Structure of earnings survey - monthly earnings by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
4,903
Luxembourg
Lowest
904
Bulgaria
Median
2,064
Years covered
21
2002β2022
Data points
207
What the numbers show
Structure of earnings survey - monthly earnings is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 4,903 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 904 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,064, and the mean is 2,409.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 219.2%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 19.3%).
Structure of earnings survey - monthly earnings: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 4,903 | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 4,582 | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 4,310 | 2022 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 4,242 | 2022 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 3,878 | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 3,664 | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 3,450 | 2022 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 3,437 | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 3,258 | 2018 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 3,258 | 2018 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 3,127 | 2022 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 3,012 | 2022 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 13 | France | 2,872 | 2022 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 2,865 | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 2,865 | 2022 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 2,440 | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 2,138 | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 2,103 | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 2,064 | 2022 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia | 2,064 | 2022 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 21 | Malta | 1,944 | 2022 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 1,684 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 1,684 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 1,676 | 2022 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Lithuania | 1,676 | 2022 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 1,600 | 2022 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 1,443 | 2022 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 1,443 | 2022 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 1,437 | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 1,408 | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 1,361 | 2022 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 1,361 | 2022 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 1,293 | 2022 | up 125.7% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 1,293 | 2022 | up 125.7% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 1,236 | 2022 | up 178.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Hungary | 1,161 | 2022 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 904 | 2022 | up 172.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.