Average monthly earnings of employees by country
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What the numbers show
Average monthly earnings of employees is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 2.96 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 257.59 in East Timor.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,273, and the mean is 309,051.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,504.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 166,642.0%), and the largest decrease in Brunei (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 166,642.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Mongolia | 1.65 million | 2024 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 5 | Cambodia | 1.08 million | 2021 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Argentina | 1.01 million | 2025 | up 15,486.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Chile | 966,378 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 606,508 | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania | 549,783 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 10 | Armenia | 167,068 | 2024 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 156,465 | 2024 | up 49,269.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Angola | 111,867 | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 13 | Rwanda | 69,851 | 2024 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 14 | Norway | 59,990 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 47,939 | 2024 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 36,986 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 30,072 | 2025 | up 130.2% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 28,173 | 2024 | up 1,727.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Israel | 13,287 | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 10,609 | 2025 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 21 | Qatar | 9,667 | 2013 | up 233.1% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 9,543 | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 6,468 | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 24 | United States | 6,273 | 2025 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 25 | Australia | 5,906 | 2021 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 4,458 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 3,157 | 2025 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 28 | Ghana | 2,579 | 2024 | up 312.1% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 2,197 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 1,966 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 1,878 | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 1,683 | 2015 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,671 | 2024 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 34 | Brunei | 1,624 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 1,456 | 2012 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 1,365 | 2020 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 1,346 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 38 | Canada | 1,290 | 2024 | up 5,164.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Portugal | 1,262 | 2025 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Belize | 1,260 | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 41 | Bolivia | 1,233 | 2002 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 1,078 | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 43 | Panama | 882.82 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 44 | Ecuador | 538.45 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 45 | Oman | 497 | 2011 | — | rising |
| 46 | Jordan | 461 | 2013 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 47 | East Timor | 257.59 | 2021 | up 48.2% | volatile |
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.