What average monthly earnings are
Mean monthly earnings of employees in 2021 PPP dollars (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_CUR_NB). Gross employee pay, not take-home pay. Ranked by each economy’s latest published year.
Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $)
Every published economy, ranked by the latest year. Click a country in the list or the chart legend to show or hide it. Country desks cover a smaller set.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,275 |
| 2024 | $9,307 |
| 2023 | $8,856 |
| 2022 | $7,882 |
| 2021 | $6,917 |
| 2020 | $6,541 |
| 2019 | $6,588 |
| 2018 | $3,840 |
| 2017 | $5,721 |
| 2016 | $5,391 |
| 2015 | $4,848 |
| 2014 | $4,955 |
| 2013 | $4,946 |
| 2012 | $4,694 |
| 2011 | $4,692 |
| 2010 | $4,608 |
| 2009 | $4,818 |
| 2008 | $4,723 |
| 2007 | $4,574 |
| 2006 | $3,914 |
| 2005 | $3,727 |
| 2004 | $3,658 |
| 2002 | $2,972 |
#CountryAverage salaryChangeYear
1Luxembourg$9,275−$32 (−0.3%)2025
2Belgium$8,077−$204 (−2.5%)2025
3Netherlands$7,383+$150 (+2.1%)2025
4Austria$7,259+$427 (+6.2%)2025
5Norway$6,694−$55 (−0.8%)2025
6Denmark$6,689+$232 (+3.6%)2025
7Finland$6,356+$103 (+1.6%)2025
8United States$6,273+$288 (+4.8%)20259Germany$6,135+$306 (+5.3%)202210Switzerland$6,070+$312 (+5.4%)2025
11France$6,069+$3,005 (+98.1%)202512Ireland$5,577+$135 (+2.5%)202513Iceland$5,552+$589 (+11.9%)2020
14Slovenia$5,515+$225 (+4.2%)2025
15Italy$5,481+$155 (+2.9%)202516Sweden$5,284−$33 (−0.6%)2025
17Malta$5,257+$1,674 (+46.7%)2021
18Spain$5,203+$38 (+0.7%)2025
19Cyprus$4,911+$345 (+7.6%)2025
20Canada$4,571+$66 (+1.5%)202521Korea, Rep.$4,525+$511 (+12.7%)202222Singapore$4,420+$191 (+4.5%)202123Lithuania$4,241+$240 (+6.0%)2025
24Estonia$4,239+$174 (+4.3%)2025
25Croatia$4,237−$384 (−8.3%)2025
26Qatar$4,226−$2 (−0.0%)2022
27Latvia$4,206+$196 (+4.9%)2025
28Poland$4,196+$585 (+16.2%)2025
29New Zealand$4,064+$462 (+12.8%)202230Czechia$4,055−$116 (−2.8%)2025
31Australia$3,926+$281 (+7.7%)202132Slovak Republic$3,905+$1,454 (+59.3%)2025
33United Kingdom$3,862+$95 (+2.5%)202534Bermuda$3,539+$194 (+5.8%)2013
35Romania$3,531+$111 (+3.3%)2025
36Saudi Arabia$3,480+$342 (+10.9%)2022
37Bulgaria$3,358+$281 (+9.1%)2025
38Greece$3,334−$212 (−6.0%)2025
39Liberia$3,246+$1,717 (+112.3%)2017
40Serbia$3,062+$577 (+23.2%)2025
41United Arab Emirates$3,017$0.002009
42San Marino$2,979−$343 (−10.3%)2022
43Solomon Islands$2,823+$2,467 (+694.0%)2005
44Japan$2,809+$85 (+3.1%)2021
45Israel$2,700+$169 (+6.7%)2021
46Macao SAR, China$2,645+$120 (+4.8%)2018
47Puerto Rico (US)$2,381+$367 (+18.2%)2020
48Brunei Darussalam$2,376$0.002014
49Hong Kong SAR, China$2,324+$79 (+3.5%)2016
50Bosnia and Herzegovina$2,254−$15 (−0.7%)2025
51Hungary$2,228−$83 (−3.6%)2025
52Turkiye$2,225−$19 (−0.9%)2025
53Russian Federation$2,222+$468 (+26.6%)2021
54Portugal$2,196+$100 (+4.8%)2025
55Montenegro$2,167+$265 (+13.9%)2022
56Chile$2,079+$160 (+8.4%)2024
57Kazakhstan$2,044+$486 (+31.2%)2022
58Costa Rica$1,928+$85 (+4.6%)2025
59Panama$1,869+$142 (+8.2%)2025
60Malaysia$1,866−$132 (−6.6%)2020
61Aruba$1,860$0.002010
62Guam$1,859−$103 (−5.3%)2016
63Kuwait$1,828+$30 (+1.7%)2016
64Curacao$1,791$0.002018
65Bahrain$1,780+$118 (+7.1%)2020
66New Caledonia$1,744$0.002017
67Fiji$1,691+$614 (+57.1%)2024
68Mongolia$1,683+$205 (+13.9%)2025
69Azerbaijan$1,649+$133 (+8.8%)2022
70Uruguay$1,636+$86 (+5.5%)2024
71Mauritius$1,629+$696 (+74.6%)2024
72Seychelles$1,603−$34 (−2.1%)2022
73Thailand$1,574+$60 (+4.0%)2025
74Lebanon$1,571$0.002019
75Ukraine$1,540−$78 (−4.8%)2022
76Argentina$1,523+$284 (+22.9%)2025
77China$1,435+$129 (+9.9%)2022
78Guyana$1,405+$516 (+58.1%)2024
79Bhutan$1,333−$18 (−1.4%)2025
80North Macedonia$1,320+$36 (+2.8%)2014
81Antigua and Barbuda$1,320+$191 (+17.0%)2023
82Brazil$1,314+$65 (+5.2%)2025
83Uzbekistan$1,294+$188 (+17.0%)2022
84Trinidad and Tobago$1,276+$58 (+4.8%)2016
85Albania$1,267+$172 (+15.7%)2022
86Dominican Republic$1,263+$90 (+7.6%)2025
87Botswana$1,232+$12 (+1.0%)2024
88Ecuador$1,220+$53 (+4.6%)2025
89Colombia$1,214−$35 (−2.8%)2025
90Viet Nam$1,198+$94 (+8.5%)2024
91Bolivia$1,182−$211 (−15.1%)2025
92Maldives$1,141+$44 (+4.0%)2019
93Bahamas, The$1,135−$661 (−36.8%)2024
94Paraguay$1,126+$37 (+3.4%)2025
95Guatemala$1,120+$83 (+8.0%)2025
96India$1,120+$74 (+7.1%)2025
97Barbados$1,117$0.002016
98Jordan$1,094+$45 (+4.3%)2024
99El Salvador$1,081+$73 (+7.2%)2025
100Kyrgyz Republic$1,079+$281 (+35.1%)2022
101South Africa$1,076+$551 (+105.1%)2020102St. Lucia$1,069$0.002016
103Peru$1,042+$78 (+8.1%)2025
104Palau$1,042+$97 (+10.2%)2023
105Namibia$1,008−$50 (−4.8%)2018
106Moldova$993+$129 (+14.9%)2025
107Armenia$983+$119 (+13.7%)2023
108Djibouti$970$0.002017
109Nicaragua$948+$200 (+26.8%)2014
110Mexico$938+$24 (+2.6%)2025
111Eswatini$903+$109 (+13.7%)2021
112Tunisia$902$0.002019
113Samoa$897+$726 (+425.0%)2022
114Honduras$892+$30 (+3.5%)2025
115Suriname$885$0.002016
116Belize$861−$133 (−13.4%)2020
117Tonga$860+$118 (+16.0%)2023
118Equatorial Guinea$854$0.002023
119Philippines$851+$40 (+4.9%)2023
120Afghanistan$836+$319 (+61.5%)2020
121Tanzania$836+$223 (+36.4%)2024
122Marshall Islands$804$0.002019
123Georgia$792+$122 (+18.1%)2023
124Cambodia$788+$29 (+3.8%)2025
125Senegal$738+$339 (+84.7%)2024
126Egypt, Arab Rep.$713+$16 (+2.2%)2024
127Sudan$693+$384 (+124.1%)2022
128Lao PDR$675+$54 (+8.7%)2022
129Burkina Faso$639+$123 (+23.9%)2025
130Cabo Verde$639$0.002015
131Chad$608+$78 (+14.7%)2022
132Zambia$589+$111 (+23.2%)2024
133Guinea$587$0.002019
134Nepal$586+$276 (+89.1%)2017
135Timor-Leste$578−$235 (−28.9%)2021
136Kiribati$573+$36 (+6.7%)2023
137Mozambique$563$0.002022
138Sri Lanka$558+$38 (+7.3%)2024
139Cameroon$557$0.002014
140Cote d'Ivoire$555−$27 (−4.7%)2022
141Mali$555+$38 (+7.5%)2024
142Ghana$546−$236 (−30.2%)2024
143Yemen, Rep.$542$0.002010
144Indonesia$540+$19 (+3.7%)2023
145Jamaica$531−$11 (−2.0%)2014
146Bangladesh$470+$21 (+4.8%)2024
147Comoros$462+$83 (+21.8%)2021
148Tajikistan$460+$223 (+94.2%)2019
149Uganda$439+$121 (+37.9%)2021
150Myanmar$431−$57 (−11.7%)2020
151Benin$411+$64 (+18.3%)2022
152Pakistan$407−$159 (−28.1%)2025
153Lesotho$406−$198 (−32.8%)2024
154Guinea-Bissau$398−$11 (−2.6%)2022
155Togo$389+$56 (+16.8%)2022
156Niger$369−$6 (−1.6%)2022
157Angola$359−$142 (−28.4%)2024
158Vanuatu$342$0.002010
159Congo, Rep.$324$0.002009
160Kenya$322−$27 (−7.7%)2019
161Ethiopia$312+$125 (+66.3%)2021
162Congo, Dem. Rep.$298+$141 (+89.6%)2016
163Nigeria$288−$53 (−15.6%)2024
164Gambia, The$268−$59 (−18.1%)2018
165Madagascar$248+$38 (+18.2%)2015
166Rwanda$193+$44 (+29.5%)2024
167Malawi$177+$157 (+800.2%)2013
168Burundi$153+$38 (+33.3%)2020