Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in El Salvador

El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health was 0.4777 compared to all private employees in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.4777 compared to all private employees
Change on year
up 49.0%
World rank
5th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.7242 compared to all private employees
in 2007
All-time low
0.0944 compared to all private employees
in 2006
Years of data
11
2000–2014

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in El Salvador, 2000–2014

00.20.40.60.82000200720142000: 0.371 compared to all private employees2001: 0.491 compared to all private employees2002: 0.327 compared to all private employees2003: 0.224 compared to all private employees2004: 0.332 compared to all private employees2006: 0.094 compared to all private employees2007: 0.724 compared to all private employees2008: 0.461 compared to all private employees2009: 0.561 compared to all private employees2012: 0.321 compared to all private employees2014: 0.478 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

In 2014, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in El Salvador stood at 0.4777 compared to all private employees.

That represents a change of up 49.0% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by industry: health in El Salvador peaked at 0.7242 compared to all private employees in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0944 compared to all private employees, in 2006.

El Salvador ranks 5th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to all private employees) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2014.
Year compared to all private employees Change
2000 0.3714 compared to all private employees
2001 0.491 compared to all private employees +32.2%
2002 0.3266 compared to all private employees -33.5%
2003 0.2242 compared to all private employees -31.4%
2004 0.3316 compared to all private employees +47.9%
2006 0.0944 compared to all private employees -71.5%
2007 0.7242 compared to all private employees +667.3%
2008 0.461 compared to all private employees -36.3%
2009 0.5614 compared to all private employees +21.8%
2012 0.3205 compared to all private employees -42.9%
2014 0.4777 compared to all private employees +49.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3984 compared to all private employees 0.0944 compared to all private employees 0.7242 compared to all private employees 9
2010s 0.3991 compared to all private employees 0.3205 compared to all private employees 0.4777 compared to all private employees 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 2 Costa Rica 0.7424 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 3 Peru 0.4948 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 4 Sri Lanka 0.4847 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 6 Pakistan 0.4369 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 7 Ethiopia 0.432 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 8 Ecuador 0.4139 compared to all private employees compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by industry: health in El Salvador?
Public sector wage premium, by industry: health in El Salvador was 0.4777 compared to all private employees in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7242 compared to all private employees in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by industry: health recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0944 compared to all private employees in 2006.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector wage premium, by industry: health?
El Salvador ranks 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2014.
Is public sector wage premium, by industry: health rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. 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 industry: Health (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by industry: Health (compared to all private employees)
Unit
compared to all private employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 260 data points, 2000–2021
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