SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Palestine
Palestine: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 19.78 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Palestine, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Palestine is 19.78, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Palestine peaked at 19.94 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.11, in 2015.
Palestine ranks 52nd of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.11 | — |
| 2016 | 15.49 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.64 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.14 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 17.64 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 19.2 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 19.04 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 19.94 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 18.73 | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 19.78 | +5.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 19.78 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.82, 27% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 19.78 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.91, 60% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.2 | 15.11 | 17.64 | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.34 | 18.73 | 19.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More work & labour data for Palestine
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0822 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0689 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.181 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,293 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,412 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,677 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,805 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,482 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Palestine?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Palestine was 19.78 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 19.94 in 2022.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.11 in 2015.
- How does Palestine rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Palestine ranks 52nd out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.