Relative wage of Professionals (using clerk as reference) in private sector by country
Countries reporting
58
Highest
3.57
South Africa
Lowest
1
Russia
Median
1.64
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
672
What the numbers show
Relative wage of Professionals (using clerk as reference) in private sector is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 3.57 in South Africa; the lowest is 1 in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.64, and the mean is 1.71.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 138.2%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 44.7%).
Relative wage of Professionals (using clerk as reference) in private s: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3.57 | 2019 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 2.67 | 2021 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 2.63 | 2015 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 4 | Ireland | 2.3 | 2017 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 2.3 | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 6 | Tanzania | 2.22 | 2020 | up 138.2% | rising |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 2.21 | 2019 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 2.18 | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 9 | Portugal | 1.99 | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 10 | Cyprus | 1.96 | 2018 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 11 | Turkey | 1.96 | 2010 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 1.94 | 2018 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 1.91 | 2015 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 14 | Namibia | 1.89 | 2015 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 1.87 | 2020 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 16 | Panama | 1.86 | 2021 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 17 | Latvia | 1.86 | 2018 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 18 | France | 1.83 | 2018 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 19 | Poland | 1.83 | 2017 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 20 | Ecuador | 1.83 | 2017 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 1.82 | 2018 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 22 | Finland | 1.79 | 2018 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 23 | Mexico | 1.74 | 2017 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 1.71 | 2021 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 25 | Czechia | 1.71 | 2018 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 26 | Iceland | 1.69 | 2013 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 1.68 | 2018 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 28 | Estonia | 1.64 | 2018 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 29 | Malta | 1.64 | 2018 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 1.64 | 2017 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 1.62 | 2018 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 1.62 | 2018 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 33 | Austria | 1.61 | 2018 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 34 | Zambia | 1.6 | 2014 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 35 | Georgia | 1.59 | 2013 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 1.58 | 2018 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 1.58 | 2018 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 38 | Peru | 1.56 | 2021 | up 34.7% | flat |
| 39 | Serbia | 1.54 | 2018 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 40 | Philippines | 1.5 | 2014 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 1.5 | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 42 | Mongolia | 1.49 | 2014 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 1.47 | 2018 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 44 | Bolivia | 1.44 | 2021 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 1.44 | 2017 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 46 | Greece | 1.38 | 2018 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 47 | Italy | 1.38 | 2018 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 1.35 | 2016 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 49 | Belgium | 1.34 | 2018 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 50 | Vietnam | 1.34 | 2019 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 51 | El Salvador | 1.3 | 2021 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 52 | Honduras | 1.24 | 2019 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 53 | Moldova | 1.21 | 2012 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 54 | Jordan | 1.18 | 2016 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 55 | Guatemala | 1.12 | 2017 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 56 | Pakistan | 1.1 | 2020 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 57 | Palestine | 1.05 | 2017 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 58 | Russia | 1 | 2016 | down 36.0% | falling |