The average annual basic salary increased by €4,285 between 2008 and 2017, information tabled in Parliament shows.

Education Minister Evarist Bartolo was replying to a Parliamentary Question by government MP Clayton Bartolo.

Information released from the education and employment ministry showed that in 2008 the average annual basic salary was €13,573 compared to 2017’s average of €17,858.

Bartolo said the statistics did not include sick pay, bonuses or allowances.

The information from the Labour Force Survey showed the increased in pay over the past nine years.

 

Private sector vs public sector

Another question asked by MP Clayton Bartolo to Minister of Finance Edward Scicluna was on the proportion of workers who are part of the public and private sectors between 2008 to 2016.

The percentage of people who are working in the private sector has increased by roughly four percent whilst the percentage of those working in the public sector has also decreased by approximately four percent.

The statistics from Job Plus showed in 2008, 28.5 percent of workers worked in the public sector. This has decreased to 24.7 percent in 2016.

Meanwhile in 2008, 71.5 percent of workers worked in the private sector which has increased to 75.3 percent in 2016.