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Table 14. Share of Individuals Working on a Permanent Contract Permanent contract Low-skilled 0.575 Lower middle-skilled 0.738 Upper middle-skilled 0.772 High-skilled 0.743 Total 0.739 Source: AEIS data 2016, own calculation. The median gross monthly wage of the low-skilled was CZK 18,252 in 2016, which was about 55% of the median wage of the high-skilled. The median wage of the low-skilled in the private sector was about 30% higher than that in the public sector. In 2016, the median gross monthly wage of the low-skilled was CZK 18,252. However, the gross monthly wage of the low-skilled ranged from CZK 11,093 at the 10th percentile to CZK 29,261 at the 90th percentile (Table 15). The median low-skilled earned about 55% of the median gross monthly wage of the high-skilled (CZK 33,694). The wage gap between the low-skilled and the high-skilled was somewhat larger in the public sector than in the private sector. The median gross monthly wage of the low-skilled in the private sector of CZK 18,786 was about 30% higher than that in the public sector of CZK 14,500. Table15. DistributionofGrossMonthlyWages by Skill Groups Source: AEIS data 2016, own calculation. Low-skilled women earn substantially less than low-skilled men, but only in the private sector. p10 median p90 Low-skilled 11093 18252 29261 Lower middle-skilled 11931 21088 33879 Upper middle-skilled 14087 25724 43311 High-skilled 19449 33694 72174 21