Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local) was 2.68 cur lcu 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. Measured in cur lcu.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.68 cur lcu 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 cur lcu in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4 cur lcu, 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 (local) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | cur lcu | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.4 cur lcu | — |
| 2005 | 1.55 cur lcu | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 1.54 cur lcu | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.62 cur lcu | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.66 cur lcu | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.62 cur lcu | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.72 cur lcu | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.69 cur lcu | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.82 cur lcu | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.9 cur lcu | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.93 cur lcu | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.94 cur lcu | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9 cur lcu | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2 cur lcu | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.09 cur lcu | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2 cur lcu | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.14 cur lcu | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.28 cur lcu | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 2.48 cur lcu | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 2.68 cur lcu | +8.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.68 cur lcu is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.42 cur lcu, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.68 cur lcu is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.62 cur lcu, 4% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.57 cur lcu | 1.4 cur lcu | 1.66 cur lcu | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.92 cur lcu | 1.69 cur lcu | 2.2 cur lcu | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 cur lcu | 2.14 cur lcu | 2.68 cur lcu | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More development goals data for El Salvador
- Red List Index 0.8269 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,133 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 609.19 constant US$ (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 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 cur lcu 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 cur lcu 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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