Over the period shown in Argentina, the average income has exhibited a positive trend for both genders. However, the average income has consistently remained higher for the male population, with greater increases observed in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the income received by women.

Key information about Argentina Household Income per Capita

• Argentina Annual Household Income per Capita reached 4,522.736 USD in Dec 2023, compared with the previous value of 4,354.647 USD in Dec 2022.
• Argentina Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2004 to Dec 2023, with an averaged value of 3,818.417 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 5,915.943 USD in Dec 2017 and a record low of 1,383.333 USD in Dec 2004.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Argentina dropped 13.777 % YoY in Jan 2024.

CEIC calculcates Annual Household Income per Capita from quarterly Monthly Average Household Income per Capita multiplied by 3 and converts it into USD. The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses provides Average Household Income per Capita in local currency. The Central Bank of Argentina average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Household Income covers Urban area only.

The bottom 50 percent in Argentina earned on average 15,057 U.S. dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP) before income taxes as of 2022, while individuals in the top one percent earned pre-tax more than 686,433 dollars. Looking at the percentage distribution of wealth in Argentina, the poorest half held 5.7 percent of the total in 2021. Moreover, the top one percent in the South American country accounted for 25.7 percent of the overall national wealth.

In March 2020, the media salary in the software and IT services sector in Argentina stood at 71.7 thousand U.S. dollars. For highly experiences professionals (seniors), the figure amounted to 92.78 thousand dollars.

This statistic shows the average salary in the supermarket industry in Argentina as of February 2019, broken down by position. In February 2019, the average salary of Argentinian supermarkets managers, supervisors and other hierarchical staff amounted to 75,286 Argentine pesos.

Argentina PHHS: Urban: By Population Level: Average Household Income Per Capita: 7th Decile data was reported at 530,091.000 ARS in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 487,378.000 ARS for Sep 2024. Argentina PHHS: Urban: By Population Level: Average Household Income Per Capita: 7th Decile data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,971.096 ARS from Sep 2003 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 530,091.000 ARS in Dec 2024 and a record low of 279.513 ARS in Dec 2003. Argentina PHHS: Urban: By Population Level: Average Household Income Per Capita: 7th Decile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.H021: Urban Household Income Level: Permanent Household Survey. The Permanent Household Survey data Sep 2007 is not available due to a strike that prevented the completition of the survey by the source. 2. Q3 2015, Q4 2015 and Q1 2016 data point for this series has not been released by INDEC. Data points will be uploaded once becomes available from the source.

In 2023, Argentina's annual household income amounted to 4,522.74 U.S. dollars. Even if this figure represented a slight increase compared to the previous year, it remains considerably lower than the household income per capita registered in 2017 and 2018.

Argentina PHHS: Urban: By HH Income Level: Average Household Income: 5th Decile data was reported at 842,357.000 ARS in Sep 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 585,985.000 ARS for Jun 2024. Argentina PHHS: Urban: By HH Income Level: Average Household Income: 5th Decile data is updated quarterly, averaging 6,502.230 ARS from Sep 2003 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 81 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 842,357.000 ARS in Sep 2024 and a record low of 658.708 ARS in Sep 2003. Argentina PHHS: Urban: By HH Income Level: Average Household Income: 5th Decile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.H021: Urban Household Income Level: Permanent Household Survey. The Permanent Household Survey data Sep 2007 is not available due to a strike that prevented the completition of the survey by the source. 2. Q3 2015, Q4 2015 and Q1 2016 data point for this series has not been released by INDEC. Data points will be uploaded once becomes available from the source.

Costa Rica is the country with the highest minimum monthly wage in Latin America. According to the minimum salary established by law as of January 2025, workers in the Central American country enjoy a basic monthly wage of over 726 U.S. dollars, an increase of 2.37 percent compared to the previous year. They also earn over 200 U.S. dollars more than the second place, Uruguay. On the other side of the spectrum is Venezuela, where employees are only guaranteed by law a minimum salary of 130 bolívares or little more than 2.50 dollars per month. Can Latin Americans survive on a minimum wage? Even if most countries in Latin America have instated laws to guarantee citizens a basic income, these minimum standards are often not enough to meet household needs. For instance, it was estimated that almost 25 million people in Mexico lacked basic housing services. Salary levels also vary greatly among Latin American economies. In 2020, the average net monthly salary in Mexico was barely higher than Chile's minimum wage in 2021. What can a minimum wage afford in Latin America? Latin American real wages have generally risen in the past decade. However, consumers in this region still struggle to afford non-basic goods, such as tech products. Recent estimates reveal that, in order to buy an iPhone, Brazilian residents would have to work at least two months to be able to pay for it. A gaming console, on the other hand, could easily cost a Latin American worker several minimum wages.

Les salaires en Argentine ont augmenté à 1599507,44 ARS/mois en février contre 1598083,32 ARS/mois en janvier 2025. Cette dataset fournit - Indice des salaires en Argentine - valeurs réelles, données historiques, prévisions, graphique, statistiques, calendrier économique et actualités.

Argentina PHHS: Urban: By Population Level: Average Household Income Per Capita: 5th Decile data was reported at 349,941.000 ARS in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 329,749.000 ARS for Sep 2024. Argentina PHHS: Urban: By Population Level: Average Household Income Per Capita: 5th Decile data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,006.020 ARS from Sep 2003 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 349,941.000 ARS in Dec 2024 and a record low of 168.313 ARS in Dec 2003. Argentina PHHS: Urban: By Population Level: Average Household Income Per Capita: 5th Decile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.H021: Urban Household Income Level: Permanent Household Survey. The Permanent Household Survey data Sep 2007 is not available due to a strike that prevented the completition of the survey by the source. 2. Q3 2015, Q4 2015 and Q1 2016 data point for this series has not been released by INDEC. Data points will be uploaded once becomes available from the source.

As of June 2020, an average chief of e-commerce in Argentina would earn around 424,510 Argentine pesos per month, while the salary of a senior mobile developer would amount to 105,700 pesos, on average. As of October 2019, the legal minimum wage in Argentina amounted to less than 17,000 pesos per month.

In 2022, the average income in Argentina indicated a more favorable salary situation for males across all major occupations and regions, with the highest disparity observed in professional roles in terms of income.

The national gross income per capita in Argentina increased by 930 U.S. dollars (+8.02 percent) compared to the previous year. In total, the national gross income amounted to 12,520 U.S. dollars in 2023. Gross national income (GNI) per capita is the total value of money received by a country, from both domestic or foreign sources, divided by the midyear population. The World Bank uses a conversion system known as the Atlas method, which implements a price adjusted, three year moving average, smoothing out fluctuations in exchange rates.Find more statistics on other topics about Argentina with key insights such as consumer expenditure, value added by the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector to the gross domestic product, and value added by the services industry to the gross domestic product.

This statistic depicts the main sources of family debt in Argentina in December 2015 and November 2017, based on volume of debt as share of average annual household income. In November of 2017, it was estimated that 23.3 percent of the annual salary earned by Argentinian households went to pay outstanding family loans, up from less than 20 percent in December of 2015.

In Argentina, the public sector represented on average 80 percent of the total spending on salaries paid to employees working in education. In the second quarter of 2021, the public education sector registered a salary expenditure of approximately 1.5 trillion Argentine pesos, against 375.8 billion pesos spent in the private sector. The public sector also accounted for seven out of ten jobs in the Argentine educational sector.

Regardless of the employment status, the percentage of the population in Argentina whose average per capita income was below the poverty line experienced a downward trend between 2002 and 2017. In the case of the unemployed population, the share fell from 75.2 to 33.3 percent. However, the share of people living under the poverty line grew from 2017 and 2020 across all groups. In 2023, 30.8 percent of the economically inactive population was living in poverty. That year, 18 percent of employees in Argentina, the group with the lowest share throughout the whole analyzed period, was living under the poverty line.

Four of the selected Latin American countries experienced a decline in the average real minimum wage in the first quarter of 2024 when compared to the same period of 2023. Argentina registered the largest fall during that year, with a 32.2 percent loss. By contrast, Jamaica had an increase on average real minimum wage of almost 36 percent, the largest increase amongst the selection.

The average monthly salary in Argentina allowed for the purchase of 277 liters of gasoline in 2024. This was lower than the gasoline index determined the previous year, when around 412 liters could be purchased on an average net salary.

In 2018, it was estimated that Congress members in Chile had one of the highest monthly salaries in Latin America. Each member of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, the National Congress' lower chamber, received a gross monthly income of more than 23,000 U.S. dollars. Mexico came in second among the countries shown in this graph, with an income of over 20,600 dollars per month. The regional average stood at around 10,200 dollars.