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2026-W29 · Jul 13, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026

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Recurring indicator · Panama · Public workforce ·

Panama's Comptroller-published monthly salary total rose 3.6% in May 2026

Listed monthly salaries increased from 6.81 million PAB in April to 7.05 million PAB in May, while record counts moved from 3,923 to 3,916.

5.5M6.13M6.75M7.38M8MLatest change +3.6%Aug 2021: 5.73MSep 2021: 5.72MOct 2021: 5.78MApr 2022: 6.15MMay 2022: 6.35MJan 2023: 6.68MFeb 2023: 6.9MMar 2023: 6.91MApr 2023: 6.42MMay 2023: 6.43MJun 2023: 6.45MJul 2023: 6.56MAug 2023: 6.6MSep 2023: 6.95MOct 2023: 7.06MNov 2023: 7.06MDec 2023: 6.99MJan 2024: 6.12MFeb 2024: 6.13MMar 2024: 6.86MApr 2024: 7.1MMay 2024: 7.12MJun 2024: 7.23MJul 2024: 7.24MAug 2024: 7.25MSep 2024: 7.22MOct 2024: 7.21MNov 2024: 7.24MDec 2024: 7.05MJan 2025: 6.53MFeb 2025: 6.67MMar 2025: 6.74MApr 2025: 6.76MMay 2025: 6.79MJun 2025: 7.47MJul 2025: 7.42MAug 2025: 7.39MSep 2025: 7.44MOct 2025: 7.42MNov 2025: 7.45MDec 2025: 7.18MJan 2026: 6.82MFeb 2026: 6.8MMar 2026: 6.81MApr 2026: 6.81MMay 2026: 7.05M7.05MAug 2021Jul 2023Jul 2024Jun 2025May 2026
Comptroller institutional payrollJul 12, 2026View analysis and records

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