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United States

United States — Output per worker

US desk: United States first; United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, euro-area members, Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand alongside.

$156,983

+$3,014 (+2.0%)

As of 2025 | constant 2021 PPP $

Latest
$156,983 2025
Previous year
$153,969 2024
Min
$92,238 1991
Max
$156,983 2025
YearValue
2025$156,983
2024$153,969
2023$150,828
2022$148,960
2021$149,936
2020$145,940
2019$140,272
2018$138,639
2017$136,438
2016$135,283
2015$135,056
2014$133,299
2013$132,323
2012$130,926
2011$130,164
2010$129,301
2009$125,361
2008$124,001
2007$123,667
2006$122,271
2005$121,212
2004$119,164
2003$116,252
2002$113,411
#CountryOutput per workerChangeYear
9United States$156,983+$3,014 (+2.0%)202520Germany$125,086+$1,417 (+1.1%)202522Euro area$123,421+$1,682 (+1.4%)202526Australia$114,582+$43 (+0.0%)202528Canada$113,563+$1,772 (+1.6%)202529United Kingdom$111,234+$1,680 (+1.5%)202537Korea, Rep.$99,046+$787 (+0.8%)202544New Zealand$87,948+$149 (+0.2%)2025
45Japan$87,888+$1,023 (+1.2%)2025
85China$48,126+$2,292 (+5.0%)2025

What output per worker is

GDP per person employed (World Bank SL.GDP.PCAP.EM.KD) is labour productivity: real output divided by the number of people in employment, in constant 2021 international dollars. It is not a wage. Latest: $156,983 in 2025.

A higher reading can reflect more capital, more hours, a different industry mix, or a smaller employed population as well as higher pay. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest $156,983 (2025), previous year $153,969 (2024); low $92,238 (1991), high $156,983 (2025).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).