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

Chile: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 27.6 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
27.6 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
6th
of 32 countries
All-time high
33.29 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2021
All-time low
24.91 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2015
Years of data
14
1998–2024

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Chile, 1998–2024

01020301998201120241998: 30.6 Percentage of full-time employment2000: 29.8 Percentage of full-time employment2003: 30.8 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 27.5 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 28.7 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 27.6 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 26.2 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 24.9 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 27.8 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 32.5 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 33.3 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 30.6 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 32.5 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 27.6 Percentage of full-time employment

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Chile is 27.6 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Chile peaked at 33.29 Percentage of full-time employment in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.91 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2015.

Chile ranks 6th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.57 Percentage of full-time employment 30.57 Percentage of full-time employment 30.57 Percentage of full-time employment 1
2000s 29.2 Percentage of full-time employment 27.53 Percentage of full-time employment 30.8 Percentage of full-time employment 4
2010s 26.62 Percentage of full-time employment 24.91 Percentage of full-time employment 27.81 Percentage of full-time employment 4
2020s 31.3 Percentage of full-time employment 27.6 Percentage of full-time employment 33.29 Percentage of full-time employment 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 3 Bulgaria 29.9 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 4 India 29.88 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 5 Israel 28.87 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 7 Luxembourg 26.32 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 8 Peru 26.19 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 9 Romania 26.17 Percentage of full-time employment compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Chile?
Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Chile was 27.6 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 Chile?
The highest recorded value was 33.29 Percentage of full-time employment in 2021.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 24.91 Percentage of full-time employment in 2015.
How does Chile rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Chile ranks 6th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile 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.