OECD members vs United States of America: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- OECD members
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 93.9% against 84.5% in OECD members, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 47 groups.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.1% | 91.1% | 11.0% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 92.2% | 10.1% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 93.0% | 9.9% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 93.7% | 9.5% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), OECD members or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 93.9% against 84.5% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between OECD members and United States of America?
- 9.4%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and United States of America rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- OECD members ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total 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.