Median vs. average monthly wage statistics: There's a big difference

The fact that the average gross salary in June was above 74,000 dinars, while the net amount was 53,000, has surprised many citizens in Serbia. Simply because they do not earn as much. However, in addition to these data, the Statistical Office of Serbia (RSZ) has been calculating, since last year, also the median net wages, which in June amounted to RSD 41,045. This means that 50 percent of workers have earned up to the stated amount. Therefore, only half of them.