1-Year Change
+1.3%
vs 2022
5-Year Change
+6.1%
vs 2018
Overall Price Level
42.9
2024 · United States = 100
Chile's latest PPP-adjusted average wage is $40,626 for 2023. Follow the reported wage history, inspect eight consumer price categories for 2024, and open direct country comparisons without blending the two datasets or filling unavailable years. The page keeps the two measurement bases explicit.
Wage data: 2023 · Price data: 2024
Wage History
Track PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices over time.
PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)
USD PPP, constant 2025 prices
Wage Key Facts
Latest Wage
$40,626
Latest Year
2023
1-Year Change
+1.3%
5-Year Change
+6.1%
10-Year Change
−6.1%
Historical Peak
$45,670
Peak Year
2016
Change From Peak
−11.1%
What the Wage Trend Shows
Chile's national wage floor and company-level bargaining provide useful context for the series. The record begins from a lower base and still shows a wide distribution of earnings.
Long-term convergence is more informative than a claim about a typical worker. Recent developments should keep sectoral variation visible rather than treating mining pay as national pay.
Consumer Price Levels
Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.
United States = 100
What Prices Look Like
Highest: Food
Food has the highest relative price level among the available categories, at 84.8 (United States = 100).
Lowest: Health
Health is the lowest at 25.8, −74.2 index points against the United States benchmark.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level is 42.9, below the United States benchmark (−57.1 index points).
Wage and Price Snapshot
Read the latest wage record and the selected price benchmark together, without merging their years.
The latest available PPP-adjusted average wage for Chile is $40,626 for 2023. Its one-year change is +1.3%, while the ten-year change is −6.1%.
All eight consumer price categories have a reported value for 2024. 0 reported categories are above the United States benchmark, 8 are below it, and 0 are at 100.
The wage observation is from 2023, while the selected consumer price view is for 2024. They remain separate records on this page and are not combined into a same-year score.
- Latest wage recordWage year 2023
- $40,626
- Price category coveragePrice year 2024
- 8 of 8
- Relative to United States8 below, 0 at 100
- 0 above
Compare Chile
See how Chile's wages and price levels compare with other OECD economies.
Estonia$41,019+1.0%higher
Hungary$39,145−3.6%lower
Slovakia$37,832−6.9%lower
Czechia$43,607+7.3%higher
Costa Rica$44,431+9.4%higher
Latvia$44,709+10.0%higher
Portugal$44,937+10.6%higher
Greece$32,412−20.2%lower
Poland$49,074+20.8%higher
Japan$50,183+23.5%higherChile's latest PPP-adjusted average wage is $40,626 for 2023. Follow the reported wage history, inspect eight consumer price categories for 2024, and open direct country comparisons without blending the two datasets or filling unavailable years. The page keeps the two measurement bases explicit.
1-Year Change
+1.3%
vs 2022
5-Year Change
+6.1%
vs 2018
Overall Price Level
42.9
2024 · United States = 100
Wage data: 2023 · Price data: 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Chile?
The most recent figure is $40,626 for 2023, expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. That basis adjusts for price level differences between economies, so it is not a local-currency salary. The year remains visible because wage and consumer price records do not necessarily cover the same period.
How has the average wage changed in Chile?
After falling away from its peak, it turned back up by +1.3% in the latest year. It still sits 11.1% from the high of 2016. These changes describe the reported wage series only and should be read with the years shown on the chart.
What are consumer price levels like in Chile?
Against the United States benchmark of 100, the overall level is 42.9. Food is the most expensive category at 84.8, and Health the least at 25.8. These are relative price indices for 2024, not prices in a local currency.
Is the average wage in Chile close to its historical peak?
Not currently. It sits 11.1% below the 2016 peak of $45,670, and the latest year has not closed that gap. No broader conclusion is drawn beyond the reported series and benchmark values.
Wage data
OECD Average Annual Wages
Price data
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Reported coverage
Wages through 2023 · Prices through 2024