Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians (compared to formal wage employees) by country
Countries reporting
53
Highest
0.6872 compared to formal wage employees
Colombia
Lowest
-0.4418 compared to formal wage employees
Russia
Median
0.0414 compared to formal wage employees
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
615
What the numbers show
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians (compared to formal wage employees) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees in Colombia; the lowest is -0.4418 compared to formal wage employees in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0414 compared to formal wage employees, and the mean is 0.0402 compared to formal wage employees.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 24,261.6%), and the largest decrease in France (down 2,411.2%).
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 2 | Zambia | 0.4662 compared to formal wage employees | 2014 | up 24,261.6% | volatile |
| 3 | El Salvador | 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 4 | Tanzania | 0.3767 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | up 122.6% | falling |
| 5 | Turkey | 0.2963 compared to formal wage employees | 2010 | up 291.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Ecuador | 0.2654 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 231.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 0.1911 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 0.1902 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 0.1632 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 5,817.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Romania | 0.1298 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 189.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 0.1189 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 580.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Honduras | 0.1071 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | up 589.9% | volatile |
| 13 | South Africa | 0.0982 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | up 228.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Uruguay | 0.0934 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 1,497.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 0.0919 compared to formal wage employees | 2019 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 0.0853 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 4,365.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Pakistan | 0.0836 compared to formal wage employees | 2020 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia | 0.079 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Namibia | 0.07 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | up 165.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Ireland | 0.0653 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 210.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Panama | 0.0632 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 140.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 0.0611 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Malta | 0.0534 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 0.0514 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Estonia | 0.0508 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 157.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Latvia | 0.0464 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 0.0414 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Australia | 0.0117 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania | 0.0094 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Cyprus | 0.0072 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Serbia | -0.0092 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 110.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Czechia | -0.0098 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 84.8% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | -0.0229 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Austria | -0.0304 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 413.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | -0.033 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | -0.0344 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Poland | -0.0394 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | down 139.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Chile | -0.0463 compared to formal wage employees | 2015 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Italy | -0.0507 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 140.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Hungary | -0.0525 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Paraguay | -0.0556 compared to formal wage employees | 2021 | down 121.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Guatemala | -0.0591 compared to formal wage employees | 2017 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Croatia | -0.0614 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 667.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Portugal | -0.0695 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 137.6% | volatile |
| 45 | France | -0.0836 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 2,411.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Switzerland | -0.0909 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 47 | Belgium | -0.099 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 48 | United Kingdom | -0.1175 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | down 2,197.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Spain | -0.1425 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 845.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Finland | -0.1483 compared to formal wage employees | 2018 | down 1,912.2% | falling |
| 51 | Moldova | -0.3082 compared to formal wage employees | 2012 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Iceland | -0.3177 compared to formal wage employees | 2013 | down 35.2% | flat |
| 53 | Russia | -0.4418 compared to formal wage employees | 2016 | down 49.5% | rising |