Average salary reaches 20,211 crowns

The average salary in the Czech Republic has risen by 6.5 percent, according to new figures released by the Czech Statistical Office on Wednesday. The monthly average salary now stands at 20,211 crowns (around 940 US dollars). However, economic analysts stress that the figure is influenced by the high salaries of a small minority; in reality, two thirds of the country's salaries are well below the 20,000 crown mark.

In Prague, the average salary rose by 6.2 percent to reach 25,282 crowns.