According to official statistics, the average salary in Belarus reached 718 rubles, which corresponds to $369 at the then exchange rate. These are the figures for May 2016. However, the vast majority of workers in the region earn less. In Belarus, there are 118 districts (+ Minsk as a separate administrative unit), and 112 of them do not reach these figures.
Top 7 most affluent districts
Salihorsk district – 1,110 rubles
Minsk district – 866 rubles
Polatsk + Navapolatsk district – 757 rubles
Dzyarzhynsky district – 753 rubles
Rechitsa district – 745 rubles
Hrodna district + Hrodna – 729 rubles
Mazyr district – 701 rubles
Recall that in Minsk, the average salary in May amounted to 1,007 rubles.
Top 7 of the poorest regions
Sharkaushchyna – 454 rubles
Loyeu – 463 rubles
Karma – 465 rubles
Brahin – 478 rubles
Liozna – 479 rubles
Ushachy – 480 rubles
Shumilin – 481 rubles
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