Work & incomeChile
Median salary in Chile
What does the middle earner actually make in a month?
Chile's median salary is $1,506 PPP/mo — #37 of 78 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2024.
$1,506PPP/mo
Source: ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median)
Half of Chile's employees earn less than $1,506 a month, half earn more — the middle of the pay scale, in local buying power.
Among 78 countries
- Rank
- #37 of 78
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 53 %
- 41 of 78 countries
In Americas: #3 of 19vs median $1,379 PPP/mo: +9 % (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Median earnings | vs Chile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Turkey | $1,691 PPP/mo | +$185 PPP/mo |
| 36 | Mongolia | $1,524 PPP/mo | +$19 PPP/mo |
| 37 | Chile | $1,506 PPP/mo | — |
| 38 | Costa Rica | $1,431 PPP/mo | −$75 PPP/mo |
| 39 | Panama | $1,409 PPP/mo | −$96 PPP/mo |
Median monthly earnings of employees, PPP dollars (ILO) — the middle earner, not the average. The gap to mean earnings is the skew: the US mean is a third above its median, and that difference is real information.
How to read this figure
Median monthly earnings from the ILO’s twin flow — same collection and unit as the mean, but the MIDDLE earner: half earn less, half earn more. Compare the two and the gap is the pay-scale skew itself (the US mean sits about a third above its median; Norway’s barely a tenth). Distinct from median income, which is equivalised disposable household income after tax and transfers — this is gross pay per employee.