Armenia records wage growth in all sectors

Armenia’s average monthly salary increased by 5.6 percent in 2025, reaching 303,140 drams, Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan told lawmakers on Tuesday.

The minister said that in 2025, wage growth and an increase in the number of employed workers were recorded in almost all sectors of the economy.

“In 2025, the average monthly salary increased by 5.6 percent, reaching 303,140 drams, while the number of employed workers increased by 4.6 percent, reaching 795,212 people,” Hovhannisyan said during a plenary session of parliament on the 2025 budget execution report.

According to the finance minister, wage growth was mainly driven by increases recorded in the trade, education and manufacturing sectors. He noted that significant wage increases were also recorded in agriculture, administrative services, and transportation.

Hovhannisyan said that unemployment in 2025 decreased by 0.6 percentage points, reaching 12.8 percent.

“Compared with 2021, the average monthly nominal salary increased by 48.6 percent, the number of employed workers rose by 22.4 percent, while the unemployment rate declined by 2.7 percentage points,” the minister said.