Public sector wage premium in Poland

Poland: Public sector wage premium was 0.0089 compared to all private employees in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0089 compared to all private employees
Change on year
down 70.4%
World rank
47th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.136 compared to all private employees
in 2007
All-time low
0.0089 compared to all private employees
in 2017
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Public sector wage premium in Poland, 2005–2017

00.050.10.152005201120172005: 0.092 compared to all private employees2006: 0.1 compared to all private employees2007: 0.136 compared to all private employees2008: 0.041 compared to all private employees2009: 0.047 compared to all private employees2010: 0.107 compared to all private employees2011: 0.12 compared to all private employees2012: 0.123 compared to all private employees2013: 0.091 compared to all private employees2014: 0.078 compared to all private employees2015: 0.057 compared to all private employees2016: 0.03 compared to all private employees2017: 0.009 compared to all private employees

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

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.0089 compared to all private employees for public sector wage premium in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.4% on the previous year and down 93.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium in Poland peaked at 0.136 compared to all private employees in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 compared to all private employees, in 2017.

That places Poland 47th out of 60 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.083 compared to all private employees 0.0407 compared to all private employees 0.136 compared to all private employees 5
2010s 0.0768 compared to all private employees 0.0089 compared to all private employees 0.1235 compared to all private employees 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 44 Malta 0.0415 compared to all private employees compare
  2. 45 Croatia 0.0412 compared to all private employees compare
  3. 46 Czechia 0.0357 compared to all private employees compare
  4. 48 Switzerland -0.0067 compared to all private employees compare
  5. 49 Slovakia -0.0384 compared to all private employees compare
  6. 50 United Kingdom -0.0479 compared to all private employees compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium in Poland?
Public sector wage premium in Poland was 0.0089 compared to all private employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.136 compared to all private employees in 2007.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 compared to all private employees in 2017.
How does Poland rank for public sector wage premium?
Poland ranks 47th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium (compared to all private employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Public sector wage premium (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, 738 data points, 2000–2021
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