Average monthly earnings of employees ages 25 to 54 by country
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What the numbers show
Average monthly earnings of employees ages 25 to 54 is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 8.79 million in Vietnam; the lowest is 506.83 in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 31,433, and the mean is 654,395.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17,348.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 14,475.6%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 66.0%).
Average monthly earnings of employees ages 25 to 54: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 8.79 million | 2024 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 2.34 million | 2017 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 1.93 million | 2025 | up 112.0% | rising |
| 4 | Chile | 992,240 | 2024 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 950,844 | 2025 | up 14,475.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 588,277 | 2025 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 7 | Venezuela | 283,126 | 2017 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Armenia | 170,350 | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 9 | Angola | 66,338 | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 52,191 | 2024 | up 142.2% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 49,255 | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Mauritius | 32,985 | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 31,433 | 2025 | up 118.3% | rising |
| 14 | Bhutan | 25,983 | 2025 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 15 | India | 12,618 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 11,935 | 2026 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 10,755 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,806 | 2016 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 3,818 | 2025 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Bolivia | 3,797 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 21 | Guatemala | 3,443 | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 22 | Peru | 1,554 | 2022 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 23 | Panama | 827.47 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 24 | El Salvador | 724.75 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 506.83 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
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.