MONSTAT explains Montenegro’s wage statistics - EXCLUSIVE

According to the July 2026 release, average net earnings in Montenegro increased by 0.1% compared with June 2026, from EUR 1,036 to EUR 1,037.

This was said by the source at the Statistical Office of Montenegro in an exclusive interview with CE Report.

The largest increases in average net earnings were recorded in:

• Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities: +0.7%
• Human health and social work activities: +0.7%
• Financial and insurance activities: +0.6%
• Agriculture, forestry and fishing: +0.5%

The decreases were recorded in:

• Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles: -0.1%

• Construction: -0.3%
• Public administration and defense; compulsory social security: -0.3%

The available data are published on the MONSTAT website and can be accessed at the following link: https://monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=2126&pageid=442

For July 2026, average net earnings were:

• Accommodation and food service activities: EUR 1,020
• Construction: EUR 1,025
• Manufacturing: EUR 926
• Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles: EUR 971
• Information and communication: EUR 1,313
• Montenegro, total: EUR 1,037

The above figures are published in MONSTAT’s official July 2026 release.

The available data are published on the MONSTAT website and can be accessed at the following link: https://monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=2126&pageid=442

The Monthly Earnings Statistics do not provide an assessment of the extent to which changes in employment levels, workforce composition or seasonal employment affected the 0.1% monthly change in average net earnings.

The methodology states that the average wage is calculated based on the total amount of wages paid in the month and the number of employees to whom those payments relate.

However, the July 2026 earnings release does not provide an analysis quantifying the separate effect of employment changes or seasonal employment on the average wage.

Prices of goods and services for personal consumption, measured by consumer price index, in July 2026, as compared to June 2026, increased by 0.8% on average. This was influenced mostly by increase in prices of: accommodation services; tobacco; cereals and cereal products; restaurants, cafés and the like; milk, other dairy products and eggs; passenger transport by air; meat; hairdressing salons and personal grooming establishments.

Table 3. Groups with most important impacts on monthly inflation rate, July 2026

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