The wage index prepared by INDEC recorded in April 2025 a 3.4% monthly increase, accumulating a rise of 13.8% so far this year. In year-on-year terms, wages grew by 74.3%, far outpacing the period's inflation and marking a recovery in purchasing power.
According to the technical report published by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC), this increase is due to rises of 2.5% in the registered private sector, 2.3% in the public sector, and a notable 7.7% in the unregistered private sector. The latter also experienced the highest growth in the year to date, with a variation of 32.6%.
In April 2025, the wage index grew by 74.3% year on year compared to inflation of 47.3%, surpassing it by 27 percentage points and implying a real improvement of 18.3%.
Notable increases across all sectors
Breaking down the data, the figures reflect sustained growth that, in year-on-year terms, was 61% and 58.6% for the private and public sectors, respectively.
