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The median low-skilled man in the private sector earned CZK 21,031, whereas the median low-skilled woman in the same sector earned only CZK 17,109 (Table 16). This points to a substantial gender gap in wages in the low-skilled category in the private sector. However, this gap is not present in the public sector, in which the median low-skilled man earned CZK 14,531, while the median low-skilled woman earned CZK 14,495. Table 16. Median Gross Monthly Wages (in CZK) by Sector and Gender Women Men Private Sector Low-skilled 17,109 21,031 Lower middle-skilled 17,455 23,803 Upper middle-skilled 22,368 28,386 High-skilled 30,020 41,012 Public Sector Low-skilled 14,495 14,531 Lower middle-skilled 16,093 21,909 Upper middle-skilled 26,139 29,968 High-skilled 30,428 36,281 Source: AEIS data 2016, own calculation. The low-skilled is the only group in which the median gross monthly wage stagnates or even declines with age. In general, wages rise with age, even if at a decreasing rate or with a slight decline at a later stage. The age profiles of all skill groups except the low-skilled show an overall increasing trend, which is steeper the higher the skill level. The low-skilled is the only group in which the median gross monthly wage stagnates or even declines with age (from CZK 19,636 among those aged 20-29 to CZK 17,835 among 60-64-year-olds, see Table 17). This is driven predominantly by the low-skilled in the private sector. In the public sector, seniority is more important in wage determination and wages there rise with age even among the low-skilled. 22