Hungary vs United States of America: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers over time
- Hungary
- United States of America
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 38.85 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 17.15 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in United States of America, a difference of 21.7 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
That makes Hungary's figure about 2.3 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 23rd of 23 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.1 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 29.62 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 3.48 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Hungary |
| 1990s | 31.97 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 30.33 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 1.64 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Hungary |
| 2000s | 35.39 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 25.65 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 9.74 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Hungary |
| 2010s | 38.78 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 25.68 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 13.11 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Hungary |
| 2020s | 37.27 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 18.97 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 18.3 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers, Hungary or United States of America?
- Hungary, at 38.85 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees against 17.15 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers between Hungary and United States of America?
- 21.7 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United States of America?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and United States of America rank globally for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Hungary ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 23rd of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
For cross-country comparisons, data on minimum wage levels are further supplemented with another measure of minimum wages relative to average wages, that is, the ratio of minimum wages to median earnings of full-time employees. Median rather than mean earnings provide a better basis for international comparisons as it accounts for differences in earnings dispersion across countries. However, while median of basic earnings of full-time workers - i.e. excluding overtime and bonus payments - are ideally, the preferred measure of average wages for international comparisons of minimum-to-median earnings, they are not available for a large number of countries. Minimum relative to mean earnings of full-time workers are also provided.