State Statistics Bureau show the average wage in Macedonia at 410 EUR, which higher only than Albanija (378 EUR). All other countries in the region best Macedonia.

Average salaries in Buglaria and Romania are at 457 an 535 EUR, Bosnians earn 472 EUR on average, tied with Serbia, while in Montenegro, the salary is 516 EUR. Greeks approach the 1.000 EUR barrier with 917 EUR, and the Sloveanians are the only ones who surpass it, with 1.108 EUR.