Italy

Italy — By industry

Mean monthly employee earnings by ISIC Rev. 4 section, in 2021 PPP dollars. Gross earnings of employees, not take-home pay.

$5,481

+$155 (+2.9%)

As of 2025 | 2021 PPP $ per month

Latest
$5,481 2025
Previous year
$5,326 2024
Min
$1,518 2012
Max
$5,481 2025
YearBy industry
2025$5,481
2024$5,326
2023$5,073
2022$4,719
2021$4,397
2020$1,913
2019$1,873
2018$1,756
2017$1,705
2016$1,678
2015$1,578
2014$1,558
2013$1,543
2012$1,518
2011$1,536
#IndustryBy industryChangeYear
1Financial and insurance activities$9,108+$52 (+0.6%)2025
2Information and communication$7,895−$67 (−0.8%)2025
3Public administration and defence$7,000+$356 (+5.4%)2025
4Manufacturing$6,371+$306 (+5.0%)2025
5Transportation and storage$5,933+$452 (+8.2%)2025
6All activities$5,481+$155 (+2.9%)2025
7Human health and social work$5,433−$37 (−0.7%)2025
8Construction$5,235+$301 (+6.1%)2025
9Education$5,019+$78 (+1.6%)2025
10Real estate activities$4,787−$13 (−0.3%)2025
11Wholesale and retail trade$4,784−$46 (−1.0%)2025
12Agriculture, forestry and fishing$3,542+$131 (+3.8%)2025
13Other service activities$3,382−$35 (−1.0%)2025
14Accommodation and food service$3,372+$187 (+5.9%)2025
15Extraterritorial organisations$2,535−$64 (−2.5%)2020
16Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning$2,415−$10 (−0.4%)2020
17Mining and quarrying$2,398−$111 (−4.4%)2020
18Professional, scientific and technical$2,040+$89 (+4.6%)2020
19Water supply and waste management$2,000+$31 (+1.6%)2020
20Arts, entertainment and recreation$1,639+$51 (+3.2%)2020
21Administrative and support services$1,453+$31 (+2.2%)2020
22Households as employers$1,046+$39 (+3.8%)2020

What earnings by industry are

Average monthly earnings by economic activity (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_ECO_CUR_NB) split employees across ISIC Rev. 4 sections, in 2021 PPP dollars. For Italy, all activities: $5,481 in 2025.

Industry gaps reflect mix, hours and who is counted as an employee, not only pay scales. From 2011 to 2025 (15 years) for this series: latest $5,481 (2025), previous year $5,326 (2024); low $1,518 (2012), high $5,481 (2025).

Source: ILOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (International Labour Organization) (terms).

Reading this series

This series splits mean monthly employee earnings by economic activity, using ISIC Rev. 4 sections. It is ILOSTAT indicator EAR_EMTA_SEX_ECO_CUR_NB, both sexes, annual, in 2021 PPP dollars. Values are gross employee pay, not take-home pay, and cover employees only. On a country desk the page shows that economy’s own sections; on the all-countries page each industry’s reading is the median of the published national means for that year, which is a comparison device and not an official world figure.

Earnings differ between industries because of hours, qualifications, bargaining coverage and the mix of occupations, not only pay rates. Small sections can rest on small samples and move sharply. The chart and table follow one section over time; the range buttons shorten the window. National definitions of an industry and of an employee vary, so treat cross-country gaps as indicative. The ILO revises series, so values can change at the next rebuild. Read the year labels; sections do not all update together.

About this desk

This desk shows ILOSTAT mean monthly employee earnings by ISIC Rev. 4 section for Italy, where published. The all-countries industry chart instead takes the median of published national section means in each year. That comparison summary is not an official world series.

Country industry values are ILOSTAT national means in 2021 PPP dollars. They are gross employee earnings before tax, not take-home pay; coverage varies.

Chart and Table show the same observations. Range buttons change only the displayed years; use Country to switch desks. Each page names its source and licence.