Last year's average monthly salary in Armenia has comprised of AMD 182.673, said Armenian Finance Minister Atom Janjughazyan.

His remarks came Friday during the discussion of the report on the implementation of the state budget for 2019.

According to him, the average salary in the public sector continues to remain lower than in the private sector. 

The average salary in the public sector is about AMD 162 thousand compared to about AMD 193 thousand in the private sector, the minister noted.

The level of employment in the country in the reporting year increased by 4.3%.