Median monthly earnings of employees in Paraguay
Paraguay: Median monthly earnings of employees was 2.80 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median monthly earnings of employees in Paraguay, 1998–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 2.80 million for median monthly earnings of employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median monthly earnings of employees in Paraguay peaked at 2.80 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 550,000, in 1998.
Paraguay ranks 2nd of 93 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Median monthly earnings of employees in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 550,000 | — |
| 1999 | 600,000 | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 650,000 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 600,000 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 650,000 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 600,000 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 720,000 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 900,000 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.77 million | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.75 million | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.00 million | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 2.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.11 million | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 2.17 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.30 million | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 2.50 million | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 2.66 million | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 2.80 million | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 575,000 | 550,000 | 600,000 | 2 |
| 2000s | 798,889 | 600,000 | 1.17 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.72 million | 1.20 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 million | 2.17 million | 2.80 million | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9753 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,607 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,290 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,534 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,514 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,048 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median monthly earnings of employees in Paraguay?
- Median monthly earnings of employees in Paraguay was 2.80 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 550,000 in 1998.
- How does Paraguay rank for median monthly earnings of employees?
- Paraguay ranks 2nd out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.