Average monthly 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 monthly earnings of employees (Local currency) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 2.96 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 145.76 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,758, and the mean is 281,602.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20,331.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 2,000,810.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 9.7%).
Average monthly earnings of employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2.96 million | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 2.87 million | 2022 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Colombia | 2.02 million | 2025 | up 2,000,810.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Cambodia | 1.08 million | 2021 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Argentina | 1.01 million | 2025 | up 15,486.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 966,378 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 606,508 | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 167,068 | 2024 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 9 | Angola | 111,867 | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 69,851 | 2024 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 11 | Uruguay | 47,939 | 2024 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 36,986 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 30,072 | 2025 | up 130.2% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 28,173 | 2024 | up 1,727.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Israel | 10,928 | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 10,609 | 2025 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 9,543 | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 6,468 | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 19 | United States of America | 6,273 | 2025 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 20 | Australia | 5,906 | 2021 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 21 | New Zealand | 5,830 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 22 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,758 | 2016 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 23 | Canada | 5,587 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 4,458 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,157 | 2025 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 26 | Ghana | 2,579 | 2024 | up 312.1% | volatile |
| 27 | France | 2,197 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 1,878 | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 1,683 | 2015 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,671 | 2024 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 31 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,624 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 1,456 | 2012 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 1,365 | 2020 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 1,262 | 2025 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Belize | 1,260 | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 36 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1,233 | 2002 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 1,019 | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 38 | Panama | 882.82 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 39 | Ecuador | 538.45 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 40 | Oman | 497 | 2011 | — | rising |
| 41 | Jordan | 461 | 2013 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 42 | Timor-Leste | 257.59 | 2021 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Malta | 145.76 | 2022 | — | 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. 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.