List of countries by average wage
The average wage is a measure of total income after taxes divided by total number of employees employed. In this article, the average wage is adjusted for living expenses "purchasing power parity".
The wage distribution is right-skewed; the majority of people earn less than the average wage. For an alternative measure, the median household income uses median instead of average.
OECD statistics
The OECD dataset contains data on average annual wages for full-time and full-year equivalent employees in the total economy. Average annual wages per full-time equivalent dependent employee are obtained by dividing the national-accounts-based total wage bill by the average number of employees in the total economy, which is then multiplied by the ratio of average usual weekly hours per full-time employee to average usually weekly hours for all employees.Average wages are converted in US dollar nominal using 2013 US dollar nominal for private consumption and are deflated by a price deflator for private final consumption expenditures in 2013 prices. The OECD is a weighted average based on dependent employment weights in 2013 for the countries shown.
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Country PPP Nominal 66,504 70,628 65,449 69,895 64,109 90,127 63,093 63,093 55,253 64,229 54,262 51,313 53,349 52,261 52,080 48,797 50,956 53,049 50,868 47,034 50,569 41,748 49,813 43,847 48,849 46,781 47,952 56,787 44,510 41,431 44,111 45,578 42,325 40,984 40,856 30,469 40,573 40,329 39,600 39,405 38,485 32,030 38,761 30,239 37,322 26,747 37,251 45,030 29,109 13,246 27,125 14,262 26,962 15,212 26,898 18,173 26,671 18,949 26,429 14,657 25,586 15,930 25,487 18,654 25,357 15,025 24,455 11,546 16,298 6,848
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Country PPP Nominal 63,062 71,710 62,283 88,159 61,787 90,662 60,558 60,558 52,877 52,705 51,466 65,674 51,212 65,786 50,349 48,306 50,046 47,783 49,675 49,419 49,126 61,620 47,653 53,112 47,622 50,033 47,585 44,466 43,755 42,410 43,732 45,280 42,964 46,772 40,863 38,234 40,043 46,917 39,985 31,390 38,132 32,931 38,507 31,635 36,720 42,378 34,933 26,713 27,046 13,431 26,064 19,542 25,879 18,645 25,372 15,374 25,367 19,210 24,336 17,039 24,328 14,881 24,287 14,189 23,683 15,412 22,576 12,506 15,314 8,593
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Country PPP Nominal 62,636 66,770 60,154 60,154 60,124 85,718 55,984 73,609 53,643 63,122 52,833 51,669 52,580 64,310 52,063 59,538 51,681 56,787 49,587 47,674 49,530 46,804 48,403 48,688 48,295 45,819 47,585 44,466 42,992 40,718 42,835 46,252 42,127 45,584 39,397 44,636 39,113 39,089 38,869 29,125 37,450 32,205 36,143 38,942 37,333 30,613 34,965 25,171 28,621 15,726 28,434 18,157 25,921 12,154 25,124 19,189 24,529 18,333 23,722 13,587 23,508 13,934 22,949 12,538 22,389 14,017 22,911 12,157 19,311 9,812
Country | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
53,337 | 55,564 | 59,860 | 58,817 | 58,486 | 58,813 | 59,928 | 61,975 | 62,091 | 63,062 | |
54,405 | 57,535 | 60,400 | 60,503 | 61,567 | 62,516 | 62,616 | 62,495 | 62,370 | 62,283 | |
45,708 | 52,385 | 44,558 | 46,774 | 46,953 | 47,910 | 48,234 | 51,759 | 56,094 | 61,787 | |
52,801 | 55,391 | 58,054 | 58,200 | 58,669 | 58,412 | 59,250 | 60,692 | 60,686 | 60,558 | |
47,695 | 49,939 | 53,023 | 52,668 | 52,781 | 52,808 | 52,602 | 53,171 | 53,295 | 52,877 | |
41,713 | 45,783 | 49,424 | 49,148 | 40,024 | 49,424 | 50,369 | 51,126 | 51,826 | 51,466 | |
36,378 | 41,679 | 47,310 | 48,897 | 50,227 | 51,236 | 51,415 | 51,663 | 50,825 | 51,212 | |
45,188 | 46,963 | 49,316 | 48,809 | 49,047 | 49,120 | 49,299 | 49,965 | 50,330 | 50,349 | |
47,950 | 48,688 | 48,941 | 49,382 | 49,715 | 50,363 | 50,583 | 50,249 | 50,041 | 49,675 | |
42,702 | 45,016 | 48,112 | 49,622 | 49,901 | 49,649 | 49,989 | 49,563 | 49,603 | 49,126 | |
37,986 | 44,557 | 51,860 | 47,806 | 46,905 | 45,735 | 45,828 | 46,561 | 46,932 | 47,653 | |
38,467 | 40,585 | 44,336 | 45,016 | 46,059 | 46,937 | 47,453 | 47,673 | 47,370 | 47,622 | |
41,873 | 42,380 | 42,970 | 43,703 | 44,202 | 44,736 | 45,421 | 46,409 | 47,097 | 47,585 | |
36,341 | 38,983 | 41,548 | 41,472 | 41,759 | 41,986 | 42,403 | 42,731 | 43,221 | 43,755 | |
38,110 | 42,630 | 44,521 | 43,370 | 43,105 | 43,154 | 42,782 | 43,152 | 43,713 | 43,732 | |
36,308 | 39,782 | 42,725 | 42,872 | 42,902 | 42,441 | 42,425 | 42,885 | 43,139 | 42,964 | |
38,990 | 43,602 | 46,077 | 47,126 | 46,483 | 46,592 | 47,400 | 48,974 | 49,530 | 50,046 | |
40,986 | 40,687 | 40,667 | 41,567 | 40,839 | 40,791 | 40,049 | 40,004 | 40,681 | 40,863 | |
30,590 | 34,645 | 37,319 | 37,319 | 38,106 | 37,614 | 37,910 | 38,473 | 39,674 | 40,043 | |
39,482 | 40,435 | 38,764 | 38,888 | 37,555 | 36,676 | 36,589 | 36,909 | 37,450 | 38,132 | |
22,418 | 27,960 | 33,758 | 34,549 | 35,193 | 36,142 | 37,066 | 37,907 | 38,869 | 39,985 | |
29,024 | 29,025 | 32,783 | 33,752 | 33,922 | 34,717 | 35,344 | 35,449 | 36,143 | 36,720 | |
26,448 | 27,513 | 27,596 | 28,176 | 29,572 | 30,689 | 31,678 | 32,368 | 32,856 | 34,933 | |
36,327 | 36,322 | 40,018 | 39,451 | 38,328 | 38,416 | 38,422 | 39,339 | 39,196 | 38,507 | |
20,148 | 20,794 | 23,608 | 23,610 | 23,402 | 23,669 | 24,151 | 24,680 | 25,879 | 27,046 | |
27,133 | 32,034 | 31,194 | 29,149 | 27,826 | 26,026 | 26,532 | 26,336 | 26,330 | 26,064 | |
19,588 | 21,557 | 24,078 | 24,220 | 24,980 | 25,651 | 25,958 | 25,748 | 26,219 | 25,879 | |
15,805 | 20,415 | 22,388 | 22,541 | 22,528 | 22,290 | 22,257 | 23,381 | 24,331 | 25,373 | |
26,383 | 26,310 | 26,927 | 26,287 | 25,151 | 25,668 | 25,217 | 25,164 | 25,362 | 25,367 | |
12,248 | 16,771 | 20,561 | 19,715 | 20,532 | 20,824 | 21,971 | 22,840 | 23,935 | 24,336 | |
15,861 | 18,451 | 22,055 | 21,859 | 21,618 | 21,782 | 22,204 | 23,026 | 23,801 | 24,328 | |
9,544 | 13,469 | 17,530 | 18,345 | 18,854 | 19,608 | 20,393 | 21,417 | 22,562 | 24,287 | |
10,642 | 14,425 | 17,601 | 16,988 | 17,699 | 18,546 | 19,783 | 21,587 | 22,726 | 23,683 | |
15,874 | 21,562 | 21,323 | 21,309 | 20,568 | 20,613 | 20,470 | 19,929 | 20,825 | 22,576 | |
15,056 | 16,325 | 15,321 | 15,458 | 15,193 | 15,196 | 15,172 | 15,481 | 15,407 | 15,314 |
UNECE statistics
Gross average monthly wage estimates for 2015 are computed by converting national currency figures from the UNECE Statistical Database, compiled from national and international official sources. Wages in US dollars are computed by the UNECE Secretariat using nominal exchange rates.Gross average monthly wages cover total wages and salaries in cash and in kind, before any tax deduction and before social security contributions. They include wages and salaries, remuneration for time not worked, bonuses and gratuities paid by the employer to the employee. Wages cover the total economy and are expressed per full-time equivalent employee.
Country | Average monthly wage |
$7,466 | |
$5,583 | |
$5,418 | |
$5,310 | |
$4,893 | |
$4,700 | |
$4,379 | |
$4,289 | |
$4,134 | |
$3,963 | |
$3,849 | |
$3,781 | |
$3,761 | |
$3,478 | |
$3,461 | |
$3,374 | |
$2,671 | |
$2,405 | |
$2,052 | |
$2,541 | |
$1,631 | |
$1,513 | |
$1,356 | |
$1,173 | |
$1,138 | |
$1,065 | |
$1,064 | |
$1,063 | |
$948 | |
$819 | |
$736 | |
$627 | |
$450 | |
$422 | |
$386 | |
$379 |