What is the average salary in Argentina?

Median monthly earnings of employees was ARS 800,000 a month in 2025, according to ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Encuesta Permanente de Hogares, Urbano), 2025.

How many jobs have salary data for Argentina?

No individual job titles yet. Official data covers 9 broad ISCO-08 occupation groups for 2025.

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Average salary in Argentina

Median monthly earnings of employees in Argentina: ARS 800,000 a month (2025, ILOSTAT). By occupation, managers earn the most and elementary occupations the least.

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Average salary in Argentina: ARS 800,000 a month (ILOSTAT, 2025)

Median monthly earnings of employees in Argentina: ARS 800,000 a month (2025, ILOSTAT). By occupation, managers earn the most and elementary occupations the least.

ILOSTAT reports median monthly earnings of employees of ARS 800,000 a month for 2025 (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Encuesta Permanente de Hogares, Urbano), 2025). Geographical coverage: Main cities or metropolitan areas A median is the midpoint: half of employees earn less.

The occupation split (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB, 2025) runs from ARS 2,000,000 a month for managers to ARS 400,000 for elementary occupations. These are broad ISCO-08 groups, not individual job titles.

Argentina shows about 219.9% CPI in 2024 (World Bank Open Data), with GDP per capita about US$14,898. We do not yet publish role-level medians for Argentina, so there are no per-job pages here.

What we can say about pay in Argentina today

Treat ARS 800,000 a month as a national reference point, not an offer benchmark. Official averages blend every sector, age, and hours pattern. Compare a real offer with the occupation group that matches it, then run the take-home and cost of living calculators.

Economy & work context

Public statistics that help read salaries alongside prices, labour markets, and the working year in South America.

CPI inflation (2024): 219.9%
GDP per capita (2025): US$14,898
Unemployment (2025): 7.1%
Public holidays (2026): 16

Languages: Spanish, Guaraní. Timezones covered: 1. Inflation, GDP, and unemployment from World Bank Open Data; holidays from Nager.Date.

Official earnings in Argentina

National figures from the OECD and ILOSTAT, in local currency as published. US dollar values use our exchange rates as of 2026-11-01 and are approximate.

Median monthly earnings of employees

ARS 800,000/mo

≈ US$6,245 a year

Geographical coverage: Main cities or metropolitan areas

2025 · ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Encuesta Permanente de Hogares, Urbano)

Mean monthly earnings of employees

ARS 1,006,879/mo

≈ US$7,859 a year

Geographical coverage: Main cities or metropolitan areas

2025 · ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Encuesta Permanente de Hogares, Urbano)

Earnings by occupation group (2025)

Median monthly earnings of employees, by ISCO-08 major group. Source: ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB.

Occupation group	Monthly (ARS)	Yearly ≈ US$
Managers	ARS 2,000,000	US$15,611
Professionals	ARS 1,000,000	US$7,806
Technicians and associate professionals	ARS 1,000,000	US$7,806
Clerical support workers	ARS 1,000,000	US$7,806
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	ARS 950,000	US$7,415
Craft and related trades workers	ARS 800,000	US$6,245
Service and sales workers	ARS 700,000	US$5,464
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	ARS 600,000	US$4,683
Elementary occupations	ARS 400,000	US$3,122

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Argentina?: Median monthly earnings of employees was ARS 800,000 a month in 2025, according to ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Encuesta Permanente de Hogares, Urbano), 2025.
How many jobs have salary data for Argentina?: No individual job titles yet. Official data covers 9 broad ISCO-08 occupation groups for 2025.
Where should I go next?: Check a real offer in the take-home and cost of living calculators, or compare a neighbouring country with role-level medians.