Armenia’s average wage rises 7.2% annually, falls 1.7% monthly
The September average was AMD 308,927, while the employee count rose 4.4% from a year earlier to 841,963.
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The September average was AMD 308,927, while the employee count rose 4.4% from a year earlier to 841,963.
Armenia’s average monthly wage in September 2026 was AMD 308,927, up 7.2% from September 2025 but down 1.7% from August. The number of employees reached 841,963, an increase of 4.4% from a year earlier, Statistical Committee figures show.
The figures, published by How2B, show substantial differences across sectors, regions and employee groups. The national wage is a gross mean: total pay and equivalent payments, including cash and in-kind pay before mandatory taxes, divided by the average number of employees used in the calculation. It is not a median or take-home wage.
Since 2018, the committee has used the State Revenue Committee’s individual income-tax and social-payment records for wage statistics, covering organizations with at least one employee.
Only 8 of the 19 sectors had average wages above the national figure. Information and communication paid the highest average, while other service activities paid the lowest.
| Sector | Average monthly wage |
|---|---|
| Information and communication | AMD 826,506 |
| Financial and insurance activities | AMD 765,970 |
| Mining | AMD 582,521 |
| Education | AMD 175,569 |
| Accommodation and food services | AMD 166,541 |
| Other service activities | AMD 162,768 |
Women accounted for 435,081 employees, or 51.7% of the total, and men for 406,882. Women’s average monthly wage was AMD 238,537, compared with AMD 384,196 for men; these group averages do not compare pay for the same work.
In finance, women made up 61% of employees and earned an average of AMD 547,835, while men averaged AMD 1.1 million. Men’s averages were about 1.8 times women’s in both manufacturing and healthcare; women represented 78% of healthcare employees.
The average wages of women and men were almost the same in construction and energy supply. Women made up about 10% of construction employees and 17% of those in energy supply.
Syunik had the highest regional average, slightly ahead of Yerevan. Ararat ranked third, while Gegharkunik had the lowest average. Shirak recorded the fastest annual regional wage growth, at 9%.
| Region | Average monthly wage |
|---|---|
| Syunik | AMD 362,616 |
| Yerevan | AMD 360,992 |
| Ararat | AMD 237,549 |
| Gegharkunik | AMD 157,478 |
For January–September 2026, the non-public sector had a higher average wage than the public sector. Public-sector pay grew faster over the annual comparison.
| Sector | Average monthly wage | Annual growth |
|---|---|---|
| Non-public | AMD 335,792 | 4.6% |
| Public | AMD 248,850 | 9.2% |
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