SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) by country
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and...
What the numbers show
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 44,856 in Vietnam; the lowest is 1.84 in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.16, and the mean is 2,530.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24,378.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 70,991.3%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 65.9%).
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 44,856 | 2024 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 2 | South Korea | 24,931 | 2022 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 19,712 | 2025 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 16,317 | 2023 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 5 | Colombia | 10,795 | 2025 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 10,418 | 2025 | up 225.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Cambodia | 6,688 | 2025 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 6,633 | 2025 | up 16,077.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Chile | 5,909 | 2024 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 10 | Iceland | 4,230 | 2022 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 3,512 | 2021 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 12 | Hungary | 3,192 | 2022 | up 70,991.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 3,184 | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 2,796 | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Venezuela | 1,660 | 2017 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Myanmar | 1,279 | 2020 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 826.74 | 2024 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 18 | Guyana | 753.62 | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 19 | Rwanda | 711.97 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 20 | Angola | 634.28 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 277.93 | 2024 | up 138.3% | rising |
| 22 | Turkey | 240.93 | 2025 | up 2,585.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 234.14 | 2021 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 219.9 | 2022 | up 1,137.5% | rising |
| 25 | Jamaica | 212.32 | 2014 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 26 | Mauritius | 208.39 | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 180.33 | 2025 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 28 | Pakistan | 139.22 | 2025 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 112.42 | 2023 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 30 | Bhutan | 104.72 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 94.09 | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 32 | India | 91.72 | 2025 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 73.82 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 66 | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 35 | Honduras | 64.31 | 2025 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 61.71 | 2025 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 37 | Moldova | 52.18 | 2025 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Switzerland | 48.11 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 39 | United States | 43.49 | 2025 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 40 | Namibia | 39.76 | 2018 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 41 | Botswana | 37.25 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 32.91 | 2024 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Romania | 32.71 | 2021 | up 1,143.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Zambia | 24.99 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 45 | Germany | 24.92 | 2022 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 46 | Bolivia | 23.67 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 21.67 | 2025 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 48 | Finland | 21.6 | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 49 | Brazil | 20.97 | 2025 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 20 | 2019 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Belgium | 19.91 | 2018 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 52 | Palestine | 19.78 | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 53 | Ghana | 17.3 | 2024 | up 388.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Spain | 17 | 2021 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 55 | France | 16.19 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 56 | Malaysia | 16 | 2020 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 57 | Peru | 11.81 | 2025 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 58 | Italy | 10.59 | 2020 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.1 | 2025 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 60 | Slovakia | 9.14 | 2022 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 61 | Portugal | 8.58 | 2025 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Greece | 5.97 | 2020 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 63 | Panama | 5.42 | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 64 | Belize | 5.38 | 2021 | — | falling |
| 65 | Ecuador | 3.4 | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 2.81 | 2025 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 67 | East Timor | 2.56 | 2021 | up 158.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Jordan | 1.84 | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to 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. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.