Drawing on historical data spanning 34 years and information on nearly 57,000 workers, XC Ingeniería will present an analysis at the Health Management Conference of trends in compensation and the changes that have shaped healthcare institutions in Chile.
Date
Monday 2 de November de 2026
How has the Chilean healthcare labor market changed over the past three decades? The evolution of compensation offers a way to observe these transformations and understand how wages have changed across different institutions and job categories. This will be the focus of the session “Ten Years of Healthcare Compensation: The Chilean Case,” which will be part of the Healthcare Management Sessions at ExpoSalud 2026.
The history of the Healthcare Compensation Index (IRS) began 34 years ago, when institutions in the sector sought external, impartial data to analyze wage trends. Since then, XC Ingeniería has maintained a historical time series that allows for comparisons across periods and tracks changes in compensation for those working in the industry. Currently, the study covers nearly 57,000 workers from 39 institutions.
This continuity allows for an examination of salary trends beyond the fluctuations of any given year. With this systematized data, institutions can observe how compensation has evolved over time and analyze differences across job levels and job families. The information also serves as a reference for human resources planning and for understanding the impact of salaries on the operating costs of healthcare facilities.
Figures from the past decade illustrate part of this evolution. Between October 2015 and October 2025, the average monthly salary in the private health sector rose from $1,247,331 to $2,133,000, representing a nominal increase of 79.1%. After adjusting for inflation, real growth was 15.2%. This data allows us to distinguish between the increase expressed in pesos and the actual change in workers’ purchasing power.
The information also reveals how salaries are distributed across different occupations. Data from INFORENT Clinics and Hospitals as of June 2026 show that women account for 72% of the workers considered. However, their average compensation is lower than that of men in several job categories. Among laboratory technologists, the difference is 13.2%, while among advanced-level nursing technicians, it is 1.7%.
The differences do not follow an identical pattern across all occupations. Among resident physicians, for example, women earn an average salary 2.2% higher than that of men. These results correspond to averages by job category; therefore, they do not allow us to conclude that the same differences exist among individuals performing exactly the same duties.
Rather than providing an isolated snapshot of salaries, the IRS offers a benchmark for tracking changes in the healthcare labor market and analyzing compensation using comparable criteria. Its data can support institutional management decisions, provide background information for salary negotiations, and help identify gaps that require more detailed review.
The session “Ten Years of Healthcare Compensation: The Chilean Case” will take place on Wednesday, November 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., in the Don Edmundo Room at Espacio Riesco, as part of ExpoSalud 2026. Participation in this event and in the other talks during the Health Management Conference is included at no additional cost with the fair admission ticket, which costs $10,595.