Average hourly earnings of STEM employees by country
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What the numbers show
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 61,948 in Viet Nam; the lowest is 2.73 in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 111.4, and the mean is 3,460.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22,675.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 15,762.9%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 2.6%).
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 61,948 | 2024 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 18,007 | 2025 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 12,089 | 2025 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 4 | Cambodia | 9,141 | 2023 | up 147.8% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 8,974 | 2025 | up 15,762.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Uganda | 8,580 | 2021 | up 234.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 5,628 | 2025 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 8 | Myanmar | 1,960 | 2020 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 9 | Rwanda | 1,415 | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 979.62 | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 405.54 | 2024 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 12 | Türkiye | 382.97 | 2025 | up 2,401.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 319.31 | 2025 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritius | 272.13 | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 15 | Pakistan | 191.56 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 168.84 | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 165.53 | 2025 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 18 | Bhutan | 146.45 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 19 | Honduras | 113.74 | 2025 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 20 | Botswana | 109.06 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 103.17 | 2026 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 22 | United States of America | 56.25 | 2025 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 52.27 | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 48.67 | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 35.27 | 2025 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 35.2 | 2024 | up 301.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 32.03 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 26.34 | 2025 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 29 | Palestine, State of | 21.47 | 2025 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 30 | France | 20.79 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 11.9 | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 11.28 | 2025 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.23 | 2024 | up 108.8% | rising |
| 34 | Panama | 9.46 | 2025 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 7.11 | 2020 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 36 | Ecuador | 5.68 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 37 | El Salvador | 4.38 | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 38 | Jordan | 2.73 | 2023 | down 2.6% | 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. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.