Zhanna Andreasyan: From January 1, 2025, basic salary of scientific  staff increased from 100 to 300%

ArmInfo. The state has created  opportunities for our scientific workers to receive decent salaries, as stated to journalists by the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan.

In particular, she reported that starting from January 1, 2025, the  basic salary of scientific staff has increased from 100 to 300%. <The  previous figures  in effect in 2021 indicated that the number of  specialists in the scientific field would not grow>, the minister  said.  Andreasyan noted, in addition to the competitive basic  funding, the Ministry now provides scientists with the opportunity to  participate in grant programs. She emphasized the need for  researchers in the humanities and sociology not to fall behind in  order to pass certification and receive a decent salary, pointing out  that scientists in natural sciences are more active in this regard.

 Let us recall that during the hearings of the draft budget in  Parliament in October 2024, Zhanna Andreasyan announced that starting  from 2025 the salaries of leading researchers will increase to  552,000 drams (in 2021, the salary of leading researchers was 138,000  drams).