SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Colombia
Colombia: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 10,795 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Colombia stood at 10,795. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 108.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Colombia peaked at 10,795 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,424, in 2002.
That places Colombia 5th out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,424 | — |
| 2003 | 2,472 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2,739 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 2,961 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 3,905 | +31.9% |
| 2008 | 3,952 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,928 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4,155 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 4,358 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 4,619 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 4,930 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 5,058 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5,189 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5,477 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 5,755 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 5,992 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 6,526 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 6,516 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 7,986 | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 8,858 | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 10,064 | +13.6% |
| 2025 | 10,795 | +7.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 10,795 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.09, 114.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 10,795 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 122.32, 88.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,197 | 2,424 | 3,952 | 7 |
| 2010s | 5,206 | 4,155 | 6,526 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,844 | 6,516 | 10,795 | 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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Colombia?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Colombia was 10,795 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,795 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,424 in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Colombia ranks 5th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.0%. 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 SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to 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. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.