Average hourly earnings of employees (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 (Local currency) is currently reported for 73 countries. The highest value is 44,856 in Viet Nam; the lowest is 1.84 in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 52.19, and the mean is 2,318.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24,405.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 70,991.3%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 45.6%).
Average hourly earnings of employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 44,856 | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 2 | Korea | 24,931 | 2022 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 19,712 | 2025 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 16,330 | 2023 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Colombia | 10,795 | 2025 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 10,418 | 2025 | up 225.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Argentina | 6,633 | 2025 | up 16,079.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 5,909 | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Cambodia | 5,436 | 2023 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Iceland | 4,230 | 2022 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Uganda | 3,512 | 2021 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 12 | Hungary | 3,192 | 2022 | up 70,991.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 3,184 | 2025 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2,796 | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Myanmar | 1,279 | 2020 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 16 | Mali | 826.74 | 2024 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 17 | Rwanda | 711.97 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 18 | Angola | 634.28 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | Armenia | 592.76 | 2017 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 277.93 | 2024 | up 138.3% | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 240.93 | 2025 | up 2,585.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 234.14 | 2021 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 23 | Sweden | 219.9 | 2022 | up 1,137.5% | rising |
| 24 | Jamaica | 212.32 | 2014 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritius | 208.39 | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 180.33 | 2025 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 27 | Pakistan | 139.22 | 2025 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Philippines | 112.42 | 2023 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 29 | Bhutan | 104.72 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 30 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 102.84 | 2020 | up 917.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 94.09 | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 32 | India | 91.72 | 2025 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 73.82 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 66 | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 65.35 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Honduras | 64.31 | 2025 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Republic of Moldova | 52.19 | 2025 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 48.11 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 39 | United States of America | 43.49 | 2025 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 40 | Canada | 40.1 | 2025 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 41 | Namibia | 39.76 | 2018 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 42 | Botswana | 37.25 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 32.91 | 2024 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 32.71 | 2021 | up 1,143.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 25 | 2018 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Zambia | 24.99 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 47 | Germany | 24.92 | 2022 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 23.7 | 2012 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 49 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.67 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Austria | 21.92 | 2021 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 21.67 | 2025 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 52 | Finland | 21.6 | 2022 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Brazil | 20.97 | 2025 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 54 | South Africa | 20 | 2019 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Belgium | 19.91 | 2018 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Palestine, State of | 19.78 | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 17.3 | 2024 | up 389.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Spain | 17 | 2021 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 59 | France | 16.19 | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Malaysia | 16 | 2020 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 61 | Peru | 11.81 | 2025 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 62 | Italy | 10.59 | 2020 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.85 | 2024 | up 130.9% | rising |
| 64 | Slovak Republic | 9.14 | 2022 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Portugal | 8.58 | 2025 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Greece | 5.97 | 2020 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 67 | Panama | 5.42 | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 68 | Belize | 5.38 | 2021 | — | falling |
| 69 | Singapore | 3.62 | 1985 | up 135.1% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 3.4 | 2025 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 71 | El Salvador | 2.81 | 2025 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Timor-Leste | 2.56 | 2021 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 73 | 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.