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

El Salvador: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Technicians was 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3974 compared to formal wage employees
World rank
3rd
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.3974 compared to formal wage employees
in 2021
All-time low
0.0163 compared to formal wage employees
in 2002
Years of data
15
2000–2021

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

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.144 compared to formal wage employees2001: 0.076 compared to formal wage employees2002: 0.016 compared to formal wage employees2003: 0.201 compared to formal wage employees2004: 0.197 compared to formal wage employees2006: 0.047 compared to formal wage employees2007: 0.333 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.209 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.23 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.322 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.308 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.338 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.249 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.246 compared to formal wage employees2021: 0.397 compared to formal wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2021, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in El Salvador stood at 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in El Salvador peaked at 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0163 compared to formal wage employees, in 2002.

El Salvador ranks 3rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1615 compared to formal wage employees 0.0163 compared to formal wage employees 0.3327 compared to formal wage employees 9
2010s 0.2926 compared to formal wage employees 0.246 compared to formal wage employees 0.3383 compared to formal wage employees 5
2020s 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees 1

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 1 Colombia 0.6872 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 2 Zambia 0.4662 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3767 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 5 Türkiye 0.2963 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 6 Ecuador 0.2654 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in El Salvador?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians in El Salvador was 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3974 compared to formal wage employees in 2021.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0163 compared to formal wage employees in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians?
El Salvador ranks 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: technicians rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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: Technicians (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: Technicians (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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