Highest paid professions in Georgia

The office of statistics published a ranking of the highest paid professions. According to this document the highest paid sector in Georgia is financial institutions. The average monthly wages there are around GEL 1,500, next come state jobs where the average salary is GEL 1000. Third is transport and communications, at around GEL 800. Analyst suggests that the high level of state salaries is one of the main preconditions for reducing corruption in the state. Before the economic crises, the construction sector was also among high paid professions, the smallest salaries are fixed for the teachers and for the people involved in the agricultural sector.