Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Czechia

Czechia: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
16.46 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
14th
of 37 countries
All-time high
20.65 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2015
All-time low
16.46 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2025
Years of data
28
1996–2025

Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Czechia, 1996–2025

051015201996201020251996: 17 Percentage of full-time employment1997: 17.1 Percentage of full-time employment1999: 17.6 Percentage of full-time employment2001: 17.4 Percentage of full-time employment2002: 18.4 Percentage of full-time employment2003: 19 Percentage of full-time employment2004: 19.7 Percentage of full-time employment2005: 20 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 19.7 Percentage of full-time employment2007: 19.7 Percentage of full-time employment2008: 19.7 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 20 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 20.2 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 20.2 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 19.8 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 19.9 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 20.3 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 20.6 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 19.8 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 19.9 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 19.7 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 18.4 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 17.8 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 17.2 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 17.3 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 17.5 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 17.3 Percentage of full-time employment2025: 16.5 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 — low pay incidence in Czechia is 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Czechia peaked at 20.65 Percentage of full-time employment in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2025.

Czechia ranks 14th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.24 Percentage of full-time employment 16.95 Percentage of full-time employment 17.63 Percentage of full-time employment 3
2000s 19.3 Percentage of full-time employment 17.44 Percentage of full-time employment 20.04 Percentage of full-time employment 9
2010s 19.86 Percentage of full-time employment 18.36 Percentage of full-time employment 20.65 Percentage of full-time employment 10
2020s 17.28 Percentage of full-time employment 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment 17.77 Percentage of full-time employment 6

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 11 Australia 17.68 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 12 Cyprus 17.04 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 13 Mexico 16.55 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 15 Germany 15.15 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 16 Austria 14.43 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 17 OECD 13.92 Percentage of full-time employment compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Czechia?
Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Czechia was 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 20.65 Percentage of full-time employment in 2015.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.46 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025.
How does Czechia rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Czechia ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 904 data points, 1973–2025
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.