Table 1.7
Nominal Wage Index by Economic Activity
Unit: Index, 2023 = 100, annual average · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2000 to 2025
| Series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 22.57 | 23.83 | 24.87 | 26.51 | 29.13 | 31.36 | 33.9 | 36.14 | 39.88 | 43.13 | 44.79 | 48.3 | 52.35 | 55.39 | 57.91 | 60.71 | 64.42 | 67.22 | 68.41 | 70.81 | 74.26 | 79.88 | 90.66 | 100 | 108.08 | 115.12 |
| Manufacturing | 28.09 | 29.46 | 30.4 | 31.58 | 32.33 | 34 | 35.74 | 38.15 | 41.31 | 43.86 | 45.31 | 48.62 | 51.87 | 54.56 | 58.07 | 61.65 | 65.02 | 68.47 | 71.24 | 74.82 | 78.26 | 82.32 | 90.85 | 100 | 108.42 | 115.8 |
| Electricity, gas and water supply (Rev. 3) | 28.29 | 29.71 | 31.47 | 33.09 | 34.35 | 35.89 | 38.04 | 39.77 | 42.14 | 44.72 | 46.9 | 50.22 | 52.19 | 53.95 | 57.24 | 61.37 | 65.39 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 67.19 | 70.05 | 75.06 | 78.23 | 82.2 | 84.57 | 92.85 | 100 | 107.56 | 115.24 |
| Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 65.39 | 69.86 | 72.57 | 75.3 | 78.12 | 82.26 | 88.72 | 100 | 109.48 | 119.05 |
| Construction | 27.08 | 28.29 | 29.43 | 30.14 | 30.53 | 31.35 | 33.08 | 36.43 | 41.18 | 43.62 | 44.98 | 47.52 | 51.95 | 55.59 | 59.35 | 62.46 | 66.26 | 70.86 | 75.29 | 78.54 | 80.45 | 86.3 | 93.65 | 100 | 107.6 | 115.87 |
| Trade | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 33.99 | 37.8 | 40.99 | 43.05 | 44.33 | 47.14 | 49.93 | 52.81 | 55.85 | 59.44 | 62.47 | 66.85 | 71.14 | 74.57 | 78.49 | 83.79 | 92.32 | 100 | 107.04 | 115.04 |
| Transport, storage and communications (Rev. 3) | 28.23 | 29.5 | 30.97 | 31.99 | 32.48 | 33.96 | 35.58 | 38.33 | 41.78 | 44.72 | 46.59 | 48.73 | 52.03 | 55.3 | 59.38 | 63.3 | 66.67 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Transport and storage | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 66.79 | 69.25 | 73.24 | 76.65 | 78.37 | 83.8 | 91.95 | 100 | 108.69 | 118.24 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 36.46 | 37.58 | 39.36 | 41.19 | 42.69 | 44.6 | 47.19 | 49.89 | 53.4 | 57.23 | 61.92 | 65.58 | 68.35 | 71.99 | 75.7 | 80.76 | 90.04 | 100 | 111.25 | 121.38 |
| Information and communications | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 69.3 | 72.43 | 73.47 | 77.44 | 79.54 | 85.25 | 91.81 | 100 | 107.26 | 114.48 |
| Financial and insurance activities | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 67.25 | 70.47 | 72.18 | 75.53 | 77.73 | 81.08 | 89.33 | 100 | 105.87 | 112.35 |
| Real estate activities | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 39.72 | 41.63 | 44.25 | 45.9 | 47.72 | 49.83 | 52.91 | 56.29 | 60.82 | 64.63 | 67.54 | 72.55 | 75.41 | 78.68 | 79.89 | 83.73 | 90.88 | 100 | 106.59 | 116.8 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 67.98 | 71.52 | 74.08 | 76.19 | 78.78 | 83.1 | 91.14 | 100 | 108.57 | 116.53 |
| Administrative and support service activities | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 66.84 | 68.83 | 71.76 | 75.83 | 77.99 | 82.17 | 90.42 | 100 | 110.63 | 120.89 |
| Public administration | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 36.92 | 38.74 | 42.06 | 46.5 | 48.71 | 51.27 | 53.89 | 58.01 | 61.91 | 66.63 | 69.54 | 75.4 | 77.75 | 81.55 | 83.85 | 85.66 | 90.56 | 100 | 105.08 | 110.34 |
| Education | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 37.07 | 40.16 | 43.75 | 48.14 | 49.99 | 52.97 | 55.78 | 58.37 | 60.71 | 63.69 | 65.44 | 70.24 | 74.12 | 77.83 | 80.05 | 83.19 | 90.24 | 100 | 106.1 | 113.48 |
| Human health and social work activities | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 37.74 | 39.6 | 42.06 | 45.56 | 47.12 | 50.18 | 53.74 | 56.32 | 58.95 | 62.29 | 64.88 | 68.54 | 72.27 | 75.74 | 79.21 | 83.29 | 90.94 | 100 | 107.37 | 115.29 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation activities | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 62.92 | 64.26 | 66.5 | 69.11 | 71.66 | 77.28 | 87.77 | 100 | 108.12 | 118.06 |
| Other community, social and personal service activities (Rev. 3) | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 36 | 39.3 | 42.47 | 44.72 | 45.96 | 48.4 | 49.69 | 51.88 | 55.01 | 58.58 | 62.1 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| GENERAL WAGE INDEX | 27.77 | 29.23 | 30.56 | 31.71 | 32.63 | 34.25 | 36.1 | 38.75 | 42.04 | 44.72 | 46.33 | 49.08 | 52.2 | 55.19 | 58.81 | 62.45 | 65.72 | 69.49 | 72.63 | 76 | 78.78 | 83.22 | 91.23 | 100 | 107.45 | 115.08 |
Notes of the table
- (1) La clasificación de actividades económicas corresponde a CIIU Rev. 3 hasta 2015 y a CIIU4.CL desde 2016, según disponibilidad de las series publicadas por el INE. / The classification of economic activities corresponds to ISIC Rev. 3 up to 2015 and to CIIU4.CL from 2016 onwards.
- (2) La serie fue empalmada a base 2023=100 aplicando factores de enlace calculados en los años de traslape (2009, 2016 y 2023). Para cada actividad, los índices publicados por el INE en base enero 2006, base 2009 y base 2016 fueron reescalados multiplicándolos por el cociente del valor observado en el año de traslape en la base más reciente sobre el valor en la base más antigua. Las actividades que solo existen en CIIU Rev. 3 (Suministro de electricidad, gas y agua; Transporte, almacenamiento y comunicaciones; Otras actividades comunitarias) o solo en CIIU4.CL (desagregaciones posteriores) se mantienen como filas separadas, cubriendo únicamente el período disponible. / The series was spliced to base 2023=100 by applying linking factors calculated at overlap years (2009, 2016 and 2023).
- (3) Los valores anteriores a 2016 para actividades reclasificadas al pasar de CIIU Rev. 3 a CIIU4.CL corresponden al índice publicado por el INE bajo la nomenclatura Rev. 3, aplicando el factor de enlace 2016 para expresarlo en base 2023=100. Se preserva así la coherencia numérica de la serie única, aunque la definición sectorial exacta pueda diferir levemente entre clasificaciones. / Values before 2016 for activities reclassified from CIIU Rev. 3 to CIIU4.CL correspond to the INE index published under the Rev. 3 nomenclature, rescaled through the 2016 linking factor.
Source stated in the table
COCHILCO, en base a información del Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) / COCHILCO, based on information from National Statistics Institute (INE)
Source: Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 (XLSX), 2026. Read on Oct 6, 2026.
n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.