SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Thailand
Thailand: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 94.09 in 2025. ▲ Rising
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Thailand, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 94.09 for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Thailand peaked at 94.09 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.99, in 2015.
Thailand ranks 31st of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 79.77 | — |
| 2015 | 61.99 | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 83.34 | +34.4% |
| 2017 | 82.07 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 82.52 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84.86 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 92.34 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 88.99 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 91.7 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 93.26 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 91.42 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 94.09 | +2.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 94.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.09, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 94.09 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,983, 2% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.09 | 61.99 | 84.86 | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.97 | 88.99 | 94.09 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Thailand?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Thailand was 94.09 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 94.09 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.99 in 2015.
- How does Thailand rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Thailand ranks 31st out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. 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 SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.