Salaries in Georgia

What are Georgia's Highest and Lowest Paid Jobs?

August 28, 2018   

The average monthly salary is the highest in the financial sector and the lowest in the education field throughout Georgia.

Generally, in the fourth quarter of last year, the average monthly wage of a person who is employed in the financial sector amounted 1548 GEL while it was 541 GEL in the field of education.

According to “Geostat“, in the list of high-paid spheres mining, transport and communication sectors are also included. In those fields monthly average salary is 1283 GEL. Herewith, the average monthly compensation for the workers who are employed in the field of gas and electricity distribution, amounted 1170 GEL.

Based on the information Geostat provides, people who are employed at state government field their salary is determined at amount of 1450 GEL.

Average salary for the workers in the fields of restaurants and hotels, are 648 GEL. Whereas in agricultural field it amounts 691 GEL.

In addition, employees in the fields of Health care and Social assistance having average monthly salary of 882 GEL.

Inequality in pay between men and women remains high in Georgia. For example, one of the highest – paid work places are in the field of finance. Thus, the salary for women amounts 1215 GEL while for men it is 2060 GEL. So, we have inequality problem. Women and men are not receiving equal pay for equal work.

SALARY RANKINGS BY PROFESSION
JOB TYPE    MEDIAN SALARY (USD)    RANGE    SALARY RANKING COMPARED TO ALL CITIES
PHYSICIAN    $13,993 - 246/265
C LEVEL EXECUTIVE    $11,733 - 258/265
DENTIST    $10,674 - 256/265
DATA SCIENTIST    $9,268 - 255/265
PHARMACIST    $9,089 - 252/265
ARCHITECT    $7,306 - 259/265
PRODUCT MANAGER    $7,089 - 257/265
IT MANAGER    $6,884 - 260/265
FINANCE MANAGER    $6,837 - 258/265
CHEMICAL ENGINEER    $6,468 - 261/265
HARDWARE ENGINEER    $6,398 - 259/265
PROJECT MANAGER    $6,388 - 260/265
ATTORNEY    $6,376 - 261/265
SOFTWARE ENGINEER    $6,318 - 260/265
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER    $6,142 - 259/265
MOBILE DEVELOPER    $5,976 - 260/265
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER    $5,916 - 261/265
MARKETING MANAGER    $5,860 - 261/265
SALES MANAGER    $5,821 - 261/265
MECHANICAL ENGINEER    $5,748 - 261/265
NURSE    $5,727 - 256/265
BUSINESS ANALYST    $5,688 - 260/265
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT    $5,664 - 261/265
RESEARCH SCIENTIST    $5,652 - 260/265
CIVIL ENGINEER    $5,640 - 260/265
UX DESIGNER    $5,626 - 259/265
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER    $5,615 - 260/265
ACCOUNT MANAGER    $5,426 - 261/265
OPERATIONS MANAGER    $5,386 - 261/265
WEB DEVELOPER    $5,212 - 261/265
FASHION DESIGNER    $5,182 - 258/265
QA ENGINEER    $5,020 - 260/265
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR    $5,014 - 260/265
FINANCIAL ANALYST    $4,855 - 259/265
INTERIOR DESIGNER    $4,705 - 260/265
DATA ANALYST    $4,680 - 261/265
LECTURER    $4,666 - 261/265
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT    $4,627 - 260/265
ACCOUNTANT    $4,108 - 259/265
CONTENT MARKETING    $4,086 - 261/265
WEB DESIGNER    $4,085 - 261/265
COPYWRITER    $3,982 - 261/265
CHEF    $3,963 - 259/265
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER    $3,816 - 260/265
OFFICE MANAGER    $3,715 - 260/265
TEACHER    $3,685 - 260/265
GRAPHIC DESIGNER    $3,511 - 260/265
CUSTOMER SUPPORT    $3,480 - 260/265
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT    $3,251 - 261/265
RECEPTIONIST    $2,552 - 259/265
WAITER    $1,836 - 259/265
CASHIER    $1,755 - 260/265

This are their salaries per year! And of course it's always paid in GEL!

With the best regards,
Johan