List of countries by average wage

Overview of national average salary by country

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" (PPP). This is not to be confused with the average income which is a measure of total income including wage, investment benefit, and other capital gains divided by total number of people in the population including non-working residents. Average wages can differ from median wages; for example, the Social Security Administration estimated that the 2020 average wage in the United States was $53,383, while the 2020 median wage was $34,612.[1]

OECD statistics

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World map of average annual wage per OECD statistics
  ≥ $70,000
  •   $60,000–$70,000
  •   $50,000–$60,000
  •   $40,000–$50,000
  •   $30,000–$40,000
  •   $20,000–$30,000
  •   < $20,000
  •   Data unavailable

    • The OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) 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.

    * Indicates "Economy of [country or territory]" links.

    Development of average annual wages 2000–2022 (USD PPP)[2]
    Country 2000 2010 2020 2022
     Iceland * 57,008 54,268 71,687 79,473
     Luxembourg * 64,217 71,085 74,839 78,310
     United States * 61,132 67,263 77,567 77,463
     Switzerland * 60,768 67,961 69,728 72,993
     Belgium * 60,929 63,295 63,677 64,848
     Denmark * 52,019 61,537 66,203 64,127
     Austria * 57,529 62,831 64,648 63,802
     Netherlands * 60,063 66,270 67,163 63,225
     Australia * 48,213 55,536 60,377 59,408
     Canada * 46,526 52,457 59,160 59,050
     Germany * 51,344 52,912 60,309 58,940
     United Kingdom * 44,967 52,455 53,612 53,985
     Norway * 36,444 47,531 52,415 53,756
     Ireland * 37,874 52,793 53,651 52,243
     Finland * 43,073 49,911 51,092 51,836
     New Zealand * 36,452 44,476 51,417 50,722
     Sweden * 37,651 45,337 51,214 50,407
     South Korea * 32,243 39,730 48,294 48,922
     Slovenia * 33,203 42,846 48,605 47,204
     Italy * 45,290 47,629 44,246 44,893
     Israel * 37,782 34,993 42,130 44,156
     Lithuania * 17,102 28,340 44,228 43,875
     Spain * 43,029 46,538 43,828 42,859
     Japan * 41,428 40,999 41,442 41,509
     Poland * 23,770 28,091 37,325 36,897
     Estonia * 14,254 24,461 35,128 34,705
     Latvia * 13,407 22,140 33,199 34,136
     Czech Republic * 20,070 28,648 35,552 33,476
     Turkey * 22,847 31,761
     Chile * 20,515 27,871 31,369
     Costa Rica * 18,160 21,062 31,341
     Portugal * 30,975 31,589 31,300 31,922
     Hungary * 17,969 24,005 27,588 28,475
     Slovakia * 16,381 22,642 27,052 26,263
     Greece * 29,797 35,454 27,747 25,979
     Colombia * 19,800 24,681
     France * 43,694 49,926 50,550 52,764
     Mexico * 17,311 17,618 17,467 16,685

    UNECE statistics

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    World map of average monthly wage per UNECE statistics
    •   ≥ $7,000
    •   $6,000–$7,000
    •   $5,000–$6,000
    •   $4,000–$5,000
    •   $3,000–$4,000
    •   $2,000–$3,000
    •   $1,500–$2,000
    •   $1,250–$1,500
    •   $1,000–$1,250
    •   $750–$1,000
    •   $500–$750
    •   $250–$500
    •   < $250
    •   Data unavailable

    The gross average monthly wage estimates for 2022 are computed by converting national currency figures from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Statistical Database, compiled from national and international (the CIS, Eurostat, the OECD) official sources. Wages in U.S. dollars are computed by the UNECE Secretariat using purchasing-power-parity dollars.

    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.[3]

    * Indicates "Economy of [country or territory]" links.

    Country Gross Average Monthly Wages in 2022 (USD, at current exchange rates)[4]
     Switzerland * 8,111
     Luxembourg * 6,633
     United States * 6,455
     Iceland * 6,441
     Norway * 5,665
     Denmark * 5,642
     Canada * 5,081
     Ireland * 4,642
     Netherlands * 4,581
     Belgium * 4,560
     Austria * 4,312
     United Kingdom * 4,179
     Finland * 4,090
     Germany * 3,984
     Sweden * 3,977
     France * 3,655
     Israel * 3,608
     Italy * 2,763
     Slovenia * 2,611
     Spain * 2,551
     Cyprus * 2,316
     Portugal * 1,781
     Estonia * 1,772
     Czech Republic * 1,770
     Lithuania * 1,628 (2020)
     Slovakia * 1,512
     Greece * 1,417
     Poland * 1,416
     Romania * 1,306
     Latvia * 1,303 (2020)
     Hungary * 1,189
     Bulgaria * 947
     Montenegro * 929
     Bosnia and Herzegovina * 927
     Serbia * 925
     North Macedonia * 813
     Kazakhstan * 673
     Belarus * 621
     Armenia * 541
     Georgia * 529
     Moldova * 508 (2021)
     Azerbaijan * 494
     Ukraine * 430 (2020)
     Albania * 364 (2019)
     Uzbekistan * 351
     Kyrgyzstan * 228 (2021)

    Note: This statistics is not entirely accurate as for example in Albania that number is minimal wage back then not average.

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Average wages, median wages, and wage dispersion".
    2. ^ "OECD.Stat: Average annual wages"
    3. ^ "Gross Average Monthly Wages by Country and Year (2020)". UNECE. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
    4. ^ "Gross Average Monthly Wages by Country and Year", UNECE.org

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