Junior doctor, assistant nurse, midwife, sanitary worker wage increase across Georgia starting this month
Starting from January 1, the increase has affected up to 6,000 medical personnel. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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A range of medical professions across Georgia will see a salary increase and a mandated minimum wage with the entering into force of clauses in a related reform starting this month, the Ministry of Health announced.
Starting from January 1, the increase has affected up to 6,000 medical personnel, the body said, with the minimum wage categories set as follows:
- Junior doctor - ₾960 ($357.57) per month, ₾5 ($1.86) per hour
- Assistant nurse - ₾672 ($250.30) per month, ₾3.5 ($1.30) per hour
- Midwife - ₾844 ($314.37) per month, ₾4.4 ($1.64) per hour
- Sanitary worker - ₾576 ($214.54) per month, ₾3 ($1.12) per hour
The latest update follows on initial minimum hourly wage change that entered into force a year ago and set it at ₾7 ($2.61) for physicians and ₾4.4 ($1.64) for nurses.
The Ministry said the first stage of the reform had led to improvements in working conditions for about 15,000 medical professionals.
The reform requires clinics joining the Universal Healthcare Programme to set wages in accordance with the minimum threshold.
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