Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Argentina

Argentina: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 31.06 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31.06 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
up 18.1%
World rank
2nd
of 32 countries
All-time high
31.06 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2024
All-time low
17.49 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Argentina, 2017–2024

01020302017202020242017: 17.5 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 18.6 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 19.5 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 24.5 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 25.8 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 24.5 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 26.3 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 31.1 Percentage of full-time employment

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.

Analysis

In 2024, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Argentina stood at 31.06 Percentage of full-time employment. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.

Argentina ranks 2nd of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.54 Percentage of full-time employment 17.49 Percentage of full-time employment 19.49 Percentage of full-time employment 3
2020s 26.42 Percentage of full-time employment 24.47 Percentage of full-time employment 31.06 Percentage of full-time employment 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 1 Ireland 33.09 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 3 Bulgaria 29.9 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 4 India 29.88 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 5 Israel 28.87 Percentage of full-time employment compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Argentina?
Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Argentina was 31.06 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 31.06 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 17.49 Percentage of full-time employment in 2017.
How does Argentina rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Argentina ranks 2nd out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.