Lithuania's median gross hourly earnings in 2010 amounted to 2.7 euros, the third-lowest rate after Bulgaria's 1.5 euros and Romania's 2 euros.
Median earnings are defined such that half of the population earns less and the other half earns more than this value.
Median earnings mean that half of employees earn more and half earn less than this amount.
The median gross hourly earnings in Lithuania were slightly higher for men than for women, at 2.8 euros and 2.6 euros, respectively. Lithuania had one of the highest proportions, at 27.2 percent, of low-wage earners - employees who earned two-thirds or less of the median gross hourly earnings.
The highest median gross hourly earnings in the EU were recorded in Denmark, at 25 euros, Ireland, at 18.3 euros, and Luxembourg, at 17.8 euros. The EU average was 13.2 euros.
