Key information about Egypt Monthly Earnings

• Egypt Monthly Earnings stood at 163 USD in Dec 2023, compared with the previous figure of 219 USD in Dec 2022
• Egypt Monthly Earnings data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1999 to Dec 2023, with an average number of 236 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 456 USD in Dec 2015 and a record low of 119 USD in Dec 2003

CEIC calculates Monthly Earnings from Average Weekly Earnings multiplied by 4 and converts it into USD. Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics provides Average Weekly Wages in local currency. The Central Bank of Egypt average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about Egypt Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, Egypt Population reached 107 million people in Jun 2024
• Unemployment Rate of Egypt increased to 7 % in Sep 2024
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 43 % in Jun 2023

Minimum Wages in Egypt increased to 7000 EGP/Month in 2025 from 6000 EGP/Month in 2024. This dataset provides - Egypt Minimum Wages- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2022, the average weekly wage of women working in Egypt's public sector stood at nearly 2,892 Egyptian pounds (nearly 56.64 U.S. dollars). This was lower than the average weekly wage among men, which was close to 2,733 Egyptian pounds (53.52 U.S. dollars). The private sector showed the opposite trend. Average weekly salaries of men reached 965 Egyptian pounds (around 18.90 U.S. dollars), while they were lower among women, at 950 Egyptian pounds (18.61 U.S. dollars).

Egypt Wages: Weekly Average data was reported at 1,251.000 EGP in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,052.000 EGP for 2022. Egypt Wages: Weekly Average data is updated yearly, averaging 534.000 EGP from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2023, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,283.000 EGP in 2019 and a record low of 143.000 EGP in 1999. Egypt Wages: Weekly Average data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.G018: Wages and Salaries.

The national minimum wage for permanent workers in both the private and public sectors in Egypt reached 2,700 Egyptian pounds taking effect as of January 1st, 2023, which is about 87.4 U.S. dollars. This was an increase from 2,400 Egyptian pounds (comparable to 77.67 U.S. dollars) in 2022.

Furthermore, the Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, declared raising the minimum wage for the employees in the governmental sector to 3,000 Egyptian pounds (97.1 U.S. dollars) in late October 2022.

Egypt Average Household Income: Value data was reported at 81,466.600 EGP in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 69,059.600 EGP for 2020. Egypt Average Household Income: Value data is updated yearly, averaging 37,342.750 EGP from Jun 2005 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81,466.600 EGP in 2022 and a record low of 13,457.900 EGP in 2005. Egypt Average Household Income: Value data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.H012: Average Household Income.

In 2019, the average weekly wage of men in the private sector amounted to close to 1.05 thousand Egyptian pounds (comparable to 57.2 U.S. dollars), while it was lower for women at 906 Egyptian pounds (nearly 49.3 U.S. dollars). Men's salaries were higher than those of women in the private sector, with both increasing yearly in the period under review.

Egypt Average Household Income: Percentage Distribution: Wages and Salaries data was reported at 67.100 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 70.300 % for 2013. Egypt Average Household Income: Percentage Distribution: Wages and Salaries data is updated yearly, averaging 70.400 % from Jun 2005 (Median) to 2015, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.600 % in 2005 and a record low of 67.100 % in 2015. Egypt Average Household Income: Percentage Distribution: Wages and Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.H012: Average Household Income.

Executive management and change positions offered the highest salaries in Egypt. In 2021, professionals with jobs in this field yielded an average of ** thousand U.S. dollars per year. Further, people working in the financial services industry earned on average ** thousand annually. Consultants, accountants, and people working in professional services had a wage that averaged 34 thousand on annual basis.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset illustrates the median household income in Egypt, spanning the years from 2010 to 2021, with all figures adjusted to 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars. Based on the latest 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates from the American Community Survey, it displays how income varied over the last decade. The dataset can be utilized to gain insights into median household income trends and explore income variations.

Key observations:

From 2010 to 2021, the median household income for Egypt decreased by $17,958 (36.72%), as per the American Community Survey estimates. In comparison, median household income for the United States increased by $4,559 (6.51%) between 2010 and 2021.

Analyzing the trend in median household income between the years 2010 and 2021, spanning 11 annual cycles, we observed that median household income, when adjusted for 2022 inflation using the Consumer Price Index retroactive series (R-CPI-U-RS), experienced growth year by year for 5 years and declined for 6 years.

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Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates. All incomes have been adjusting for inflation and are presented in 2022-inflation-adjusted dollars.

Years for which data is available:

• 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Variables / Data Columns

• Year: This column presents the data year from 2010 to 2021
• Median Household Income: Median household income, in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars for the specific year
• YOY Change($): Change in median household income between the current and the previous year, in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars
• YOY Change(%): Percent change in median household income between current and the previous year

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Egypt Average Household Income: Percentage Distribution: Urban: Wages and Salaries data was reported at 63.900 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 67.800 % for 2013. Egypt Average Household Income: Percentage Distribution: Urban: Wages and Salaries data is updated yearly, averaging 67.800 % from Jun 2005 (Median) to 2015, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.400 % in 2005 and a record low of 63.900 % in 2015. Egypt Average Household Income: Percentage Distribution: Urban: Wages and Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.H012: Average Household Income.

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In 2023, the petrol price index in Egypt amounted to *** liters per month, which indicated a decrease of **** percent from the preceding year. In the period under review, the petrol price index was highest in 2022, with *** liters per month. However, it followed an overall decreasing trend. The petrol price index measures how much petrol can be bought in comparison to the average salary in a country in a certain year.

Egypt EG: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 5.100 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.300 % for 2017. Egypt EG: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 4.850 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2019, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.700 % in 1990 and a record low of 3.500 % in 1995. Egypt EG: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

As of 2022, Seychelles was the African country with the highest estimated minimum gross monthly wage, standing at ****** U.S. dollars. It was followed by Morocco at ****** U.S. dollars and South Africa ****** U.S. dollars. Among the selected nations, only **** countries had a minimum wage above *** U.S. dollars on the continent. Minimum wage adjustments Legislations regarding minimum wages vary significantly across countries. The minimum remuneration of employees is usually proportionate to a specific area's cost of living. Determining a minimum wage aims to increase employees' living conditions while reducing poverty and inequality. Due to rising prices and inflation, governments occasionally adjust the minimum salary. In Africa, Sierra Leone experienced the highest increase in the minimum wage in recent years, with a growth of almost ** percent between 2010 and 2019. However, governments can also lower minimum wages. Liberia and Burundi reduced the lowest possible remuneration by around ** percent and ***** percent, respectively, between 2010 and 2019. Widespread informal employment Despite legislation in force, minimum wages are not always guaranteed. In fact, several forms of employment allow employers to avoid paying minimum wages. In addition, undeclared work remains a common practice in many countries worldwide. The situation is particularly critical in some African countries. According to estimates, over ** percent of the working population in Niger, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin, and Madagascar engaged in informal employment between 2019 and 2023. In Egypt and South Africa, the share stood at ** percent and ** percent, respectively. Seychelles had the lowest rate on the continent at around ** percent.

Egypt EG: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 70.103 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 70.029 % for 2016. Egypt EG: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 60.992 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.103 % in 2017 and a record low of 56.573 % in 1992. Egypt EG: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as 'paid employment jobs,' where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

This graph shows average wages around the world in 2012 as calculated by purchasing power parity. In 2012 the highest average wage was earned in Luxembourg at 4,089 purchasing power parity dollars. Wages and salaries Wages and salaries in the United States have increased during the last decades. The median weekly earnings of a full-time wage and salary worker were about 241 U.S. dollars in 1979 and shifted up to 768 U.S. dollars in 2012.

The median earnings of U.S. full-time wage and salary workers vary across their educational attainment. The highest paid workers are those who hold a bachelor’s degree, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The U.S. federal government specified minimum wage laws for workers in the United States, which say that workers must be paid no less than the current federal minimum wage. The minimum wage was set at 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour by federal law. The actual minimum wage varies from state to state, as some states have additional minimum wage laws.

For instance, the minimum wage in Washington was around 9.04 U.S. dollars per hour, while the worst minimum wage can be found in Georgia, where workers earn at least 5.15 U.S. dollars per hour. No minimum wages can be found in Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina and Mississippi, as of January 1, 2012.

The number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. was at its highest in the industry type of leisure and hospitality in 2013.

Recent statistics show that the share of female workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States decreased since 1979. In that year, 20.2 percent of the female wage and salary workers were paid below the federal minimum wage, while only 2.9 percent of the female workers were paid below the federal minimum wage in 2006.

Egypt Average Household Income: Value: From Work: Agricultural Enterprises data was reported at 6,628.500 EGP in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,766.900 EGP for 2013. Egypt Average Household Income: Value: From Work: Agricultural Enterprises data is updated yearly, averaging 2,895.600 EGP from Jun 2005 (Median) to 2015, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,628.500 EGP in 2015 and a record low of 1,994.500 EGP in 2005. Egypt Average Household Income: Value: From Work: Agricultural Enterprises data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.H012: Average Household Income.

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Abstract

THE CLEANED AND HARMONIZED VERSION OF THE SURVEY DATA PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH FORUM REPRESENTS 50% OF THE ORIGINAL SURVEY DATA COLLECTED BY THE CENTRAL AGENCY FOR PUBLIC MOBILIZATION AND STATISTICS (CAPMAS)

The Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Survey (HIECS) is of great importance among other household surveys conducted by statistical agencies in various countries around the world. This survey provides a large amount of data to rely on in measuring the living standards of households and individuals, as well as establishing databases that serve in measuring poverty, designing social assistance programs, and providing necessary weights to compile consumer price indices, considered to be an important indicator to assess inflation.

The First Survey that covered all the country governorates was carried out in 1958/1959 followed by a long series of similar surveys. The current survey, HIECS 2015, is the twelfth in this long series. Starting 2008/2009, Household Income, Expenditure and Consumption Surveys were conducted each two years instead of five years. this would enable better tracking of the rapid changes in the level of the living standards of the Egyptian households.

CAPMAS started in 2010/2011 to follow a panel sample of around 40% of the total household sample size. The current survey is the second one to follow a panel sample. This procedure will provide the necessary data to extract accurate indicators on the status of the society. The CAPMAS also is pleased to disseminate the results of this survey to policy makers, researchers and scholarly to help in policy making and conducting development related researches and studies

The survey main objectives are:

• To identify expenditure levels and patterns of population as well as socio- economic and demographic differentials.

• To measure average household and per-capita expenditure for various expenditure items along with socio-economic correlates.

• To Measure the change in living standards and expenditure patterns and behavior for the individuals and households in the panel sample, previously surveyed in 2008/2009, for the first time during 12 months representing the survey period.

• To define percentage distribution of expenditure for various items used in compiling consumer price indices which is considered important indicator for measuring inflation.

• To estimate the quantities, values of commodities and services consumed by households during the survey period to determine the levels of consumption and estimate the current demand which is important to predict future demands.

• To define average household and per-capita income from different sources.

• To provide data necessary to measure standard of living for households and individuals. Poverty analysis and setting up a basis for social welfare assistance are highly dependent on the results of this survey.

• To provide essential data to measure elasticity which reflects the percentage change in expenditure for various commodity and service groups against the percentage change in total expenditure for the purpose of predicting the levels of expenditure and consumption for different commodity and service items in urban and rural areas.

• To provide data essential for comparing change in expenditure against change in income to measure income elasticity of expenditure.

• To study the relationships between demographic, geographical, housing characteristics of households and their income.

• To provide data necessary for national accounts especially in compiling inputs and outputs tables.

• To identify consumers behavior changes among socio-economic groups in urban and rural areas.

• To identify per capita food consumption and its main components of calories, proteins and fats according to its nutrition components and the levels of expenditure in both urban and rural areas.

• To identify the value of expenditure for food according to its sources, either from household production or not, in addition to household expenditure for non-food commodities and services.

• To identify distribution of households according to the possession of some appliances and equipments such as (cars, satellites, mobiles ,…etc) in urban and rural areas that enables measuring household wealth index.

• To identify the percentage distribution of income earners according to some background variables such as housing conditions, size of household and characteristics of head of household.

• To provide a time series of the most important data related to dominant standard of living from economic and social perspective. This will enable conducting comparisons based on the results of these time series. In addition to, the possibility of performing geographical comparisons.

The raw survey data provided by the Statistical Agency were cleaned and harmonized by the Economic Research Forum, in the context of a major project that started in 2009. During which extensive efforts have been exerted to acquire, clean, harmonize, preserve and disseminate micro data of existing household surveys in several Arab countries.

Geographic coverage

Covering a sample of urban and rural areas in all the governorates.

Analysis unit

1- Household/family. 2- Individual/person.

Universe

The survey covered a national sample of households and all individuals permanently residing in surveyed households.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

THE CLEANED AND HARMONIZED VERSION OF THE SURVEY DATA PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH FORUM REPRESENTS 50% OF THE ORIGINAL SURVEY DATA COLLECTED BY THE CENTRAL AGENCY FOR PUBLIC MOBILIZATION AND STATISTICS (CAPMAS)

The sample of HIECS 2015 is a self-weighted two-stage stratified cluster sample. The main elements of the sampling design are described in the following.

1- Sample Size The sample size is around 25 thousand households. It was distributed between urban and rural with the percentages of 45% and 55%, respectively.

2- Cluster size The cluster size is 10 households in most governorates. It reached 20 households in Port-Said, Suez, Ismailiya, Damietta, Aswan and Frontier governorates, since the sample size in those governorates is smaller compared to others.

3- Sample allocation in different governorates 45% of the survey sample was allocated to urban areas (11260 households) and the other 55% was allocated to rural areas (13740 households). The sample was distributed on urban/rural areas in different governorates proportionally with the household size A sample size of a minimum of 1000 households was allocated to each governorate to ensure accuracy of poverty indicators. Therefore, the sample size was increased in Port-Said, Suez, Ismailiya, kafr el-Sheikh, Damietta, Bani Suef, Fayoum, Qena, Luxor and Aswan, by compensation from other governorates where the sample size exceeds a 1000 households. All Frontier governorates were considered as one governorate.

4- Core Sample The core sample is the master sample of any household sample required to be pulled for the purpose of studying the properties of individuals and families. It is a large sample and distributed on urban and rural areas of all governorates. It is a representative sample for the individual characteristics of the Egyptian society. This sample was implemented in January 2010 and its size reached more than 1 million household selected from 5024 enumeration areas distributed on all governorates (urban/rural) proportionally with the sample size (the enumeration area size is around 200 households). The core sample is the sampling frame from which the samples for the surveys conducted by CAPMAS are pulled, such as the Labor Force Surveys, Income, Expenditure And Consumption Survey, Household Urban Migration Survey, ...etc, in addition to other samples that may be required for outsources.

A more detailed description of the different sampling stages and allocation of sample across governorates is provided in the Methodology document available among external resources in Arabic.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Three different questionnaires have been designed as following:

1- Expenditure and Consumption Questionnaire. 2- Assisting questionnaire. 3- Income Questionnaire.

In designing the questionnaires of expenditure, consumption and income, we were taking into our consideration the following: - Using the recent concepts and definitions of International Labor Organization approved in the International Convention of Labor Statisticians held in Geneva, 2003. - Using the recent Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP). - Using more than one approach of expenditure measurement to serve many purposes of the survey.

A brief description of each questionnaire is given next:

----> 1- Expenditure and Consumption Questionnaire This questionnaire comprises 14 tables in addition to identification and geographic data of household on the cover page. The questionnaire is divided into two main sections.

Section one: Household schedule and other information, it includes: - Demographic characteristics and basic data for all household individuals consisting of 25 questions for every person. - Members of household who are currently working abroad. - The household ration card. - The main outlets that provide food and beverage. - Domestic and foreign tourism. - The housing conditions including 16 questions. - Household ownership of means of transportation, communication and domestic appliances. - Date of purchase, status at purchase, purchase value and