Canada vs Portugal: Average monthly earnings of employees

Canada
1,290
in 2024
Portugal
1,262
in 2025
Canada rank
38th
Portugal rank
39th

Average monthly earnings of employees over time

  • Canada
  • Portugal
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199820112025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1,290 against 1,262 in Portugal, a difference of 28.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Portugal ahead.

Canada ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 39th of 47 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 21.63 758.13 736.5 Portugal
2010s 221.18 828.47 607.29 Portugal
2020s 1,185 1,049 136.32 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average monthly earnings of employees, Canada or Portugal?
Canada, at 1,290 against 1,262 in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in average monthly earnings of employees between Canada and Portugal?
28, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for average monthly earnings of employees?
Canada ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 39th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Average monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average monthly earnings of employees
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
47 places, 536 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

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.