At the call of the Federation of Education and Science Trade Unions, education workers across the country are holding an action of “awareness and union pressure” on Tuesday, December 16, under the slogan “Dignity for Education – Solidarity for a Fair Future”, according to Logos Press.

The average monthly nominal gross monthly salary by economic activity in the third quarter of 2025 amounted to 15,487.8 lei. In the education sector it reached 12,713.3 lei or 82.1% of the average for the economy. A teacher with this salary earns about 152 thousand lei per year, while the incomes of top officials and heads of state structures are measured in millions.

In the 2025-2026 school year, the educational process in the Moldovan general education system is organized in 1,183 institutions. A total of 30,779 teachers are employed this year. Almost every third one is employed in the capital.
