Paphos People

Half of all workers in Cyprus paid €1,500 or less, bottom 10% get €750 to €1,000

A survey of the jobs market has found hundreds of vacancies around Cyprus but most in low-paid occupations, also revealing that half of all workers on the island are paid €1,500 or less a month.

The survey in Phileleftheros, also citing the statistical service, found that 50 per cent of people receive a salary of between €1,000 and €1,500. The bottom 10 per cent in this category are paid a mere €750 to €1,000 at a time when the government is involved in terse negotiations with unions over the creation of a minimum wage.

Only around 15 per cent of workers in Cyprus are paid between €1,500 and €2,000 while 10 per cent receive €2,000 to €2,500. The remaining 25 per cent are paid between €2,500 and €5,000 or more a month.

According to the research those Europeans who come to Cyprus seeking work mainly consist of people from Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and the UK. Most work in the services sector or at unskilled jobs.

There are a high number of vacancies for factory workers, shop assistants, drivers, skilled construction workers, waiters, cooks, carers, medical assistants, salespeople and cashiers.

For people with a higher skill level, there are jobs as technical consultants, computer engineers, telecommunications workers, marketing execs and accountants among others.

The research showed that roughly, a cook’s salary is in the region of €1,100, a hotel clerk €1,050, a receptionist €1,050 and a restaurant waiter €950.

The average salary for a shop assistant is €990, for a supermarket clerk €880, for a bakery cashier €900 and a warehouse worker €1,150.

An air conditioning technician’s salary is around €1,100, a mobile phone technician €1,200, and an elevator engineer €1,290. Jobs in computing run from €20,000 to €30,000 a year at lower levels.

The construction sector is still one of the biggest employers involving various professions. From the survey, the average salary of a builder is €1,200, a crane operator €1,900, a welder €1,750, a heating installer €1,190, an architect €2,300, an engineer €2,700, and a civil engineer €2,500.

In professions related to accounting and finance, the average salaries reported are: accountant €1,500, auditor €2,700, financial analyst €3,000, risk analyst €2,500, tax consultant €2,900 and secretary €1,200.

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/08/08/half-of-all-workers-in-cyprus-paid-e1500-or-less-bottom-10-get-e750-to-e1000/

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Dave
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“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

Sadly your item doesnt mention any geographical element as I am certain most of the salaries in the Paphos region are probably even less.

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It didn’t mention the tied 3rd world country workers

Brought in as housemaids, childcarers, farm workers etc

And like Tanny cannot help but wonder if these are not the wages quoted for the Paphos area

I remember talking to a young friend from a Lithuania she was a waitress her boyfriend was head waiter ...she proudly told us ...that her boyfriend was so skilled as head waiter...that he was able to earn 7 euros an hour ...she was thrilled and proud with him earning this amount ...this was just before lockdown ...she was on much less than 7 euros an hour

I have heard of waitresses earning around 3.50 to 5.00 euros an hour

Lots of people in Cyprus work 2-3 jobs daily to get through to pay their bills

Any survey that comes from a government, government body or any affiliated quango or ngo, should be regarded as nothing more than propaganda p1sh.

Remember there is an election on the horizon so everything will be bigged up for personal gain.

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