Argentina’s IT salary up 85% in 2021
The salaries of IT and software professionals in Argentina rose by 85% in 2021 as most industry employees began working remotely for overseas companies, according to a survey by the Chamber of the Argentine Software Industry (CESSI).
At the same time, the average monthly salary of an IT worker in the country stood at $210,600, almost triple the $78,600 earned by an average Argentinian household in a month.
In a statement, CESSI said that the industry’s wages would rise further in the coming months due to the depreciating peso and the latest remote-working trends in the global market.
Argentina’s software industry employs more than 130,000 people. Between 2019 and 2021, it generated around 18,000 new jobs.
CESSI President Sergio Candelo added that the software industry employs more than 130,000 people through their Software as a Future (SaaF) program
“We seek to train new professionals and achieve more than 400,000 formal, quality, inclusive and federal jobs by 2031,″ added Candelo.
