In 2021, the median monthly earnings of employees were higher in the municipality of Calheta

The Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) is now providing, for the first time on its internet website, information on the median earnings of full-time fully paid employees for the year 2021. The referenced information is derived from the Lists of Personnel (Annex A of Single Report).

The Single Report is under the responsibility of the Strategy and Planning Office (GEP) of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity, and Social Security (MTSSS), with the statistical operation in the Autonomous Region of Madeira being carried out in collaboration with the Regional Directorate of Labour and Inspection (DRTAI).

The presented data pertain to employees under an employment contract (TCO) working full time and being fully paid employees, and the geographical breakdown is based on the workplace of the employees, i.e., the information is referenced to the place of work.

In 2021, within the statistical assessment of the Lists of Personnel, 46.3 thousand employees were identified in establishments located in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, representing an increase of 10.7% compared to the previous year. The Region followed, more pronouncedly, the national trend of an increase in the number of workers (1.9%).

The average monthly earnings of employees identified in 2021 amounted to 1,212.39 euros, surpassing the previous year's figure of 1,171.42 euros, corresponding to an annual increase of 3.5%. At the national level, the average monthly earnings of employees reached 1,289.50 euros, reflecting a 3.4% increase compared to the previous year.

In the region, only the municipality of Calheta exhibited a median monthly earnings value exceeding one thousand euros (1,070.57 euros). Following are Funchal with 951.46 euros and Porto Santo with 941.02 euros, being the only municipalities with a median value above that observed for the region. Porto Moniz was the municipality with the lowest median value, standing at 776.20 euros.

In 2021, the distribution of monthly earnings of employees in the Autonomous Region of Madeira revealed less asymmetry compared to the national average. In the region, the median monthly earnings stood at 922.50 euros, with the ratio between the 3rd and 1st quartiles equal to 1.61. Nationally, the median was 959.34 euros, and the 3rdQ/1stQ ratio was 1.77.

At the level of NUTS 2 regions, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa presented the highest median value of monthly earnings, reaching 1,124.60 euros, followed by Centro with 929.90 euros and the Autonomous Region of Madeira with 922.50 euros. The Autonomous Region of the Azores and Algarve were the regions with the lowest median values, reaching 885.93 euros and 902.01 euros, respectively. Área Metropolitana de Lisboa stands out as the region with the highest asymmetry, having presented a 3rdQ/1stQ ratio of 2.12, while the Autonomous Region of the Azores had the lowest ratio, at 1.48.

The distribution of monthly earnings of employees shows greater asymmetry among male employees. The difference in the median value of monthly earnings between the two genders is also noticeable: 880.40 euros for females and 968.70 euros for males.

In 2021, the median value of monthly earnings of employees was higher among workers aged between 35 and 54, standing at 959.60 euros. Workers aged between 16 and 34 presented the lowest median value, at 857.00 euros, and those in the 55 to 89 age group recorded a median value of 947.60 euros.

The median monthly earnings of employees working in the region in 2021, with nationality outside the European Union (Extra EU-27), were 71.39 euros lower than those of employees with Portuguese nationality, reaching 852.61 euros and 924.00 euros, respectively.

The median monthly earnings of employees follow the increase in the level of educational attainment, ranging from 871.48 euros for employees with no educational qualifications to 1,507.10 euros for employees with a higher education level.

In the Autonomous Region of Madeira, in 2021, the median monthly earnings of employees with permanent contracts (984.91 euros) were higher than the median earnings of TCOs with fixed-term contracts (840.93 euros).

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