Polish corporate sector wages rose by an annual 13.5% in January to an average of 6,884 zlotys ($1,548.78) per month, above analysts' expectations of 12.6%, statistics office data showed on Monday.

In monthly terms, wages fell 6.1%.

Corporate employment rose by 1.1% year-on-year to 6.530 million people in January. Analysts had expected a year-on-year rise of 1.7%.

In monthly terms, corporate employment rose by 0.4%. ($1 = 4.4448 zlotys) (Reporting by Karol Badohal and Patrycja Zaras in Gdansk)