The highest salary in January in Montenegro’s public sector was earned by a specialist doctor from the Bar Hospital, who received €4,962, according to the list of the 1,000 highest salaries in the public sector published by the Government.
In second place, with a salary of €4,882, was an associate professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, while third place went to one of the directors of the Clinical Center of Montenegro, earning €4,646 per month.
The list is dominated by medical professionals in Montenegro’s healthcare system and professors from the University of Montenegro.
On the 16th position is the Supreme State Prosecutor, Milorad Marković, with a salary of €4,140, while his colleague, the Chief Special Prosecutor, Vladimir Novović, ranked 47th with €3,767.
The General Director of the Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG), Boris Raonić, dropped to the 100th position with a January salary of €3,471.
The President of the Supreme Court, Valentina Pavličić, ranked 125th with a salary of €3,396.
The list of the 1,000 highest salaries in the public sector for January does not include the President of the State, Jakov Milatović, the Speaker of the Parliament, Andrija Mandić, or the Prime Minister, Milojko Spajić.
According to data from the Montenegrin Statistical Office (Monstat), the average gross salary in January 2025 in Montenegro was €1,198, while the average net salary amounted to €1,004. The average net salary in January 2025, compared to December 2024, showed a decrease of 0.8%, while the average net salary in January 2025, compared to the same month in the previous year, increased by 22.6%. Considering that consumer prices in January 2025, compared to December 2024, rose by 1.2%, real wages for the same period decreased by 2%.
