Ecuador vs El Salvador: Average hourly earnings of STEM employees
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.68 against 4.38 in El Salvador, a difference of 1.3.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 37th of 38 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.32 | 3.51 | 1.81 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.36 | 3.62 | 1.74 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hourly earnings of stem employees, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- Ecuador, at 5.68 against 4.38 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average hourly earnings of stem employees between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 1.3, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for average hourly earnings of stem employees?
- Ecuador ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 37th 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.