Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Chile
Chile: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation was 5,909 cur lcu in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in cur lcu.
Analysis
Chile recorded 5,909 cur lcu for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Chile peaked at 5,909 cur lcu in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,082 cur lcu, in 2000.
That places Chile 9th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Chile, year by year
| Year | cur lcu | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,082 cur lcu | — |
| 2003 | 1,383 cur lcu | +27.8% |
| 2006 | 1,545 cur lcu | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 2,154 cur lcu | +39.4% |
| 2010 | 2,156 cur lcu | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,460 cur lcu | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 2,582 cur lcu | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2,711 cur lcu | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2,919 cur lcu | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 3,109 cur lcu | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 3,311 cur lcu | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 3,511 cur lcu | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 3,562 cur lcu | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4,294 cur lcu | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 4,228 cur lcu | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 4,673 cur lcu | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 5,256 cur lcu | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 5,909 cur lcu | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,541 cur lcu | 1,082 cur lcu | 2,154 cur lcu | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,924 cur lcu | 2,156 cur lcu | 3,562 cur lcu | 9 |
| 2020s | 4,872 cur lcu | 4,228 cur lcu | 5,909 cur lcu | 5 |
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More development goals data for Chile
- Red List Index 0.7675 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,272 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 91 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 91 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 78 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 63 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,009 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Chile?
- Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in Chile was 5,909 cur lcu in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5,909 cur lcu in 2024.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,082 cur lcu in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation?
- Chile ranks 9th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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