Argentina vs Colombia: Average hourly earnings of STEM employees
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 18,007 against 8,974 in Argentina, a difference of 9,033.
That makes Colombia's figure about 2.0 times Argentina's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 5th and Colombia ranks 2nd of 38 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 136.98 | 8,656 | 8,519 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 3,557 | 14,712 | 11,155 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hourly earnings of stem employees, Argentina or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 18,007 against 8,974 in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average hourly earnings of stem employees between Argentina and Colombia?
- 9,033, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for average hourly earnings of stem employees?
- Argentina ranks 5th and Colombia ranks 2nd of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Average hourly earnings of STEM employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.