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Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 1 / 2020 (622), Spring

Factors that influence wages differences in formal sector on male and female workers in Palembang City

Intan NURPRATIWI
Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia
Syamsurijal AK
Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia
YUNISVITA
Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia

Abstract. This study was conducted to analyze the effect of education, age, working hours, work experience and risks on the wages in formal sector on male and female workers in Palembang city. The data used in this study is primary data in the form of questionnaires or questions that are asked directly to respondents from 6 industrial companies at risk with 164 respondents consisting of 104 male respondents and 60 respondents from the total population 211 people. Data analysis methods used are different test analysis and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that male respondents on education, working hours, work experience had a positive and significant effect on the wages of male workers while age had no effect on the wages of male workers while female respondents showed that education, age and risk had a positive effect and significant effect on the salary of women workers. While work experience and working hours have a positive and not significant effect on the salary of women workers. Then for the different parameters test results showed that education, age, working hours and work experience have different parameters between men and women while for risk there is no difference between men and women.

Keywords: wages of male workers, wages of female workers, education, age, working hours, work experience, risk.

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