Annual net earnings by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
53,301
Switzerland
Lowest
7,085
Türkiye
Median
20,373
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,129
What the numbers show
Annual net earnings is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 53,301 in Switzerland; the lowest is 7,085 in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 20,373, and the mean is 24,174.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 239.6%), and the largest decrease in Japan (down 6.2%).
Annual net earnings: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 53,301 | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 47,597 | 2025 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 40,007 | 2023 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 39,959 | 2025 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 36,124 | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 35,984 | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 35,438 | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 35,405 | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 9 | Ireland | 34,299 | 2025 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 10 | United States | 34,012 | 2023 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 10 | United States | 34,012 | 2023 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 33,405 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 33,223 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 32,973 | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 29,254 | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 26,453 | 2025 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 25,214 | 2019 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 25,214 | 2019 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 19 | France | 23,021 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 22,782 | 2025 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 22,716 | 2025 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 20,689 | 2025 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 20,057 | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 24 | Cyprus | 20,017 | 2025 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 19,644 | 2025 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Malta | 18,077 | 2025 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 27 | Greece | 18,057 | 2025 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 28 | Czechia | 17,912 | 2025 | up 127.2% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 17,472 | 2025 | up 100.2% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 17,181 | 2025 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 31 | Slovakia | 16,507 | 2025 | up 138.0% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 16,195 | 2025 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Poland | 16,041 | 2025 | up 149.1% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 15,968 | 2025 | up 182.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Lithuania | 15,572 | 2025 | up 175.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Croatia | 14,678 | 2025 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 37 | Croatia | 14,336 | 2025 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 14,167 | 2025 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 39 | Latvia | 14,117 | 2025 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 13,173 | 2025 | up 104.6% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 13,111 | 2025 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 12,128 | 2025 | up 187.8% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 11,100 | 2025 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Türkiye | 7,085 | 2023 | up 24.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.