December 2024, Average Wage in Papua IDR 27,849 per Hour
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The average hourly wage for workers in Papua in December 2024 decreased by IDR 721 per hour to IDR 27,849 per hour compared to December 2023. Meanwhile compared to December 2022, the average wage increased as it was previously recorded at IDR 24,097 per hour.
This average wage is obtained from Sakernas data surveyed by the Central Statistics Agency twice annually, in February and August of the relevant year. This average wage/salary is calculated for both monetary and in-kind nominal compensation. Workers without a permanent employer are not classified as employees, but as independent workers.
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Over the last ten years, average hourly worker wages have shown an upward trend. However, the Covid-19 pandemic starting in 2020 was followed by a drop in average hourly worker wages in Papua.
Compared to other provinces, this province ranks 6th nationally for average wages. The 2024 national average hourly wage is IDR 21.06 thousand per hour.
Comparison of monthly received salary/wages by sector:
The sector providing the highest wages in this province is mining and quarrying, with net monthly earnings reaching IDR 8.81 million.
The second highest paying sector is financial and insurance services, with monthly wages of IDR 7.66 million. Third place is the water supply, waste management, and recycling sector with wages of IDR 6.41 million.
The lowest paying monthly sector in this province is other services, with wages of IDR 2.44 million.
The following are the top ten provinces by average wage nationally in 2024, ranked from highest:
- DKI Jakarta IDR 35,281 per hour
- Highland Papua IDR 34,588 per hour
- Central Papua IDR 29,658 per hour
- Riau Islands IDR 28,764 per hour
- West Papua IDR 28,214 per hour
- Papua IDR 27,849 per hour
- Southwest Papua IDR 26,883 per hour
- Banten IDR 25,909 per hour
- South Papua IDR 25,526 per hour
- East Kalimantan IDR 24,676 per hour
The following are the ten provinces with the lowest average wages in 2024, ranked from lowest:
- West Nusa Tenggara IDR 13,267 per hour
- Central Java IDR 14,178 per hour
- Lampung IDR 14,327 per hour
- East Nusa Tenggara IDR 14,981 per hour
- Gorontalo IDR 15,027 per hour
- East Java IDR 15,287 per hour
- West Sumatra IDR 16,824 per hour
- North Sumatra IDR 17,206 per hour
- Bengkulu IDR 17,468 per hour
- South Sulawesi IDR 17,505 per hour
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| Name | Value | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflasi yoy (Sep) | 3,28% | +0.09 | |
| Inflasi mom (Agu) | 0,21% | +0.35 | |
| Economic growth | 5,11% | +0.08 | |
| Pertumbuhan ekonomi (yoy) (Q1) | 5,61% | +4.08 | |
| Persentase kemiskinan (Mar) | 8,07% | -0.18 | |
| Gini rasio (Sem2) | 0,38 | 0.00 | |
| Nilai Tukar USDIDR | 17.901 | +0.13 | |
| PDB ADHK (Q2) | 3.576,20 | +3.73 | |
| Ekspor Migas (Agu) | 992,20 | +25.98 | |
| Neraca perdagangan (Agu) | 3,55 | +2,814.03 | |
| Impor Migas (Agu) | 3,53 | -6.37 | |
| Ekspor (Agu) | 26,61 | +1.51 | |
| Impor (Agu) | 23,06 | -11.63 | |
| Kunjungan Wisman (Agu) | 1,60 | +4.89 | |
| NTP (Jul) | 116,16 | +1.32 |