Peru: average monthly income in Lima by gender 2024

Between January and March 2024, the average income for women working in Lima, Peru amounted to around 1,658 Peruvian soles per month. In turn, the average monthly income for men stood at 2,249.4 Peruvian soles, about 591 soles more than women.

Average salaries in Lima, Peru

According to the employment survey carried out by Peru's National Statistics Institute (INEI, for its acronym in Spanish), the average income of legal workers based in the Peruvian capital does not only vary by gender but also among different age groups and economic sectors. For instance, an employee aged 45 or more can earn around 66 percent more a worker who is up to 24 years old. In turn, service sector workers have higher monthly salaries than employees in manufacture or retail.

Employment in Peru

More than half the working population in Peru is considered self-employed, one of the highest shares in Latin America. Even though Peru's unemployment rate has remained below four percent since 2009 (except for 2020 and 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the share of people out of employment in Lima was considerably higher than the national average.