List of countries by average wage

The average wage is a measure of total income after taxes divided by total number of employees employed. In this article, the average wage is adjusted for living expenses "purchasing power parity" (PPP). This is not to be confused with the average income which is a measure of total income including wage, investment benefit, and other capital gains divided by total number of people in the population including non-working residents. Average wages can differ from median wages; for example, the Social Security Administration estimated that the 2020 average wage in the United States was $53,383, while the 2020 median wage was $34,612. ^[1]

OECD statistics

The OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) dataset contains data on average annual wages for full-time and full-year equivalent employees in the total economy. Average annual wages per full-time equivalent dependent employee are obtained by dividing the national-accounts-based total wage bill by the average number of employees in the total economy, which is then multiplied by the ratio of average usual weekly hours per full-time employee to average usually weekly hours for all employees.

*Indicates "Economy of [country or territory]" links.

Development of average annual wages 2000–2023 (USD PPP) ^[2]

Country	2000	2010	2020	2023
Luxembourg *	71,300	78,849	82,893	89,767
Iceland *	65,600	62,447	80,593	87,421
Switzerland *	69,713	77,954	80,085	83,332
United States *	63,375	69,732	80,804	80,115
Belgium *	67,338	69,953	70,430	73,206
Norway *	49,621	64,716	71,361	71,972
Austria *	63,860	69,735	71,911	71,167
Netherlands *	67,866	74,879	75,533	70,185
Denmark *	55,942	66,187	71,153	69,525
Australia *	55,109	63,595	68,581	67,101
Canada *	52,878	59,617	66,539	66,211
Germany *	57,263	59,012	67,206	65,719
France *	49,759	56,855	57,565	59,087
New Zealand *	39,764	48,516	56,251	58,097
Sweden *	43,871	52,818	59,686	57,996
Finland *	49,033	56,817	58,465	57,860
United Kingdom *	48,255	56,175	57,283	57,617
Ireland *	42,995	60,191	61,202	56,809
Slovenia *	36,283	46,843	52,992	55,660
Spain *	48,941	52,933	50,411	51,336
South Korea *	34,049	41,956	50,999	49,062
Italy *	50,541	53,140	49,359	48,874
Lithuania *	18,599	30,825	48,163	48,864
Japan *	47,683	46,985	48,257	46,792
Poland *	26,791	31,660	42,062	41,050
Latvia *	14,300	23,614	35,383	38,740
Portugal *	35,895	36,607	36,281	37,500
Estonia *	15,902	27,282	38,696	37,404
Czech Republic *	22,461	32,059	39,785	37,366
Slovakia *	19,872	27,471	32,822	31,733
Hungary *	19,594	26,176	30,110	31,709
Greece *	32,921	39,171	30,599	30,238

UNECE statistics

World map of average monthly wage per UNECE statistics

•   ≥ $7,000
•   $6,000–$7,000
•   $5,000–$6,000
•   $4,000–$5,000
•   $3,000–$4,000
•   $2,000–$3,000
•   $1,500–$2,000
•   $1,250–$1,500
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•   $750–$1,000
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•   $250–$500
•   < $250
•   Data unavailable

The gross average monthly wage estimates for 2023 are computed by converting national currency figures from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Statistical Database, compiled from national and international (the CIS, Eurostat, the OECD) official sources. Wages in U.S. dollars are computed by the UNECE Secretariat using purchasing-power-parity dollars.

Gross average monthly wages cover total wages and salaries in cash and in kind, before any tax deduction and before social security contributions. They include wages and salaries, remuneration for time not worked, bonuses and gratuities paid by the employer to the employee. Wages cover the total economy and are expressed per full-time equivalent employee. ^[3]

*Indicates "Economy of [country or territory]" links.

Country	Gross Average Monthly Wages (USD, at current exchange rates) [4]	Year
Switzerland *	8,765	2023
Luxembourg *	7,292	2023
Iceland *	6,778	2023
United States *	6,676	2023
Denmark *	6,023	2023
Norway *	5,437	2023
Belgium *	5,108	2023
Netherlands *	5,005	2023
Canada *	5,004	2023
Ireland *	4,865	2023
Austria *	4,798	2023
United Kingdom *	4,462	2023
Germany *	4,353	2023
Finland *	4,350	2023
Sweden *	3,982	2023
France *	3,929	2023
Israel *	3,507	2023
Slovenia *	3,058	2023
Italy *	2,924	2023
Spain *	2,879	2023
Cyprus *	2,555	2023
Lithuania *	2,173	2023
Czech Republic *	2,013	2023
Portugal *	1,983	2023
Estonia *	1,981	2023
Croatia *	1,713	2023
Slovakia *	1,706	2023
Latvia *	1,662	2023
Poland *	1,636	2023
Romania *	1,610	2023
Greece *	1,594	2023
Hungary *	1,452	2023
Bulgaria *	1,113	2023
Serbia *	1,094	2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina *	1,077	2023
Montenegro *	1,067	2023
North Macedonia *	965	2023
Russia *	936	2013
Turkey *	917	2022
Kazakhstan *	799	2023
Georgia *	707	2023
Albania *	701	2023
Armenia *	688	2023
Moldova *	672	2023
Belarus *	637	2023
Azerbaijan *	549	2023
Ukraine *	477	2023
Turkmenistan *	401	2017
Kyrgyzstan *	360	2023
Uzbekistan *	324	2023
Tajikistan *	160	2022

See also

• Disposable household and per capita income
• List of Asian countries by average wage
• List of ASEAN countries and subdivisions by minimum wage
• List of countries by GDP (nominal) per capita
• List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita
• List of countries by GNI per capita growth
• List of countries by labour productivity
• List of countries by minimum wage
• List of countries by wealth per adult
• List of European countries by average wage
• Personal income in the United States

References

1. "Average wages, median wages, and wage dispersion".
2. "OECD.Stat: Average annual wages"
3. "Gross Average Monthly Wages by Country and Year (2020)". UNECE. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
4. "Gross Average Monthly Wages by Country and Year", UNECE.org

External links

• GDP per capita by country Interactive GDP chart that allows filtering by various national groupings (such as ASEAN, BRICS, the EU, and NATO etc.)