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.


  • CountryPPPNominal
    66,50470,628
    65,44969,895
    64,10990,127
    63,09363,093
    55,25364,229
    54,26251,313
    53,34952,261
    52,08048,797
    50,95653,049
    50,86847,034
    50,56941,748
    49,81343,847
    48,84946,781
    47,95256,787
    44,51041,431
    44,11145,578
    42,32540,984
    40,85630,469
    40,57340,329
    39,60039,405
    38,48532,030
    38,76130,239
    37,32226,747
    37,25145,030
    29,10913,246
    27,12514,262
    26,96215,212
    26,89818,173
    26,67118,949
    26,42914,657
    25,58615,930
    25,48718,654
    25,35715,025
    24,45511,546
    16,2986,848



  • CountryPPPNominal
    63,06271,710
    62,28388,159
    61,78790,662
    60,55860,558
    52,87752,705
    51,46665,674
    51,21265,786
    50,34948,306
    50,04647,783
    49,67549,419
    49,12661,620
    47,65353,112
    47,62250,033
    47,58544,466
    43,75542,410
    43,73245,280
    42,96446,772
    40,86338,234
    40,04346,917
    39,98531,390
    38,13232,931
    38,50731,635
    36,72042,378
    34,93326,713
    27,04613,431
    26,06419,542
    25,87918,645
    25,37215,374
    25,36719,210
    24,33617,039
    24,32814,881
    24,28714,189
    23,68315,412
    22,57612,506
    15,3148,593


  • CountryPPPNominal
    62,63666,770
    60,15460,154
    60,12485,718
    55,98473,609
    53,64363,122
    52,83351,669
    52,58064,310
    52,06359,538
    51,68156,787
    49,58747,674
    49,53046,804
    48,40348,688
    48,29545,819
    47,58544,466
    42,99240,718
    42,83546,252
    42,12745,584
    39,39744,636
    39,11339,089
    38,86929,125
    37,45032,205
    36,14338,942
    37,33330,613
    34,96525,171
    28,62115,726
    28,43418,157
    25,92112,154
    25,12419,189
    24,52918,333
    23,72213,587
    23,50813,934
    22,94912,538
    22,38914,017
    22,91112,157
    19,3119,812



Country2000200520102011201220132014201520162017
53,33755,56459,86058,81758,48658,81359,92861,97562,09163,062
54,40557,53560,40060,50361,56762,51662,61662,49562,37062,283
45,70852,38544,55846,77446,95347,91048,23451,75956,09461,787
52,80155,39158,05458,20058,66958,41259,25060,69260,68660,558
47,69549,93953,02352,66852,78152,80852,60253,17153,29552,877
41,71345,78349,42449,14840,02449,42450,36951,12651,82651,466
36,37841,67947,31048,89750,22751,23651,41551,66350,82551,212
45,18846,96349,31648,80949,04749,12049,29949,96550,33050,349
47,95048,68848,94149,38249,71550,36350,58350,24950,04149,675
42,70245,01648,11249,62249,90149,64949,98949,56349,60349,126
37,98644,55751,86047,80646,90545,73545,82846,56146,93247,653
38,46740,58544,33645,01646,05946,93747,45347,67347,37047,622
41,87342,38042,97043,70344,20244,73645,42146,40947,09747,585
36,34138,98341,54841,47241,75941,98642,40342,73143,22143,755
38,11042,63044,52143,37043,10543,15442,78243,15243,71343,732
36,30839,78242,72542,87242,90242,44142,42542,88543,13942,964
38,99043,60246,07747,12646,48346,59247,40048,97449,53050,046
40,98640,68740,66741,56740,83940,79140,04940,00440,68140,863
30,59034,64537,31937,31938,10637,61437,91038,47339,67440,043
39,48240,43538,76438,88837,55536,67636,58936,90937,45038,132
22,41827,96033,75834,54935,19336,14237,06637,90738,86939,985
29,02429,02532,78333,75233,92234,71735,34435,44936,14336,720
26,44827,51327,59628,17629,57230,68931,67832,36832,85634,933
36,32736,32240,01839,45138,32838,41638,42239,33939,19638,507
20,14820,79423,60823,61023,40223,66924,15124,68025,87927,046
27,13332,03431,19429,14927,82626,02626,53226,33626,33026,064
19,58821,55724,07824,22024,98025,65125,95825,74826,21925,879
15,80520,41522,38822,54122,52822,29022,25723,38124,33125,373
26,38326,31026,92726,28725,15125,66825,21725,16425,36225,367
12,24816,77120,56119,71520,53220,82421,97122,84023,93524,336
15,86118,45122,05521,85921,61821,78222,20423,02623,80124,328
9,54413,46917,53018,34518,85419,60820,39321,41722,56224,287
10,64214,42517,60116,98817,69918,54619,78321,58722,72623,683
15,87421,56221,32321,30920,56820,61320,47019,92920,82522,576
15,05616,32515,32115,45815,19315,19615,17215,48115,40715,314

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.
CountryAverage
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