Median monthly earnings of employees in Peru
Peru: Median monthly earnings of employees was 1,520 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median monthly earnings of employees in Peru, 1997–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median monthly earnings of employees in Peru is 1,520, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median monthly earnings of employees in Peru peaked at 1,520 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1997.
That places Peru 81st out of 93 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Median monthly earnings of employees in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 500 | — |
| 1998 | 540 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 512.99 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 533.77 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 520 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 550 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 557.76 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 541.67 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 520 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 590.86 | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 633.76 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 693.33 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 758.33 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 780 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 850 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 916.83 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 1,000 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 1,040 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1,083 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1,135 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1,200 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,216 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,191 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,228 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1,275 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 1,400 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 1,490 | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 1,520 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 517.66 | 500 | 540 | 3 |
| 2000s | 589.95 | 520 | 758.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,042 | 780 | 1,216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,351 | 1,191 | 1,520 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More work & labour data for Peru
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4349 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4225 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 35,667 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,953 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,027 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,136 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,163 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median monthly earnings of employees in Peru?
- Median monthly earnings of employees in Peru was 1,520 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1,520 in 2025.
- What is the lowest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1997.
- How does Peru rank for median monthly earnings of employees?
- Peru ranks 81st out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.