Average monthly earnings of tourism sector employees by country
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What the numbers show
Average monthly earnings of tourism sector employees is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 7.88 million in Vietnam; the lowest is 435.03 in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 19,117, and the mean is 601,493.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18,117.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 14,119.0%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 14.3%).
Average monthly earnings of tourism sector employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 7.88 million | 2024 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 1.91 million | 2025 | up 303.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Colombia | 1.72 million | 2025 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 4 | Cambodia | 1.15 million | 2023 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 808,072 | 2025 | up 14,119.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 437,288 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 7 | Myanmar | 264,070 | 2020 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 8 | Angola | 75,059 | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 53,927 | 2024 | up 128.8% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 31,932 | 2025 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 25,677 | 2025 | up 136.2% | rising |
| 12 | Bhutan | 22,771 | 2025 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 15,463 | 2025 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 14 | Philippines | 15,330 | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 4,968 | 2024 | up 157.6% | rising |
| 16 | Botswana | 3,929 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 17 | Namibia | 3,444 | 2018 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 2,978 | 2024 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 2,460 | 2025 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 2,324 | 2025 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 21 | Bolivia | 2,203 | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 22 | Peru | 1,344 | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 488.44 | 2025 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 24 | Ecuador | 435.03 | 2025 | up 8.6% | 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.