Occupational Wages Survey

Occupational Wages Survey (OWS) aims to generate statistics for wage and salary administration and for wage determination in collective bargaining negotiations.

Inputs to wage, income, productivity and price policies, wage fixing and collective bargaining; occupational wage rates can be used to measure wage differentials, wage inequality in typical low wage and high wage occupations and for international comparability; industry data on basic pay and allowance can be used to measure wage differentials across industries, for investment decisions and as reference in periodic adjustments of minimum wages.

Note: The OWS microdata files are classified as files that are accessible only in the PSA Data Enclave. For more information about the PSA Data Enclave, please visit the help desk on Data Enclave.

Datasets Microdata Documentation Database
Occupational Wages Survey 2020 zip zip zip
Occupational Wages Survey 2018 zip zip zip
Occupational Wages Survey 2016 zip zip zip
Occupational Wages Survey 2014 zip zip zip
Occupational Wages Survey 2012 zip zip zip
Occupational Wages Survey 2010 zip zip zip
Occupational Wages Survey 2008 zip zip zip
Occupational Wages Survey 2006 zip zip zip
Occupational Wages Survey 2004 zip zip zip
Occupational Wages Survey 2002 zip zip zip
Occupational Wages Survey 1999 zip zip zip
Occupational Wages Survey 1997 zip zip zip