PMC Research Center reports that the number of people in Georgia receiving a monthly salary was 991,803 in May 2025, reflecting a slight annual increase of 1.5% compared to May 2024.
The figures discussed below are part of PMC Research Center’s regular labor market monitoring supported by USAID and the European Union.
Despite the year-on-year growth, the annual increase rate slowed by 2.8 percentage points compared to the same month last year, showing a moderate deceleration in employment.
The salary distribution data also reveals subtle shifts. The share of individuals earning up to 600 GEL per month was 12.6%, a marginal 0.1 percentage point rise from April but a 2.3 percentage point decrease year-on-year.
On the other end of the spectrum, 2.8% of salaried individuals earned 9,600 GEL or more, a slight drop from April but still 0.3 percentage points higher than in May 2024. Meanwhile, those earning 2,400 GEL or more made up 31.8% of the total, down 1.2 percentage points from April but up nearly 5 points compared to last year.
