New Zealand vs Portugal: Average monthly earnings of employees

New Zealand
1,346
in 2022
Portugal
1,262
in 2025
New Zealand rank
37th
Portugal rank
39th

Average monthly earnings of employees over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199820112025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1,346 against 1,262 in Portugal, a difference of 84.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 39th of 47 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
2010s 1,152 891.78 260.1 New Zealand
2020s 1,268 994 273.7 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average monthly earnings of employees, New Zealand or Portugal?
New Zealand, at 1,346 against 1,262 in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in average monthly earnings of employees between New Zealand and Portugal?
84, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for average monthly earnings of employees?
New Zealand ranks 37th 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.