Mexico vs United States: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 61.71 against 43.49 in United States, a difference of 18.22.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times United States's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 36th and United States ranks 39th of 68 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1 | 21.65 | 3.46 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 31.78 | 25.59 | 6.19 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 50.54 | 36.97 | 13.57 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 61.71 against 43.49 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees between Mexico and United States?
- 18.22, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Mexico ranks 36th and United States ranks 39th of 68 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to 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. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.