Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 64.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador is 64.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador peaked at 64.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1994.
El Salvador ranks 100th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.4% | — |
| 1992 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 56.5% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 56.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 64.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.6%, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 64.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.9%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 56.5% | 58.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 56.5% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 58.1% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 61.2% | 64.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador was 64.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1994.
- How does El Salvador rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.