Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female was 0.6618 compared to all private employees in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6618 compared to all private employees
World rank
10th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.6618 compared to all private employees
in 2021
All-time low
0.2547 compared to all private employees
in 2006
Years of data
16
2000–2021

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.49 compared to all private employees2001: 0.378 compared to all private employees2002: 0.304 compared to all private employees2003: 0.285 compared to all private employees2004: 0.354 compared to all private employees2005: 0.353 compared to all private employees2006: 0.255 compared to all private employees2007: 0.434 compared to all private employees2008: 0.434 compared to all private employees2009: 0.481 compared to all private employees2012: 0.449 compared to all private employees2014: 0.543 compared to all private employees2015: 0.485 compared to all private employees2016: 0.541 compared to all private employees2017: 0.539 compared to all private employees2021: 0.662 compared to all private employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to all private employees.

Analysis

In 2021, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in El Salvador stood at 0.6618 compared to all private employees. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 47.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by gender: female in El Salvador peaked at 0.6618 compared to all private employees in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2547 compared to all private employees, in 2006.

El Salvador ranks 10th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2000 0.4901 compared to all private employees
2001 0.3779 compared to all private employees -22.9%
2002 0.3042 compared to all private employees -19.5%
2003 0.2855 compared to all private employees -6.2%
2004 0.3537 compared to all private employees +23.9%
2005 0.3531 compared to all private employees -0.2%
2006 0.2547 compared to all private employees -27.9%
2007 0.4339 compared to all private employees +70.3%
2008 0.4339 compared to all private employees +0.0%
2009 0.4811 compared to all private employees +10.9%
2012 0.4492 compared to all private employees -6.6%
2014 0.5429 compared to all private employees +20.9%
2015 0.4852 compared to all private employees -10.6%
2016 0.5415 compared to all private employees +11.6%
2017 0.5394 compared to all private employees -0.4%
2021 0.6618 compared to all private employees +22.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3768 compared to all private employees 0.2547 compared to all private employees 0.4901 compared to all private employees 10
2010s 0.5116 compared to all private employees 0.4492 compared to all private employees 0.5429 compared to all private employees 5
2020s 0.6618 compared to all private employees 0.6618 compared to all private employees 0.6618 compared to all private employees 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 7 Philippines 0.7492 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 8 Costa Rica 0.6897 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 9 Palestine, State of 0.6834 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 11 Peru 0.5655 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5525 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 13 Ecuador 0.5442 compared to all private employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by gender: female in El Salvador?
Public sector wage premium, by gender: female in El Salvador was 0.6618 compared to all private employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6618 compared to all private employees in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by gender: female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2547 compared to all private employees in 2006.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector wage premium, by gender: female?
El Salvador ranks 10th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by gender: female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by gender: Female (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 741 data points, 2000–2021
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