Slovak Republic vs United States of America: Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap

Slovak Republic
27.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
United States of America
46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage
in 2025
Slovak Republic rank
2nd
United States of America rank
3rd

Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap over time

  • Slovak Republic
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 27.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Slovak Republic, a difference of 18.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.7 times Slovak Republic's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Slovak Republic ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovak Republic United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 31.05 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 45.85 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 14.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United States of America
2010s 31.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 48.09 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 16.9 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United States of America
2020s 28.45 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 45.47 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 17.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap, Slovak Republic or United States of America?
United States of America, at 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage against 27.66 Percentage of prime-age employees wage in Slovak Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap between Slovak Republic and United States of America?
18.8 Percentage of prime-age employees wage, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovak Republic and United States of America?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Slovak Republic and United States of America rank globally for wage gap by age — youth to prime-age wage gap?
Slovak Republic ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap
Unit
Percentage of prime-age employees wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 726 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains age wage gaps defined as the difference between mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds and that of 15-24 year-olds (respectively 55-64 year-olds) relative to mean (median) earnings of 25-54 year-olds. Earnings refer to gross earnings of full-time dependent employees unless otherwise indicated.