List of Asian countries by average wage

This is the map and list of Asian countries by monthly average wage (annual divided by 12 months) gross and net income (after taxes) average wages for full-time employees in their local currency and in US Dollar. The chart below reflects the average (mean) wage as reported by various data providers. The salary distribution is right-skewed, therefore more than 50% of people earn less than the average gross salary. Thus, the median figures provided further below might be more representative than averages

Maps

Gross average monthly salary

The countries and territories have a gross average monthly salary of:

Green	above $2,000
Blue	$1,000 to $1,999
Orange	$500 to $999
Red	below $500

$242

$775

$640

$243

$467

$1,708

$336

$1,452

(urban non-private)

$813

(urban private)

$2,372

$175

$763

$3,661

$206 (urban males)

$206 (urban males)

$116 (rural males)

$358

$266

$568

$4,352

$2,725

$623

$895

$3,043

$281

$111

$679

$781

$310

$240

$2,377

$158

$316

$4,533

$1,172

$2,267

$7,084

$2,796

$52

$1,957

$192

$480

$1,445

$881

$3,470

$471

$491

$529

Net average monthly salary

The countries and territories have a net average monthly salary of:

Green	above $2,000
Blue	$1,000 to $1,999
Orange	$500 to $999
Red	below $500

$205

$567

$531

$243

$448

$1,708

$336

$1,086

(urban non-private)

$580

(urban private)

$2,037

$175

$610

$3,070

$181 (urban males)

$102 (rural males)

$326

$266

$550

$3,432

$2,107

$478

$868

$2,719

$253

$108

$613

$680

$290

$213

$2,187

$157

$300

$4,306

$1,020

$2,040

$5,318

$2,306

$44

$1,763

$169

$454

$1,033

$792

$3,297

$348

$440

$375

Net average monthly salary (adjusted for living costs in PPP)

The countries and territories on the map have a net average monthly salary (adjusted for living costs in PPP) of:

Green	above $4,000
Blue	$2,000 to $3,999
Orange	$1,000 to $1,999
Red	below $1,000

Asian countries by monthly average wage

Country/Region	Gross in local currency	Net in local currency	Exchange rate to US$	Date	Gross (US$)	Net (US$)	Net (PPP) [1] [2]
Afghanistan	AFN 17,800 [3]	AFN 15,100 [4]	0.0136 [5]	2023–10	242	205	820
Armenia	֏ 297,624 [6]	֏ 217,718 [7]	0.00260 [8]	2025–08	775	567	1,463
Azerbaijan	₼ 1084 [9]	₼ 900 [10]	0.59 [11]	2024–02	640	531	1,815
Bahrain	dinar 424 [12] [13] [14]	dinar 404 [15]	2.66 [16]	2024	1,128	1,076	2,528
Bangladesh	Tk 26,867	Tk 26,867 [17]	0.009	2023–10	243	243	858
Bhutan	BTN 38,920 [18]	BTN 37,250 [19]	0.012	2023–10	467	448	1,854
Brunei	B$2,316 [20]	B$2,316 [21]	0.7376 [22]	2023–10	1,708	1,708	3,130
Cambodia	riel 134,451,900	riel 134,451,900	0.00025 [23]	2025	336	336 [24]	987
China	CN¥5,749	CN¥4,579	0.14 [25]	2024	815	649	1,421
Cyprus	€2,217 [26]	€1,904 [27]	1.07 [28]	2023-Q1	2,372	2,037	3,358
East Timor	US$175	US$175	1.0	2023–10	175	175 [29]	447
Georgia	₾2,045 [30]	₾1,636 [31]	0.37 [32]	2023-Q4	763	610	1,703
Hong Kong	HK$28,340 [33]	HK$23,807 [34]	0.128 [35]	2022–05	3,661	3,070	3,219
India	₹ 17,166 (self employed urban males) ₹ 9,661 (self employed rural males) [36]	₹ 15,106 (self employed urban males) ₹ 8,502 (self employed rural males) [37]	0.012	2022	206 (self employed urban males) 116 (self employed rural males)	181 (self employed urban males) 102 (self employed rural males)	628 (self employed urban males) 353 (self employed rural males)
Indonesia	Rp 5,600,000 [38]	Rp 5,100,000 [39]	0.000064 [40]	2023–10	358	326	1,051
Iran	rial 11,261,873	rial 11,261,873	0.0000236 [41]	2023–10	266	266 [42]	1,253
Iraq	dinar 741,398 [43]	dinar 719,453 [44]	0.000764 [45]	2023–10	568	550	959
Israel	shekel 14,672 [46]	shekel 11,571 [47]	0.301 [48]	2025–03	4,352	3,432	3,576
Japan	JP¥ 382,917 [49]	JP¥ 296,458 [50]	0.00711 [51]	2023	2,725	2,107	2,943
Jordan	dinar 478 [52]	dinar 442 [53]	1.41 [54]	2023-10	623	478	1,562
Kazakhstan	₸ 400,000 [55]	₸ 382,267 [56]	0.002272 [57]	2024–03	895	868	2,102
Kuwait	dinar 940 [58]	dinar 840 [59]	3.237 [60]	2023–10	3,043	2,719	5,250
Kyrgyzstan	24,594 som [61]	22,135 som [62]	0.0114	2022-Q3	281	253	1,079
Laos	₭ 2,300,000 [63]	₭ 2,250,000 [64]	0.00005 [65]	2023–10	111	108	790
Lebanon	lira 7,100,000 [66]	lira 6,200,000	0.0000666 [67]	2023–10	470	410 [68]	1,010
Malaysia	RM 3,652 [69]	RM 3,217 [70]	0.2183 [71]	2024	797	702	2,298
Maldives	Rf 14,192 [72]	Rf 14,192 [73]	0.065 [74]	2023–10	920	920	1,944
Mongolia	₮ 2,672,000 [75]	₮ 2,326,000 [76]	0.0002924	2024	781	680	1,723
Myanmar	kyat 350000	kyat 310,000	0.0005 [77]	2023–10	310	290 [78]	1,355
Nepal	Rs 32,000 [79]	Rs 28,329 [80]	0.0075 [81]	2023–10	240	213	797
North Korea	₩ 10,000 [82]	₩ 10,000 [83]	0.001	2023–10	10	10	30
Oman	rial 915 [84]	rial 842 [85]	2.6 [86]	2023–10	2,377	2,187	3,645
Pakistan	Rs 44,300 [87]	Rs 44,000 [88]	0.00356	2023	158	157	852
Philippines	₱ 21,544 [89] [90]	₱ 20,559 [91]	0.017 [92]	2024	376	358	1,179
Qatar	riyal 16,500 [93]	riyal 15,674 [94]	0.274 [95]	2023–10	4,533	4,306	5,628
Russia	₽ 92,305 [96]	₽ 80,305 [97]	0.0127 [98]	2025–06	1,172	1,020	2,752
Saudi Arabia	﷼8,500 [99]	7,650﷼ [100]	0.267 [101]	2023–06	2,267	2,040	4,419
Singapore	S$8,500 [102]	S$7,310 [103]	0.790 [104]	2024–10	7,084	6,092	6,798
South Korea	3,796,000 ₩ [105]	3,137,217 ₩ [106]	0.00074 [107]	2024–08	2,791	2,306	4,036
Sri Lanka	Rs 65,100 [108]	Rs 59,900 [109]	0.003 [110]	2023–10	199	182	1,102
Syria	lira 680,000 [111]	lira 572,100 [112]	0.000077 [113]	2023–10	52	44	100
Taiwan	NT$61,920 [114]	NT$55,742 [115]	0.03 [116]	2023–07	1,957	1,763	4,131
Tajikistan	somoni 2,110 [117]	somoni 1,858 [118]	0.0911 [119]	2023–10	192	169	780
Thailand	฿ 15,738 [120]	฿ 14,864 [121]	0.031 [122]	2024-Q4	480	454	1,241
Turkey	₺ 47,346 [123]	₺ 33,913 [124]	0.026 [125]	2024	1,445	1,033	2,081
Turkmenistan	manat 3,080 [126]	manat 2,767 [127]	0.286 [128]	2023–10	881	792	1,215
United Arab Emirates	12,745 dirhams [129]	12,108 dirhams [130]	0.272 [131]	2023–04	3,470	3,297	5,585
Uzbekistan	sum 5,800,000	sum 4,280,000	0.00008 [132]	2023–10	471	348 [133]	1,637
Vietnam	dong 12,570,000 [134]	dong 11,250,000 [135]	0.000039 [136]	2023–10	491	440	1,555
Yemen	rial 132,500 [137]	rial 93,886 [138]	0.004 [139]	2023–10	529	375	1,248

See also

• List of countries by average wage
• List of American countries by average wage
• List of European countries by average wage

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