Data for 2019
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2019
2019, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
This is what employees earn in a month on average, before tax, converted by the International Labour Organization into dollars of equal purchasing power so that a month’s pay can be compared across countries with very different prices.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2019 covers 115 countries on 3 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 6,588.1; Uganda is lowest, at 318.6. The middle country reads 1,236.2. Against 2018, 91 values changed (83 up, 8 down), 24 countries joined, 9 left.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2019
HighestLuxembourg
6,588.1
LowestUganda
318.6Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2019, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 115 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 6,588.1 | 5,707.8 | 7,360.32 | — |
| 2 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 6,041.6 | 5,160.8 | 6,902.29 | — |
| 3 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 5,297.1 | 4,468.3 | 6,044.47 | — |
| 4 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 5,118.5 | 3,974.4 | 6,195.49 | — |
| 5 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 4,962.3 | 4,228.3 | 5,692.67 | — |
| 6 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 4,935.1 | 3,871.5 | 5,817.49 | — |
| 7 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 4,607.5 | 4,128.2 | 5,077.46 | — |
| 8 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 4,595.0 | 4,036.1 | 5,182.32 | — |
| 9 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 4,542.9 | 3,494.8 | 5,506.47 | — |
| 10 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 4,265.6 | 4,046.8 | 4,496.45 | — |
| 11 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4,257.9 | 3,832.6 | 4,665.12 | — |
| 12 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 4,233.1 | 3,653.1 | 4,776.76 | — |
| 13 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 4,153.4 | 3,816.5 | 4,294.76 | — |
| 14 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 4,035.5 | 3,202.6 | 4,818.75 | — |
| 15 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean | 3,902.4 | 3,632.3 | 4,180.17 | — |
| 16 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 3,780.1 | 2,872.7 | 4,346.11 | — |
| 17 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 3,654.0 | 3,184.8 | 4,115.27 | — |
| 18 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 3,566.3 | 3,104.7 | 3,977.93 | — |
| 19 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 3,538.5 | 3,285.5 | 3,771.62 | — |
| 20 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3,525.5 | 2,919.9 | 4,133.11 | — |
| 21 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 3,417.9 | 2,969.2 | 3,852.45 | — |
| 22 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 3,384.6 | 3,052.0 | 3,633.29 | — |
| 23 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3,352.9 | 3,416.2 | 3,341.58 | — |
| 24 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3,285.2 | 2,643.2 | 3,928.45 | — |
| 25 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3,268.2 | 2,719.3 | 3,791.63 | — |
| 26 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3,227.4 | 2,733.5 | 3,683.56 | — |
| 27 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3,115.2 | 2,604.1 | 3,586.00 | — |
| 28 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2,871.2 | 2,575.3 | 3,137.87 | — |
| 29 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 2,803.0 | 2,500.0 | 3,121.53 | — |
| 30 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 2,771.3 | — | — | — |
| 31 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2,636.6 | 2,152.4 | 2,895.96 | — |
| 32 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2,504.2 | 2,244.6 | 2,758.84 | — |
| 33 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 2,486.3 | 2,195.7 | 2,789.62 | — |
| 34 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2,460.1 | 2,154.6 | 2,768.69 | — |
| 35 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2,448.0 | 2,168.8 | 2,745.65 | — |
| 36 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2,352.3 | 2,158.6 | 2,529.26 | — |
| 37 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 2,152.3 | 1,962.6 | 2,317.10 | — |
| 38 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2,103.3 | 1,875.3 | 2,312.52 | — |
| 39 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2,021.6 | 1,951.6 | 2,072.99 | — |
| 40 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 1,998.2 | 1,926.3 | 2,047.78 | — |
| 41 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 1,945.6 | 1,711.9 | 2,142.21 | — |
| 42 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 1,902.4 | — | — | — |
| 43 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1,873.2 | 1,660.4 | 2,049.53 | — |
| 44 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,863.3 | 1,743.6 | 1,947.88 | — |
| 45 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1,833.9 | 1,689.4 | 1,964.03 | — |
| 46 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 1,754.9 | 1,485.8 | 2,061.04 | — |
| 47 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 1,665.7 | 1,635.6 | 1,688.92 | — |
| 48 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1,662.3 | 2,211.6 | 1,580.83 | — |
| 49 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 1,636.5 | — | — | — |
| 50 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 1,571.5 | 1,623.8 | 1,550.39 | Break in series |
| 51 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1,432.0 | 1,320.1 | 1,554.45 | — |
| 52 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1,431.8 | 1,318.0 | 1,530.27 | — |
| 53 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 1,415.3 | 1,142.3 | 1,685.78 | — |
| 54 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1,378.9 | 1,294.1 | 1,417.39 | — |
| 55 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1,337.9 | 936.6 | 1,608.67 | — |
| 56 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 1,329.8 | 1,170.1 | 1,515.22 | — |
| 57 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 1,270.3 | 1,113.6 | 1,411.29 | Break in series |
| 58 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1,236.2 | 1,252.3 | 1,222.66 | — |
| 59 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,207.0 | 1,042.8 | 1,314.20 | — |
| 60 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 1,186.3 | — | — | — |
| 61 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1,153.4 | 986.4 | 1,296.21 | — |
| 62 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 1,140.5 | 968.0 | 1,252.19 | — |
| 63 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1,112.0 | 948.6 | 1,227.37 | — |
| 64 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1,104.3 | — | — | — |
| 65 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1,057.4 | 826.3 | 1,294.89 | — |
| 66 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 1,026.8 | 968.6 | 1,076.98 | — |
| 67 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 994.4 | 822.1 | 1,182.86 | Break in series |
| 68 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 994.2 | 990.8 | 996.34 | — |
| 69 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 970.8 | 859.3 | 1,067.01 | — |
| 70 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 954.8 | 978.1 | 942.63 | — |
| 71 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 949.0 | 881.4 | 975.26 | — |
| 72 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 938.6 | 867.9 | 985.79 | — |
| 73 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 936.1 | 962.6 | 931.26 | — |
| 74 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 901.8 | 826.8 | 951.63 | — |
| 75 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 877.2 | 818.3 | 922.01 | — |
| 76 |  PeruPERSouth America | 827.9 | 733.6 | 890.48 | — |
| 77 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 827.1 | 807.2 | 841.78 | — |
| 78 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 825.8 | 737.2 | 907.53 | Break in series |
| 79 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 809.1 | 622.2 | 871.44 | — |
| 80 |  Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 803.6 | 878.1 | 771.38 | — |
| 81 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 772.0 | 683.5 | 887.47 | — |
| 82 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 766.1 | 769.9 | 764.39 | — |
| 83 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 754.5 | 756.7 | 753.26 | — |
| 84 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 749.3 | 684.1 | 794.83 | — |
| 85 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 736.9 | 568.9 | 890.49 | — |
| 86 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 722.1 | 689.4 | 753.53 | — |
| 87 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 709.7 | 735.3 | 694.21 | — |
| 88 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 678.8 | 628.5 | 717.14 | Break in series |
| 89 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 675.6 | 585.0 | 735.74 | — |
| 90 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 652.0 | 542.6 | 670.33 | — |
| 91 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 647.4 | 604.8 | 696.38 | — |
| 92 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 641.9 | 687.9 | 618.20 | — |
| 93 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 625.7 | 538.1 | 716.84 | — |
| 94 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 620.6 | 532.9 | 659.51 | — |
| 95 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 614.6 | 551.8 | 653.32 | — |
| 96 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 604.4 | 552.5 | 652.89 | — |
| 97 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 586.5 | 496.7 | 613.12 | — |
| 98 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 586.1 | 456.6 | 639.99 | — |
| 99 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 582.2 | 467.0 | 618.16 | — |
| 100 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 577.5 | 423.5 | 599.50 | — |
| 101 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 565.6 | 404.4 | 634.40 | Break in series |
| 102 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 537.3 | 451.2 | 589.91 | — |
| 103 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 524.7 | 478.6 | 552.37 | — |
| 104 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 508.4 | 307.0 | 586.32 | — |
| 105 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 488.8 | 464.9 | 512.60 | — |
| 106 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 480.2 | 404.7 | 518.66 | — |
| 107 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 460.0 | — | — | — |
| 108 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 408.9 | 321.9 | 445.12 | — |
| 109 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 375.2 | 324.7 | 388.89 | — |
| 110 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 369.6 | 251.6 | 425.24 | — |
| 111 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 347.7 | 243.3 | 387.24 | — |
| 112 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 341.3 | 271.1 | 375.76 | — |
| 113 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 333.2 | 323.0 | 336.70 | — |
| 114 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 322.1 | 292.8 | 338.93 | — |
| 115 | UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 318.6 | 280.9 | 336.09 | — |
02In 2019
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Luxembourg6,588.1
- 2Belgium6,041.6
- 3Norway5,297.1
- 4Netherlands5,118.5
- 5Iceland4,962.3
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,236.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Women (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg5,707.8Lowest
Benin243.3Middle country: 1,042.8
Men (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg7,360.32Lowest
Uganda336.09Middle country: 1,314.20
032018 → 2019
Since 2018
- +24 / −9countries joined / left
- 91values changed, of 91 in both
- 83 · 8rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Luxembourg3,839.5 → 6,588.1+2,748.6
- Spain2,734.1 → 3,566.3+832.2
- Romania1,364.3 → 2,021.6+657.3
- Chile1,330.4 → 1,945.6+615.2
- Hungary1,743.3 → 2,352.3+608.9
+ Angola+ Armenia+ Benin+ Bahamas+ Botswana+ Côte d’Ivoire+ Guinea+ Guinea-Bissau+ Kenya+ Cambodia+ Kiribati+ Lebanon+ Lesotho+ Maldives+ Marshall Islands+ Niger+ Nigeria+ New Zealand+ Russia+ Senegal+ Togo+ Tajikistan+ Tunisia+ Uganda
− Antigua and Barbuda
− Curaçao
− Gambia
− Israel
− Macau
− Namibia
− Chad
− Tonga
− Samoa04Caveats
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