Average hourly earnings of employees (15+, Local currency) by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at...
What the numbers show
Average hourly earnings of employees (15+, Local currency) is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 44,856 in Vietnam; the lowest is 1.84 in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.82, and the mean is 2,504.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24,405.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 16,079.1%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 65.9%).
Average hourly earnings of employees (15+, Local currency) (15+ Local): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 44,856 | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 19,712 | 2025 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 16,330 | 2023 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 10,795 | 2025 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 5 | Mongolia | 10,418 | 2025 | up 159.9% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 6,633 | 2025 | up 16,079.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Chile | 5,909 | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Cambodia | 5,436 | 2023 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 3,512 | 2021 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 3,184 | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania | 2,796 | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Venezuela | 1,660 | 2017 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Myanmar | 1,279 | 2020 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 826.74 | 2024 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 15 | Rwanda | 711.97 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 634.28 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 17 | Armenia | 592.76 | 2017 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 277.93 | 2024 | up 138.3% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 240.93 | 2025 | up 2,585.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Jamaica | 212.32 | 2014 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 21 | Mauritius | 208.39 | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 180.33 | 2025 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 139.22 | 2025 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Philippines | 112.42 | 2023 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 25 | Bhutan | 104.72 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 94.09 | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 27 | India | 91.72 | 2025 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 73.82 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 65.35 | 2026 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 30 | Honduras | 64.31 | 2025 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 31 | Moldova | 52.19 | 2025 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 50.08 | 2015 | up 215.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Switzerland | 48.11 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 34 | United States | 43.49 | 2025 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 35 | Canada | 40.1 | 2025 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 36 | Namibia | 39.76 | 2018 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 37 | Botswana | 37.25 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 38 | Egypt | 32.91 | 2024 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Zambia | 24.99 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 40 | Bolivia | 23.67 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 21.67 | 2025 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 20.97 | 2025 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 43 | Palestine | 19.78 | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 44 | Ghana | 17.3 | 2024 | up 389.3% | volatile |
| 45 | France | 16.19 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 11.81 | 2025 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 10.59 | 2020 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.85 | 2024 | up 130.9% | rising |
| 49 | Portugal | 8.58 | 2025 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 5.97 | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 51 | Panama | 5.42 | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 3.4 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 53 | El Salvador | 2.81 | 2025 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 54 | East Timor | 2.56 | 2021 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 1.84 | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are converted to U.S. dollars as the common currency, using exchange rates or using purchasing power parity (PPP) rates for private consumption expenditures. The latter series allows for international comparisons by taking account of the differences in relative prices between countries. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.