Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia

Colombia: Average monthly earnings of public sector employees was 4.08 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4.08 million
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
3rd
of 63 countries
All-time high
4.08 million
in 2025
All-time low
865,616
in 2002
Years of data
19
2002–2025

Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia, 2002–2025

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2002201320252002: 865.6k2003: 923.6k2004: 948.9k2005: 1.1M2010: 1.6M2011: 1.6M2012: 1.8M2013: 1.8M2014: 1.9M2015: 1.9M2016: 2.1M2017: 2.2M2018: 2.3M2019: 2.6M2021: 2.7M2022: 3.2M2023: 3.4M2024: 4.0M2025: 4.1M

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2025, average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia stood at 4.08 million. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 114.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia peaked at 4.08 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 865,616, in 2002.

Colombia ranks 3rd of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia, 2002 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2002 865,616
2003 923,650 +6.7%
2004 948,861 +2.7%
2005 1.06 million +12.2%
2010 1.59 million +49.0%
2011 1.65 million +3.8%
2012 1.76 million +6.6%
2013 1.82 million +3.7%
2014 1.87 million +2.8%
2015 1.91 million +1.8%
2016 2.06 million +7.9%
2017 2.16 million +5.0%
2018 2.33 million +7.8%
2019 2.59 million +11.3%
2021 2.70 million +4.1%
2022 3.17 million +17.5%
2023 3.41 million +7.5%
2024 3.97 million +16.4%
2025 4.08 million +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 950,732 865,616 1.06 million 4
2010s 1.97 million 1.59 million 2.59 million 10
2020s 3.46 million 2.70 million 4.08 million 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Viet Nam 10.24 million compare
  2. 2 Paraguay 4.91 million compare
  3. 4 Mongolia 1.81 million compare
  4. 5 Cambodia 1.52 million compare
  5. 6 Chile 1.21 million compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia?
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Colombia was 4.08 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest average monthly earnings of public sector employees recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 4.08 million in 2025.
What is the lowest average monthly earnings of public sector employees recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 865,616 in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for average monthly earnings of public sector employees?
Colombia ranks 3rd out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
Is average monthly earnings of public sector employees rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 114.2%. 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 monthly earnings of public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
63 places, 935 data points, 1989–2026
Last refreshed

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.