Median monthly earnings of employees in Thailand
Thailand: Median monthly earnings of employees was 13,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median monthly earnings of employees in Thailand, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, median monthly earnings of employees in Thailand stood at 13,000. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median monthly earnings of employees in Thailand peaked at 13,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,505, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 34th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Median monthly earnings of employees in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,505 | — |
| 2007 | 6,267 | +39.1% |
| 2013 | 9,100 | +45.2% |
| 2014 | 10,000 | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 8,800 | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 10,800 | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 11,000 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 11,450 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 11,700 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 11,530 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 12,000 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 12,640 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 13,000 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median monthly earnings of employees in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +45.2% | 6,267 | 9,100 |
| 2007 | +39.1% | 4,505 | 6,267 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,386 | 4,505 | 6,267 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10,407 | 8,800 | 11,700 | 7 |
| 2020s | 12,528 | 11,530 | 13,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 31 Philippines 15,208 compare
- 32 India 15,000 compare
- 33 Bangladesh 14,000 compare
- 35 Mexico 9,675 compare
- 36 Honduras 9,000 compare
- 37 Republic of Moldova 7,200 compare
More work & labour data for Thailand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7165 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7773 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1451 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 45,410 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 19,963 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,079 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,476 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 45,555 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median monthly earnings of employees in Thailand?
- Median monthly earnings of employees in Thailand was 13,000 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 13,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,505 in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for median monthly earnings of employees?
- Thailand ranks 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.