Regional Hourly Wage Calculation
Central America Water and Sanitation Program Sustainability Evaluation
Regional Hourly Wage Calculation
Country |
Type of Work |
Monthly Wage (USD) |
Daily Wage (USD) |
Work Week (hrs) |
Work Week (days) |
Number of (hrs/day) |
Hourly Wage (USD) |
El Salvador |
agriculture industry |
89.86 |
-- |
44 |
6 |
7.3 |
0.51* |
Guatemala |
agricultural work |
-- |
6.73 |
48 |
6 |
8.0 |
0.84 |
Honduras |
unskilled labor |
-- |
2.88 |
44 |
6 |
7.3 |
0.39 |
Nicaragua |
agricultural sector |
71.00 |
-- |
48 |
6 |
8.0 |
0.37* |
|
Regional Average Hourly Wage |
0.53 |
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-- not available *assumes working 24 days of the month based on U.S. Department of State reference
Monthly Wage calculation to Hourly Wage
Monthly Wage / (24 days/month * Number of hrs/day) = Hourly Wage
Daily Wage calculation to Hourly Wage
Daily Wage / Number of hrs/day = Hourly Wage
Number of hrs/day calculated
Work Week (hrs) / Work Week (days) = Number of hrs/day
Reference: U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor February 25, 2009. 2008 Human Rights Report, 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices-el Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua [Accessed November 16, 2011]
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/index.htm Section 6 Worker Rights, part e. Acceptable Conditions of Work
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| Author | zkq3 |
| Last Modified By | bbarker |
| File Modified | 2011-11-21 |
| File Created | 2011-11-21 |