Average hourly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia
Colombia: Average hourly earnings of public sector employees was 23,116 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average hourly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia is 23,116, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia peaked at 23,116 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,176, in 2002.
That places Colombia 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5,176 | — |
| 2003 | 5,284 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 5,423 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 6,053 | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 9,105 | +50.4% |
| 2011 | 9,668 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 10,344 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 11,134 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 10,861 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 11,364 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 12,282 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 12,860 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 13,709 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 15,192 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 15,273 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17,158 | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 18,809 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 22,148 | +17.8% |
| 2025 | 23,116 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,484 | 5,176 | 6,053 | 4 |
| 2010s | 11,652 | 9,105 | 15,192 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,301 | 15,273 | 23,116 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia?
- Average hourly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia was 23,116 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of public sector employees recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,116 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of public sector employees recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,176 in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for average hourly earnings of public sector employees?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly earnings of public sector employees rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly earnings of public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.