El Salvador vs Panama: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local)

El Salvador
2.68 cur lcu
in 2024
Panama
5.28 cur lcu
in 2024
El Salvador rank
69th
Panama rank
67th

Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Panama
246200020122024

How they compare

Panama currently reports 5.28 cur lcu against 2.68 cur lcu in El Salvador, a difference of 2.6 cur lcu.

That makes Panama's figure about 2.0 times El Salvador's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 69th and Panama ranks 67th of 70 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Panama Difference Ahead
2000s 1.57 cur lcu 2.49 cur lcu 0.9217 cur lcu Panama
2010s 1.92 cur lcu 4.23 cur lcu 2.31 cur lcu Panama
2020s 2.4 cur lcu 5.56 cur lcu 3.17 cur lcu Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation, El Salvador or Panama?
Panama, at 5.28 cur lcu against 2.68 cur lcu in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation between El Salvador and Panama?
2.6 cur lcu, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation?
El Salvador ranks 69th and Panama ranks 67th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency)
Unit
cur lcu
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
71 places, 939 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed