Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 83.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
83.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 187 countries
All-time high
84.2%
in 2015
All-time low
77.2%
in 2018
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025

0204060801991200820251991: 80.31992: 80.71993: 80.71994: 80.21995: 80.31996: 811997: 811998: 81.71999: 80.42000: 80.72001: 81.32002: 80.22003: 80.72004: 80.62005: 80.52006: 79.62007: 79.22008: 80.12009: 802010: 802011: 79.12012: 78.82013: 80.52014: 82.32015: 84.22016: 81.52017: 78.92018: 77.22019: 79.62020: 82.72021: 83.22022: 83.32023: 83.32024: 83.32025: 83.3

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico stood at 83.3%.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico peaked at 84.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2018.

That places Puerto Rico 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Puerto Rico, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 80.3%
1992 80.7% +0.5%
1993 80.7% +0.0%
1994 80.2% -0.7%
1995 80.3% +0.2%
1996 81.0% +0.9%
1997 81.0% -0.0%
1998 81.7% +0.9%
1999 80.4% -1.7%
2000 80.7% +0.4%
2001 81.3% +0.8%
2002 80.2% -1.4%
2003 80.7% +0.6%
2004 80.6% -0.1%
2005 80.5% -0.2%
2006 79.6% -1.1%
2007 79.2% -0.5%
2008 80.1% +1.0%
2009 80.0% -0.1%
2010 80.0% +0.1%
2011 79.1% -1.1%
2012 78.8% -0.4%
2013 80.5% +2.2%
2014 82.3% +2.3%
2015 84.2% +2.2%
2016 81.5% -3.1%
2017 78.9% -3.3%
2018 77.2% -2.2%
2019 79.6% +3.2%
2020 82.7% +3.9%
2021 83.2% +0.5%
2022 83.3% +0.1%
2023 83.3% -0.0%
2024 83.3% +0.1%
2025 83.3% +0.1%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 83.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 83.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.4%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.7% 80.2% 81.7% 9
2000s 80.3% 79.2% 81.3% 10
2010s 80.2% 77.2% 84.2% 10
2020s 83.2% 82.7% 83.3% 6

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 34 Maldives 83.5% compare
  2. 35 Croatia 83.4% compare
  3. 36 Finland 83.4% compare
  4. 38 Malta 83.1% compare
  5. 39 Romania 83.0% compare
  6. 40 Iceland 82.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico?
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico was 83.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2018.
How does Puerto Rico rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
Puerto Rico ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.