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).