Reference Value Report: Living Wage Report and 2025 Update for Rural Peru

This report updates the Anker Living Wage Reference Value for rural Peru to 2025. This was PEN 1,455 (USD 428) for 2020 in the original report, and comprised a Net Living Wage of PEN 1,266 (USD 372), plus a social security contribution of PEN 189 (USD 56).The updated Anker Living Wage for 2025 is PEN 2,031 (USD 565) per month, comprising a Net Living Wage of PEN 1,585 (USD 440), plus social security contribution of PEN 447 (USD 124). Inflation in national CPI during this period was 25.2%. Without accounting for inflation, the living wage estimated in 2020 would not be sufficient for families to have a basic but decent standard of living in 2025, because the purchasing power of the living wage would have decreased. Social security contributions were calculated using the most up-to-date laws.