What median monthly earnings are
Median monthly earnings of employees in 2021 PPP dollars (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_CUR_NB). Gross employee pay, not take-home pay. Ranked by each economy’s latest published year.
Median 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 | $7,599 |
| 2024 | $8,015 |
| 2023 | $7,447 |
| 2022 | $6,691 |
| 2021 | $5,964 |
| 2020 | $5,274 |
| 2019 | $5,424 |
| 2018 | $4,668 |
| 2017 | $4,674 |
| 2016 | $4,417 |
| 2015 | $3,950 |
| 2014 | $4,154 |
| 2013 | $4,153 |
| 2012 | $3,944 |
| 2011 | $3,873 |
| 2010 | $3,800 |
| 2009 | $3,951 |
| 2008 | $3,842 |
| 2007 | $3,704 |
| 2006 | $3,145 |
| 2005 | $3,093 |
| 2004 | $3,028 |
#CountryMedian salaryChangeYear
1Luxembourg$7,599−$416 (−5.2%)2025
2Belgium$7,489−$41 (−0.5%)2025
3Netherlands$6,636+$227 (+3.5%)2025
4Austria$6,444+$384 (+6.3%)2025
5Denmark$6,198+$202 (+3.4%)2025
6Norway$6,127−$9 (−0.2%)2025
7Switzerland$5,621+$259 (+4.8%)2025
8Finland$5,547+$23 (+0.4%)2025
9Germany$5,248+$305 (+6.2%)202210France$5,079+$2,377 (+88.0%)202511Iceland$4,977+$473 (+10.5%)2020
12Sweden$4,852−$8 (−0.2%)2025
13Italy$4,844+$153 (+3.3%)202514Slovenia$4,764+$143 (+3.1%)2025
15United States$4,481+$147 (+3.4%)202516Ireland$4,423+$119 (+2.8%)202517Spain$4,357+$60 (+1.4%)2025
18Canada$3,988+$54 (+1.4%)202519Cyprus$3,851+$309 (+8.7%)2025
20Malta$3,758+$852 (+29.3%)2021
21Czechia$3,669−$54 (−1.5%)2025
22Poland$3,656+$605 (+19.8%)2025
23Estonia$3,620+$126 (+3.6%)2025
24Slovak Republic$3,550+$1,316 (+58.9%)2025
25Lithuania$3,527+$161 (+4.8%)2025
26Croatia$3,526−$458 (−11.5%)2025
27Latvia$3,483+$209 (+6.4%)2025
28Australia$3,324+$216 (+7.0%)202129United Kingdom$3,313+$110 (+3.4%)202530Romania$3,183+$143 (+4.7%)2025
31Greece$2,999−$230 (−7.1%)2025
32Serbia$2,645+$451 (+20.6%)2025
33Bosnia and Herzegovina$2,601−$115 (−4.2%)2025
34Bulgaria$2,572+$153 (+6.3%)2025
35Hungary$1,971−$195 (−9.0%)2025
36Portugal$1,827+$37 (+2.1%)2025
37Solomon Islands$1,707$0.002005
38Turkiye$1,691−$62 (−3.5%)2025
39Puerto Rico (US)$1,680+$212 (+14.5%)2020
40Mongolia$1,524+$181 (+13.5%)2025
41New Caledonia$1,521$0.002017
42Chile$1,506+$166 (+12.4%)2024
43Brunei Darussalam$1,472$0.002014
44Costa Rica$1,431+$110 (+8.3%)2025
45Panama$1,409+$90 (+6.8%)2025
46Uruguay$1,349+$132 (+10.9%)2024
47Lebanon$1,336$0.002019
48Mauritius$1,255+$497 (+65.6%)2024
49Guyana$1,234+$480 (+63.7%)2024
50Thailand$1,226+$34 (+2.8%)2025
51Argentina$1,210+$269 (+28.6%)2025
52Bhutan$1,188+$38 (+3.3%)2025
53Fiji$1,169+$401 (+52.3%)2024
54Trinidad and Tobago$1,164+$14 (+1.2%)2016
55Antigua and Barbuda$1,162+$233 (+25.1%)2023
56Viet Nam$1,117+$91 (+8.9%)2024
57Ecuador$1,065+$43 (+4.2%)2025
58Bolivia$1,037−$127 (−10.9%)2025
59Dominican Republic$1,008+$87 (+9.5%)2025
60Maldives$987+$70 (+7.7%)2019
61Paraguay$974+$37 (+3.9%)2025
62Guatemala$960+$97 (+11.2%)2025
63Jordan$934+$13 (+1.4%)2024
64Bahamas, The$927−$542 (−36.9%)2024
65El Salvador$924+$81 (+9.6%)2025
66Colombia$901+$58 (+6.8%)2025
67Armenia$865+$139 (+19.1%)2023
68Brazil$852+$60 (+7.6%)2025
69Belize$847+$101 (+13.5%)2019
70Barbados$836$0.002016
71Palau$831+$125 (+17.8%)2023
72Moldova$821+$79 (+10.7%)2025
73Djibouti$812$0.002017
74Peru$789+$24 (+3.2%)2025
75Mexico$775+$0.23 (+0.0%)2025
76St. Lucia$760$0.002016
77India$756+$2 (+0.3%)2025
78Philippines$735+$62 (+9.2%)2023
79Tunisia$732$0.002019
80Georgia$731+$101 (+16.1%)2023
81Honduras$713+$68 (+10.5%)2025
82Tonga$711+$148 (+26.3%)2023
83Cambodia$706+$44 (+6.6%)2025
84Suriname$689$0.002016
85Nicaragua$666+$303 (+83.5%)2014
86Egypt, Arab Rep.$656+$2 (+0.3%)2024
87Afghanistan$647+$237 (+57.9%)2020
88Equatorial Guinea$616$0.002023
89Samoa$613+$500 (+445.4%)2022
90Marshall Islands$604$0.002019
91South Africa$566−$29 (−4.9%)202092Lao PDR$539−$26 (−4.6%)2022
93Guinea$531$0.002019
94Nepal$501+$254 (+103.2%)2017
95Botswana$471+$0.60 (+0.1%)2024
96Sri Lanka$470+$28 (+6.4%)2024
97Kiribati$458+$77 (+20.3%)2023
98Tanzania$456+$24 (+5.7%)2024
99Timor-Leste$449−$89 (−16.5%)2021
100Indonesia$437+$30 (+7.4%)2023
101Cabo Verde$433$0.002015
102Bangladesh$424+$34 (+8.7%)2024
103Myanmar$413−$55 (−11.7%)2020
104Eswatini$404+$57 (+16.4%)2021
105Pakistan$397−$31 (−7.2%)2025
106Namibia$390−$22 (−5.4%)2018
107Ghana$387+$57 (+17.3%)2024
108Mali$364+$51 (+16.4%)2024
109Sudan$358+$85 (+31.1%)2022
110Chad$355+$28 (+8.7%)2022
111Senegal$349+$71 (+25.7%)2024
112Cote d'Ivoire$349−$58 (−14.3%)2022
113Zambia$330+$109 (+49.2%)2024
114Comoros$329+$14 (+4.5%)2021
115Mozambique$311$0.002022
116Liberia$310−$19 (−5.8%)2017
117Benin$292+$58 (+24.6%)2022
118Guinea-Bissau$272+$0.89 (+0.3%)2022
119Burkina Faso$259−$42 (−13.9%)2025
120Congo, Rep.$257$0.002009
121Cameroon$251$0.002014
122Jamaica$248−$14 (−5.3%)2014
123Niger$246−$3 (−1.4%)2022
124Vanuatu$245$0.002010
125Ethiopia$238+$102 (+75.2%)2021
126Togo$236+$62 (+36.0%)2022
127Lesotho$228−$133 (−36.8%)2024
128Angola$193−$107 (−35.8%)2024
129Nigeria$188−$38 (−16.9%)2024
130Gambia, The$185−$22 (−10.8%)2018
131Congo, Dem. Rep.$183+$83 (+83.1%)2016
132Uganda$182+$11 (+6.1%)2021
133Madagascar$162+$20 (+14.2%)2015
134Kenya$139−$54 (−28.0%)2019
135Tajikistan$128+$17 (+15.3%)2009
136Rwanda$97+$38 (+63.4%)2024
137Malawi$84$0.002013
138Burundi$68+$15 (+27.2%)2020