Average Wages for Agricultural, Forestry, and Fisheries Workers in South Sulawesi Increase by 22.25 Percent (February 2023 Data)

The average net monthly wage of formal workers in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in South Sulawesi in February 2023 increased by Rp. 353,080 to Rp. 1.94 million compared to December 2022. Over the past seven years, the average wage for workers in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries has steadily increased at a higher rate than in previous years.

The average net monthly wage for formal workers in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in the last five years experienced its highest growth in 2018 at 142.97% and its lowest in 2019, with a decrease of 25.48%.

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the salary/wage received by workers in this sector in South Sulawesi province amounted to Rp. 1.94 million. Compared to other provinces, the average salary/wage in the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector in this province ranks 18th nationally.

Compared to 16 other sectors, wages in this sector rank 13th. Meanwhile, the sector with the highest salary/wage in this province is mining and quarrying, with a net monthly income of Rp. 5.22 million.

The second highest-paying sector is financial services and insurance, with a monthly salary/wage of Rp. 4.02 million. Third is the administration, defense, and mandatory social security sector, with a payment of Rp. 3.73 million.

The sector with the lowest monthly pay in this province is other services, with a payment of Rp. 1.66 million.

The following are the ten provinces with the highest average net monthly wages for formal workers in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries nationally in 2023:

• East Kalimantan: Rp. 3.17 million
• Central Kalimantan: Rp. 3.1 million
• North Kalimantan: Rp. 2.85 million
• Riau: Rp. 2.67 million
• Maluku: Rp. 2.56 million
• West Kalimantan: Rp. 2.51 million
• South Kalimantan: Rp. 2.46 million
• Riau Islands: Rp. 2.38 million
• West Papua: Rp. 2.34 million
• Bangka Belitung Islands: Rp. 2.33 million

The following are the ten provinces with the lowest average net monthly wages for formal workers in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries in 2023:

• Banten: Rp. 1.23 million
• East Nusa Tenggara: Rp. 1.38 million
• Bali: Rp. 1.42 million
• East Java: Rp. 1.49 million
• Central Java: Rp. 1.56 million
• West Java: Rp. 1.56 million
• West Sulawesi: Rp. 1.58 million
• North Maluku: Rp. 1.69 million
• Aceh: Rp. 1.73 million
• North Sulawesi: Rp. 1.74 million