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

El Salvador: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health was 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.6692 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
up 68.9%
World rank
4th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.7535 compared to paid wage employees
in 2001
All-time low
0.1613 compared to paid wage employees
in 2006
Years of data
11
2000–2014

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

0.20.40.60.82000200720142000: 0.449 compared to paid wage employees2001: 0.754 compared to paid wage employees2002: 0.577 compared to paid wage employees2003: 0.417 compared to paid wage employees2004: 0.29 compared to paid wage employees2006: 0.161 compared to paid wage employees2007: 0.662 compared to paid wage employees2008: 0.548 compared to paid wage employees2009: 0.65 compared to paid wage employees2012: 0.396 compared to paid wage employees2014: 0.669 compared to paid wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2014, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in El Salvador stood at 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees.

That represents a change of up 68.9% on the previous year and up 130.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in El Salvador peaked at 0.7535 compared to paid wage employees in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1613 compared to paid wage employees, in 2006.

El Salvador ranks 4th of 24 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 for females, by industry: Health in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2014.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2000 0.4486 compared to paid wage employees
2001 0.7535 compared to paid wage employees +68.0%
2002 0.577 compared to paid wage employees -23.4%
2003 0.4167 compared to paid wage employees -27.8%
2004 0.2902 compared to paid wage employees -30.4%
2006 0.1613 compared to paid wage employees -44.4%
2007 0.6621 compared to paid wage employees +310.5%
2008 0.5483 compared to paid wage employees -17.2%
2009 0.6497 compared to paid wage employees +18.5%
2012 0.3963 compared to paid wage employees -39.0%
2014 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees +68.9%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2762 compared to paid wage employees, 2.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2762 compared to paid wage employees, 2.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5008 compared to paid wage employees 0.1613 compared to paid wage employees 0.7535 compared to paid wage employees 9
2010s 0.5327 compared to paid wage employees 0.3963 compared to paid wage employees 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees 2

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 1 South Africa 1.26 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 2 Sri Lanka 0.8426 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 3 Costa Rica 0.7274 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 5 Ecuador 0.5008 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 6 Peru 0.4897 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 7 Pakistan 0.4869 compared to paid wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in El Salvador?
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in El Salvador was 0.6692 compared to paid wage employees in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7535 compared to paid wage employees in 2001.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1613 compared to paid wage employees in 2006.
How does El Salvador rank for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health?
El Salvador ranks 4th out of 24 countries with data for 2014.
Is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.6%. 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 for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees)
Unit
compared to paid wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 265 data points, 2000–2021
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