United States

United States — Average salary

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

$6,273

+$288 (+4.8%)

As of 2025 | 2021 PPP $ per month

Latest: $6,273 2025
Previous year: $5,985 2024
Min: $1,495 1990
Max: $6,273 2025

Year	Value
2025	$6,273
2024	$5,985
2023	$5,334
2022	$4,845
2021	$4,600
2020	$4,502
2019	$4,233
2018	$4,088
2017	$3,955
2016	$3,835
2015	$3,728
2014	$3,624
2013	$3,579
2012	$3,512
2011	$3,434
2010	$3,389
2009	$3,355
2008	$3,340
2007	$3,224
2006	$3,130
2005	$3,029
2004	$2,946
2003	$2,869
2002	$2,806

#CountryAverage salaryChangeYear

8United States$6,273+$288 (+4.8%)2025 9Germany$6,135+$306 (+5.3%)2022 20Canada$4,571+$66 (+1.5%)2025 21Korea, Rep.$4,525+$511 (+12.7%)2022 29New Zealand$4,064+$462 (+12.8%)2022 31Australia$3,926+$281 (+7.7%)2021 33United Kingdom$3,862+$95 (+2.5%)2025

44Japan$2,809+$85 (+3.1%)2021

77China$1,435+$129 (+9.9%)2022

What average monthly earnings are

Average monthly earnings of employees (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_CUR_NB) are the mean gross monthly pay of employees, both sexes, converted to constant 2021 PPP dollars. Latest for United States: $6,273 in 2025.

This is not take-home pay: it is a national mean, before tax, for employees only, and survey coverage differs by country. From 1990 to 2025 (36 years): latest $6,273 (2025), previous year $5,985 (2024); low $1,495 (1990), high $6,273 (2025).