Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks in El Salvador

El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks was 0.1992 compared to formal wage employees in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1992 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
12th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.3109 compared to formal wage employees
in 2008
All-time low
0.0082 compared to formal wage employees
in 2006
Years of data
15
2000–2021

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks in El Salvador, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.206 compared to formal wage employees2001: 0.155 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.139 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.169 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.188 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.008 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.193 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.311 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.275 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.262 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.247 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.216 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.233 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.301 compared to formal wage employees2021: 0.199 compared to formal wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.1992 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks in 2021.

The figure is down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks in El Salvador peaked at 0.3109 compared to formal wage employees in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 compared to formal wage employees, in 2006.

That places El Salvador 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks (compared to formal wage employees) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2000 0.2064 compared to formal wage employees
2001 0.1554 compared to formal wage employees -24.7%
2002 0.1388 compared to formal wage employees -10.7%
2003 0.1692 compared to formal wage employees +21.9%
2004 0.1876 compared to formal wage employees +10.9%
2006 0.0082 compared to formal wage employees -95.6%
2007 0.1931 compared to formal wage employees +2241.9%
2008 0.3109 compared to formal wage employees +61.0%
2009 0.2748 compared to formal wage employees -11.6%
2012 0.2624 compared to formal wage employees -4.5%
2014 0.2466 compared to formal wage employees -6.0%
2015 0.2158 compared to formal wage employees -12.5%
2016 0.2335 compared to formal wage employees +8.2%
2017 0.3007 compared to formal wage employees +28.8%
2021 0.1992 compared to formal wage employees -33.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1827 compared to formal wage employees 0.0082 compared to formal wage employees 0.3109 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s 0.2518 compared to formal wage employees 0.2158 compared to formal wage employees 0.3007 compared to formal wage employees 5
2020s 0.1992 compared to formal wage employees 0.1992 compared to formal wage employees 0.1992 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 9 Luxembourg 0.2158 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 10 Mexico 0.2149 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 11 Brazil 0.2113 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 13 Switzerland 0.1893 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 14 Peru 0.1804 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 15 Ecuador 0.1614 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks in El Salvador?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks in El Salvador was 0.1992 compared to formal wage employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3109 compared to formal wage employees in 2008.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 compared to formal wage employees in 2006.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks?
El Salvador ranks 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 occupational group: Clerks (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 615 data points, 2000–2021
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