Canada vs United States of America: Average hourly earnings of employees
Average hourly earnings of employees over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 43.49 against 40.1 in Canada, a difference of 3.39.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 34th of 55 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.34 | 16.29 | 0.054 | Canada |
| 2000s | 20.46 | 20.73 | 0.274 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 27.72 | 25.59 | 2.13 | Canada |
| 2020s | 35.92 | 36.97 | 1.05 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hourly earnings of employees, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 43.49 against 40.1 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average hourly earnings of employees between Canada and United States of America?
- 3.39, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for average hourly earnings of employees?
- Canada ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 34th of 55 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Average hourly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.