Median monthly earnings of employees (15+) 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
Median monthly earnings of employees (15+) is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 8.00 million in Vietnam; the lowest is 200 in East Timor.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,000, and the mean is 231,795.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40,000.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 80,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 65.3%).
Median monthly earnings of employees (15+): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 8.00 million | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 2.80 million | 2025 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2.25 million | 2023 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Mongolia | 1.80 million | 2025 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Colombia | 1.50 million | 2025 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 6 | Cambodia | 1.00 million | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Argentina | 800,000 | 2025 | up 14,185.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 700,000 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 450,000 | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania | 300,000 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Venezuela | 250,000 | 2017 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Uganda | 240,000 | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 202,000 | 2023 | up 80,700.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Myanmar | 180,000 | 2020 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 15 | Armenia | 140,000 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 81,000 | 2022 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 17 | Senegal | 80,000 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 18 | Mali | 70,000 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 19 | Angola | 60,000 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 20 | Togo | 52,000 | 2022 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 50,000 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 21 | Niger | 50,000 | 2022 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 41,152 | 2024 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 24 | Uruguay | 39,527 | 2024 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Rwanda | 35,000 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 26 | Turkey | 30,000 | 2025 | up 2,207.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Pakistan | 25,980 | 2025 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Mauritius | 25,000 | 2024 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 28 | Bhutan | 25,000 | 2025 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 23,988 | 2025 | up 152.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Jamaica | 17,329 | 2014 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 32 | Philippines | 15,208 | 2023 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 33 | India | 15,000 | 2025 | up 116.3% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 14,000 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 35 | Thailand | 13,000 | 2025 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 9,675 | 2026 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 37 | Honduras | 9,000 | 2025 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 38 | Moldova | 7,200 | 2025 | up 188.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 6,634 | 2025 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | 5,989 | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 5,780 | 2025 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 42 | Denmark | 5,733 | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,250 | 2016 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 5,217 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands | 5,092 | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 5,027 | 2025 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 47 | Australia | 5,000 | 2021 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 48 | Iceland | 4,983 | 2020 | up 116.8% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 4,835 | 2025 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 50 | Egypt | 4,562 | 2024 | up 265.0% | volatile |
| 51 | United States | 4,481 | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 52 | Finland | 4,448 | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 53 | South Africa | 4,200 | 2020 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 54 | Ireland | 3,999 | 2025 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 55 | Sweden | 3,886 | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 56 | Germany | 3,774 | 2022 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 57 | France | 3,720 | 2025 | up 132.5% | rising |
| 58 | Italy | 3,123 | 2025 | up 140.3% | rising |
| 59 | Guatemala | 3,000 | 2024 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 60 | Slovenia | 2,824 | 2025 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 61 | Bolivia | 2,800 | 2025 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Namibia | 2,800 | 2018 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 63 | United Kingdom | 2,708 | 2025 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 64 | Spain | 2,649 | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 65 | Zambia | 2,500 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 65 | Botswana | 2,500 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 67 | Palestine | 2,500 | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 68 | Estonia | 2,431 | 2025 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 69 | Malta | 2,386 | 2021 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 70 | Cyprus | 2,281 | 2025 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 71 | Brazil | 2,200 | 2025 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | 2,175 | 2025 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 73 | Slovakia | 2,009 | 2025 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,000 | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Lithuania | 1,939 | 2025 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Latvia | 1,923 | 2025 | up 139.9% | rising |
| 77 | Croatia | 1,836 | 2025 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 78 | Ghana | 1,825 | 2024 | up 470.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Poland | 1,775 | 2025 | up 153.3% | rising |
| 80 | Greece | 1,739 | 2025 | up 112.1% | falling |
| 81 | Peru | 1,520 | 2025 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 82 | Romania | 1,374 | 2025 | up 347.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Serbia | 1,191 | 2025 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 84 | Belize | 1,081 | 2019 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 1,066 | 2025 | up 162.9% | rising |
| 86 | Portugal | 1,050 | 2025 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Hungary | 1,010 | 2025 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 88 | Georgia | 800 | 2023 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 89 | Panama | 700 | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 90 | Ecuador | 470 | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 91 | El Salvador | 433.33 | 2025 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 92 | Jordan | 300 | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 93 | East Timor | 200 | 2021 | up 33.3% | 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. The median is the middle value, with half of employees earning less and half earning more. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.