December 2024, Average Wage in Central Java IDR 14,178 per Hour
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According to records from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), the average wage in Central Java in December 2024 increased by IDR 797 per hour to IDR 14,178 per hour compared to December 2023. Over the last eight years, average wages have continued to rise, with a higher growth rate than the previous year.
This average wage is obtained from Sakernas data, which is surveyed by Statistics Indonesia twice annually, in February and August of the relevant year. This average wage/salary is calculated for both monetary and in-kind compensation. Workers without a permanent employer are not classified as employees, but as independent workers.
Over the past ten years, the highest hourly average wage growth was recorded in 2016 at 16.89 percent, while the lowest was recorded in 2022 with a decline of 3.58 percent.
Compared to other provinces, the average wage in this province ranks 37th nationally. Meanwhile, the 2024 national average hourly wage is IDR 21.06 thousand per hour.
Comparison of monthly received salaries/wages by sector:
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The sector providing the highest wages/salaries in this province is electricity and gas supply, with a net monthly income of IDR 3.94 million.
The second highest paying sector is financial and insurance services, with a monthly wage/salary of IDR 3.91 million. Third place is public administration, defence and compulsory social security, paying IDR 3.78 million.
The lowest paying monthly sector in this province is other services, paying IDR 1.39 million.
The following are the top ten provinces by highest average wage nationally in 2024:
- 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 wage in 2024:
- 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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