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Wages rose 2.8% from January to July 2026

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Chile’s real wage index rose 4.1% year on year in July 2026 and increased 2.8% cumulatively from January through July.
  • The nominal wage index rose 7.8% and the labor cost index 8.7% over 12 months, led by contributions from commerce, manufacturing and construction.
  • Average hourly pay reached 7,599 pesos, with women earning 7,399 pesos and men 7,782 pesos; the reported hourly pay gap was -4.9%.

Chile’s real wages increased 2.8% between January and July 2026, according to the National Statistics Institute. The measure adjusts wage growth for inflation.

By economic sector, commerce, manufacturing and construction recorded the largest positive annual contributions to both indicators.

· National Statistics InstituteThe institute identified the sectors that contributed most to annual growth in the wage and labor cost indices.

In July, the nominal wage index rose 7.8% over 12 months, while the labor cost index increased 8.7%. Commerce, manufacturing and construction recorded the largest positive annual contributions to both indicators, the institute said.

The real wage index also climbed 4.1% year on year. Average ordinary hourly pay reached 7,599 pesos, up 8.6% from a year earlier.

Average ordinary hourly pay stood at $7,599, recording an annual increase of 8.6%.

· National Statistics InstituteThe institute reported average hourly pay and its year-on-year change.

Women’s average hourly pay stood at 7,399 pesos, also an annual increase of 8.6%. Men’s average was 7,782 pesos, up 8.5%. The reported gender gap in average ordinary hourly pay was -4.9%.

The gender gap in average ordinary hourly pay was -4.9%.

· National Statistics InstituteThe institute reported the measured difference in average hourly pay between women and men.
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