Structure of earnings survey - hourly earnings by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
32.28 million
Germany
Lowest
116,391
Iceland
Median
2.28 million
Years covered
21
2002β2022
Data points
207
What the numbers show
Structure of earnings survey - hourly earnings is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 32.28 million in Germany; the lowest is 116,391 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.28 million, and the mean is 5.23 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 277.
Structure of earnings survey - hourly earnings: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 32.28 million | 2022 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 23.28 million | 2018 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 23.28 million | 2018 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 4 | France | 18.05 million | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 10.55 million | 2022 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 10.48 million | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 7.89 million | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 7.89 million | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 6.99 million | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 6.99 million | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 4.36 million | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 3.82 million | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 3.54 million | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 3.36 million | 2022 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 3.12 million | 2022 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 2.87 million | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 2.83 million | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 2.68 million | 2022 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 2.28 million | 2022 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 2.12 million | 2022 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 1.94 million | 2022 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 1.74 million | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 1.62 million | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 1.62 million | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 1.61 million | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 1.09 million | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 1.09 million | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 621,245 | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 621,245 | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 586,492 | 2022 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 30 | Latvia | 586,492 | 2022 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 396,969 | 2022 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 33 | Estonia | 361,167 | 2022 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 33 | Estonia | 361,167 | 2022 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 35 | Cyprus | 261,017 | 2022 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 191,416 | 2022 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 116,391 | 2022 | up 28.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 126.33 million