Median monthly earnings of employees in Italy
Italy: Median monthly earnings of employees was 3,123 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median monthly earnings of employees in Italy, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, median monthly earnings of employees in Italy stood at 3,123. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 140.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median monthly earnings of employees in Italy peaked at 3,123 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,180, in 2008.
That places Italy 57th out of 92 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Median monthly earnings of employees in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2,405 | — |
| 2008 | 1,180 | -50.9% |
| 2009 | 1,200 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,250 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1,300 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,310 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,340 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2,692 | +100.9% |
| 2022 | 2,736 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2,813 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 2,932 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 3,123 | +6.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median monthly earnings of employees in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +100.9% | 1,340 | 2,692 |
| 2008 | -50.9% | 2,405 | 1,180 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,595 | 1,180 | 2,405 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,256 | 1,200 | 1,310 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,606 | 1,340 | 3,123 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median monthly earnings of employees in Italy?
- Median monthly earnings of employees in Italy was 3,123 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3,123 in 2025.
- What is the lowest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,180 in 2008.
- How does Italy rank for median monthly earnings of employees?
- Italy ranks 57th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Median monthly earnings of employees (Local currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. 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.