Expats.lt Top 10 Best Paid professions in Lithuania
As in most of the other countries, the IT managers and programmers are between the top 10 best paid workers of 2019-2020.
Most profible professions
Study in Delfi (2018-2019) shows, that besides IT specialists there is a huge demand and therefore huge salaries for other specialities such as Air traffic controllers, pilots, finance and insurance professionals, lawyers, traders and scientists.
| Profession | Salary |
| Air traffic controllers | 3182 euro / month |
| Aircraft pilots | 3177 euro / month |
| Finance and Insurance… | 2862 euro / month |
| IT and communications managers | 2555 euro / month |
| Legislators | 2469 euro / month |
| Judges | 2394 euro / month |
| Software developers | 2087 euro / month |
| Systems analysts | 2037 euro / month |
| Securities and Finance | 2023 euro / month |
| Research & Development Scientists | 2011 euro / month |
Salaries by most popular professions in Lithuania
Another Delfi study shows that these are the most popular professions in Lithuania, meaning where the most people are employed in and their salaries:
| Profession | Average salary | People |
| Specialist doctors | 1741 euro / month | 11781 |
| Finance executives | 1332 euro / month | 11233 |
| Sales & Marketing Managers | 1240 euro / month | 18107 |
| Policy and Administration Specialists | 997 euro / month | 21971 |
| Nursing professionals | 940 euro / month | 22130 |
| Marketing professionals | 938 euro / month | 42677 |
| Managers | 925 euro / month | 47257 |
| Teachers | 901 euro / month | 25655 |
| Business services and administration | 885 euro / month | 25742 |
| Welders | 848 euro / month | 8878 |
| Organizational Analysts | 847 euro / month | 17315 |
| Warehouse clerks | 814 euro / month | 11305 |
| Accountants | 804 euro / month | 32233 |
| Preschool teachers | 724 euro / month | 12828 |
| Motor vehicle mechanics | 718 euro / month | 12640 |
| Administratives and Secretaries | 703 euro / month | 12875 |
| Accounting and bookkeeping clerks | 664 euro / month | 11013 |
| Freight | 644 euro / month | 15516 |
| Drivers of cars, taxis and vans | 627 euro / month | 16730 |
| Builders | 582 euro / month | 13025 |
| Unskilled manufacturing workers | 575 euro / month | 15310 |
| Bakers and confectioners | 560 euro / month | 8639 |
| Security staff | 551 euro / month | 13016 |
| Heavy trucks and vehicle drivers | 534 euro / month | 73038 |
| Tailors, hides and caps | 529 euro / month | 9616 |
| Chefs | 525 euro / month | 17230 |
| Shop Dealers | 501 euro / month | 63518 |
| Other unskilled workers | 491 euro / month | 20918 |
| Other personal service activities | 486 euro / month | 9622 |
| Unskilled construction workers | 449 euro / month | 8616 |
| Cleaners, housekeepers and aides | 395 euro / month | 41755 |
| The waiters | 380 euro / month | 10630 |
Salaries by sector
As per 2015-2019 Lithuanian salaries study, the average salaries increased year over year, since 2015 to 2019, the most in IT (25%), food industry (13%), mechanical engineering (10%), construction and insurance (both 9%).
Lithuanian website mano alga is continuously making surveys about salaries by sector.
| Sector | Bruto salary | Opinions |
|---|---|---|
| Top Management | 1648 €/month | 2143 |
| Leasing | 1342 €/month | unknown |
| Management | 1338 €/month | 1945 |
| Technology, Development | 1298 €/month | 77 |
| Information Technology | 1292 €/month | 2557 |
| Law & Legislation | 1099 €/month | 577 |
| Pharmaceutical Industry | 1054 €/month | 316 |
| Telecommunications | 1029 €/month | 276 |
| Banking | 994 €/month | 783 |
| Economy, Finance, Accountancy | 976 €/month | 2116 |
| Mining, Metallurgy | 976 €/month | unknown |
| Marketing, Advertising, PR | 961 €/month | 1061 |
| Construction & Real Estate | 960 €/month | 1162 |
| Human Resources | 908 €/month | 375 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 905 €/month | 599 |
| Quality Management | 898 €/month | 164 |
| Commerce | 888 €/month | 1253 |
| Electrical & Power Engineering | 882 €/month | 869 |
| Journalism, Printing Arts & Media | 881 €/month | 380 |
| Transport, Haulage, Logistics | 880 €/month | 1470 |
| Translating, interpreting | 864 €/month | unknown |
| Car Industry | 840 €/month | 408 |
| Production | 828 €/month | 863 |
| Insurance | 827 €/month | 528 |
| Public Administration | 813 €/month | 353 |
| Agriculture, Food Industry | 766 €/month | 273 |
| Water, Forestry, Environment | 763 €/month | 151 |
| Customer Support | 755 €/month | 340 |
| Wood Processing Industry | 745 €/month | 232 |
| Administration | 743 €/month | 1677 |
| Chemical Industry | 726 €/month | 211 |
| Security & Protection | 716 €/month | 264 |
| Medicine & Social Care | 707 €/month | 827 |
| Arts & Culture | 681 €/month | 318 |
| Education, Science & Research | 674 €/month | 638 |
| Service Industries | 670 €/month | 272 |
| Tourism, Gastronomy | 669 €/month | 547 |
| Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry | 655 €/month | 184 |
| General labour | 526 €/month | 255 |