Relative wage of Technicians (using clerk as reference) in private sector by country
Countries reporting
57
Highest
1.86
Iceland
Lowest
0.8163
El Salvador
Median
1.27
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
659
What the numbers show
Relative wage of Technicians (using clerk as reference) in private sector is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 1.86 in Iceland; the lowest is 0.8163 in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.27, and the mean is 1.28.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 50.5%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 37.2%).
Relative wage of Technicians (using clerk as reference) in private sec: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 1.86 | 2013 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 1.79 | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 3 | Namibia | 1.79 | 2015 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 1.61 | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 5 | Cyprus | 1.59 | 2018 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 1.56 | 2021 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 7 | Chile | 1.55 | 2015 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 8 | Panama | 1.47 | 2021 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 1.46 | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 1.45 | 2019 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 1.42 | 2018 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 1.41 | 2018 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 13 | Portugal | 1.4 | 2018 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.36 | 2017 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 1.35 | 2021 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 16 | Hungary | 1.34 | 2018 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 17 | Australia | 1.34 | 2015 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 18 | Croatia | 1.34 | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Poland | 1.33 | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 20 | France | 1.32 | 2018 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 1.32 | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Estonia | 1.31 | 2018 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 23 | Paraguay | 1.31 | 2021 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 24 | Latvia | 1.29 | 2018 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 25 | Serbia | 1.29 | 2018 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 1.29 | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 1.28 | 2016 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 28 | Austria | 1.28 | 2018 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 1.27 | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 1.27 | 2018 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 31 | Turkey | 1.26 | 2010 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 1.25 | 2018 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 1.25 | 2017 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 34 | South Africa | 1.25 | 2019 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 35 | Peru | 1.21 | 2021 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 36 | Bolivia | 1.21 | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 37 | Spain | 1.21 | 2018 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 1.2 | 2018 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 1.19 | 2018 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 40 | Zambia | 1.18 | 2014 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 1.17 | 2017 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 42 | Guatemala | 1.16 | 2017 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 43 | Belgium | 1.15 | 2018 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 44 | Mongolia | 1.14 | 2014 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 45 | Romania | 1.13 | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | Georgia | 1.13 | 2013 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 47 | Pakistan | 1.1 | 2020 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 48 | Russia | 1.06 | 2016 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 49 | Vietnam | 1.05 | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 50 | Colombia | 1.05 | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 51 | Palestine | 1.03 | 2017 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 52 | Tanzania | 1.03 | 2020 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 53 | Jordan | 1.02 | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 1.01 | 2016 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 55 | Philippines | 1 | 2014 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 56 | Honduras | 1 | 2019 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 57 | El Salvador | 0.8163 | 2021 | down 34.5% | falling |