SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan
Pakistan: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 139.22 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan, 2006–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan stood at 139.22. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan peaked at 139.22 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.86, in 2006.
Pakistan ranks 28th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25.86 | — |
| 2007 | 30.12 | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 35.34 | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 40.91 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 46.98 | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 52.82 | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 65.76 | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 68.76 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 78.12 | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 75 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 90.11 | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 96.57 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 108.87 | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 120.56 | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 139.22 | +15.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 139.22 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.82, 1.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 139.22 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.91, 4.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.06 | 25.86 | 40.91 | 4 |
| 2010s | 75.89 | 46.98 | 108.87 | 9 |
| 2020s | 129.89 | 120.56 | 139.22 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More work & labour data for Pakistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1724 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 160,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 146,712 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 259,090 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 251,911 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 511,001 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Pakistan was 139.22 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 139.22 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.86 in 2006.
- How does Pakistan rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Pakistan ranks 28th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.