Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in El Salvador
El Salvador: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation was 2.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in El Salvador, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.68 for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in El Salvador peaked at 2.68 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2004.
El Salvador ranks 69th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.4 | — |
| 2005 | 1.55 | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.62 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.66 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.62 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.72 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.69 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.82 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.93 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.94 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.09 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.14 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.28 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 2.48 | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 2.68 | +8.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.68 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.42, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.68 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.62, 4% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.57 | 1.4 | 1.66 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.92 | 1.69 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.14 | 2.68 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 875 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in El Salvador?
- Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation in El Salvador was 2.68 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation?
- El Salvador ranks 69th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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