Germany vs United States: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Germany
89.9%
in 2025
United States
92.0%
in 2025
Germany rank
14th
United States rank
11th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 92.0% against 89.9% in Germany, a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 14th and United States ranks 11th of 187 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.5% | 87.7% | 0.1% | United States |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 89.3% | 3.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 90.6% | 4.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 91.7% | 2.4% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Germany or United States?
- United States, at 92.0% against 89.9% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Germany and United States?
- 2.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Germany ranks 14th and United States ranks 11th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.