Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
45,661
Switzerland
Lowest
9,956
Bulgaria
Median
26,294
Years covered
24
2002–2025
Data points
809
What the numbers show
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 45,661 in Switzerland; the lowest is 9,956 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 26,294, and the mean is 26,065.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 139.6%), and the largest decrease in Japan (down 2.3%).
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 45,661 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 38,812 | 2025 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 34,917 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 33,848 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 5 | Iceland | 33,039 | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 33,003 | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 32,898 | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 31,583 | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 30,407 | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 29,552 | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 29,302 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 28,880 | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 28,834 | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 27,701 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 15 | France | 27,649 | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 26,903 | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 26,294 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 25,542 | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 19 | Cyprus | 25,076 | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 24,936 | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 22,567 | 2025 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 21,444 | 2025 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 20,740 | 2025 | up 112.4% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 20,654 | 2025 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 20,297 | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 20,084 | 2025 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 19,242 | 2025 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 19,214 | 2025 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 18,593 | 2025 | up 116.3% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 18,174 | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 31 | Slovakia | 17,246 | 2025 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 17,093 | 2025 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 9,956 | 2025 | up 139.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.