Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) rose 0.296% to 63.7% in El Salvador in 2023, according to .
Historically, Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) in El Salvador reached an all time high of 63.7% in 2023 and an all time low of 56.1% in 1994. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) in Costa Rica amounted to 73.0%, 60.5% in Guatemala, 54.3% in Honduras and 57.0% in Nicaragua in 2023.
El Salvador has been ranked 89th within the group of 170 countries we follow in terms of Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed), 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Waged and Salaried Workers, Total (As % of Total Employed) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Belize | % | 66.7% | 65.7% | 64.8% | 64.0% | 63.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 71.5% | 71.9% | 72.3% | 72.2% | 72.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 59.7% | 61.1% | 60.9% | 61.2% | 63.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 59.5% | 59.4% | 63.4% | 58.8% | 53.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 47.6% | 47.9% | 48.4% | 53.5% | 53.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 68.7% | 68.5% | 68.2% | 69.6% | 68.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 55.5% | 56.0% | 56.4% | 56.0% | 56.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | % | 64.9% | 62.6% | 60.8% | 55.7% | 59.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.9% | 93.7% | 93.4% |
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