YEREVAN. – As of January 1, 2015, the monthly base salary of Armenia’s government employees will amount to 66,140 drams (approx. $160.33).

The aforesaid is written in the 2015 State Budget Draft, which was introduced at Thursday’s Cabinet session.

As always, the bonus funds of Armenia’s state agencies shall not exceed 10 percent of the salaries.

The final salary is determined in consideration of the salary-increasing coefficients (position, seniority).

According to the July 2014 results, the average monthly salary in Armenia’s public sector has amounted to 134,200 drams (approx. $325.31).