Median monthly earnings of employees in Panama
Panama: Median monthly earnings of employees was 700 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median monthly earnings of employees in Panama, 1997–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Panama recorded 700 for median monthly earnings of employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median monthly earnings of employees in Panama peaked at 700 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 250, in 1997.
Panama ranks 89th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Median monthly earnings of employees in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 250 | — |
| 2003 | 275 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 300 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 300 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 328 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 350 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 400 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 416 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 464 | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 500 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 550 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 575 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 600 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 610 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 630 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 653 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 700 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 650 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 605 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 694.46 | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 674.25 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 700 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 250 | 250 | 250 | 1 |
| 2000s | 310.6 | 275 | 350 | 5 |
| 2010s | 539.8 | 400 | 653 | 10 |
| 2020s | 670.62 | 605 | 700 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Panama
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1956 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,652 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,175 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,950 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,955 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,905 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median monthly earnings of employees in Panama?
- Median monthly earnings of employees in Panama was 700 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 700 in 2020.
- What is the lowest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for median monthly earnings of employees?
- Panama ranks 89th out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Median monthly earnings of employees (15+). 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. The median is the middle value, with half of employees earning less and half earning more. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.