Data for 2020
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2020
2020, 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, 2020 covers 94 countries on 3 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 6,541.3; Burundi is lowest, at 152.8. The middle country reads 1,569.4. Against 2019, 89 values changed (65 up, 24 down), 5 countries joined, 26 left.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2020
HighestLuxembourg
6,541.3
LowestBurundi
152.8Shaded 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, 2020, 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 94 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 6,541.3 | 5,739.8 | 7,243 | — |
| 2 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 6,320.7 | 5,454.7 | 7,187 | — |
| 3 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 6,032.5 | 4,648.6 | 7,259 | — |
| 4 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 5,923.3 | 4,976.5 | 6,776 | — |
| 5 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 5,551.6 | 4,828.0 | 6,251 | — |
| 6 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 5,468.1 | 4,228.7 | 6,620 | — |
| 7 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 5,307.2 | 4,292.4 | 6,144 | — |
| 8 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 5,152.6 | 4,574.4 | 5,685 | — |
| 9 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 4,769.6 | 4,204.1 | 5,346 | — |
| 10 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 4,663.6 | 3,627.8 | 5,614 | — |
| 11 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 4,502.2 | 3,925.0 | 5,037 | Break in series |
| 12 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4,243.0 | 3,772.2 | 4,704 | — |
| 13 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 4,228.3 | 4,079.1 | 4,401 | — |
| 14 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 4,227.6 | 4,025.6 | 4,302 | — |
| 15 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 3,996.7 | 3,384.9 | 4,590 | — |
| 16 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 3,867.3 | 2,947.1 | 4,443 | — |
| 17 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 3,826.2 | 3,422.3 | 4,185 | — |
| 18 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 3,747.8 | 3,436.3 | 4,035 | — |
| 19 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 3,708.7 | 3,245.3 | 4,148 | — |
| 20 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3,644.8 | 3,019.0 | 4,299 | — |
| 21 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 3,583.3 | 3,179.6 | 3,873 | — |
| 22 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3,523.3 | 2,979.4 | 4,012 | — |
| 23 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3,411.6 | 2,880.8 | 3,917 | — |
| 24 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3,396.7 | 2,838.5 | 3,921 | — |
| 25 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3,385.4 | 2,772.5 | 4,024 | — |
| 26 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 3,183.4 | 2,817.0 | 3,564 | — |
| 27 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3,138.0 | 2,899.8 | 3,179 | — |
| 28 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 3,057.1 | 2,640.7 | 3,422 | — |
| 29 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2,804.4 | 2,533.7 | 3,060 | — |
| 30 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2,723.3 | 2,228.5 | 2,999 | — |
| 31 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2,665.9 | 2,409.4 | 2,932 | — |
| 32 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 2,656.1 | 2,363.2 | 2,969 | — |
| 33 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 2,651.0 | — | — | — |
| 34 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2,542.7 | 2,246.3 | 2,842 | — |
| 35 |  Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 2,381.4 | 2,212.7 | 2,550 | — |
| 36 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2,314.4 | 2,062.7 | 2,548 | — |
| 37 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2,148.7 | 2,058.0 | 2,217 | — |
| 38 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2,108.0 | 1,877.3 | 2,312 | — |
| 39 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1,933.8 | 1,791.8 | 2,061 | — |
| 40 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1,913.0 | 1,705.2 | 2,084 | — |
| 41 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,884.0 | 1,806.1 | 1,936 | — |
| 42 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 1,865.9 | 1,837.9 | 1,885 | — |
| 43 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1,780.2 | 2,345.0 | 1,694 | — |
| 44 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1,681.6 | 1,527.8 | 1,814 | — |
| 45 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 1,679.4 | 1,764.2 | 1,610 | Break in series |
| 46 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 1,603.0 | 1,443.9 | 1,700 | Break in series |
| 47 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 1,580.9 | 1,403.9 | 1,734 | — |
| 48 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 1,558.0 | 1,336.2 | 1,781 | — |
| 49 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1,506.4 | 1,128.4 | 1,760 | — |
| 50 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 1,494.0 | 1,336.5 | 1,680 | — |
| 51 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1,489.4 | 1,383.7 | 1,605 | — |
| 52 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1,460.0 | 1,352.9 | 1,554 | — |
| 53 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1,351.3 | 1,271.4 | 1,387 | — |
| 54 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 1,331.6 | 1,190.8 | 1,460 | Break in series |
| 55 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,308.7 | 1,212.6 | 1,370 | — |
| 56 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1,280.0 | 1,301.7 | 1,262 | — |
| 57 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1,209.4 | 1,047.6 | 1,349 | — |
| 58 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1,190.3 | — | — | — |
| 59 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1,076.0 | 828.7 | 1,288 | — |
| 60 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1,060.1 | 941.5 | 1,144 | Break in series |
| 61 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 1,049.2 | 940.0 | 1,139 | — |
| 62 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 1,039.4 | 1,001.0 | 1,071 | — |
| 63 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1,032.9 | 921.6 | 1,156 | — |
| 64 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1,030.2 | 798.2 | 1,257 | — |
| 65 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 960.0 | 857.7 | 1,006 | — |
| 66 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 946.1 | 987.9 | 938 | — |
| 67 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 936.9 | 869.7 | 980 | — |
| 68 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 920.2 | 1,024.6 | 870 | Break in series |
| 69 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 916.6 | 829.7 | 1,001 | — |
| 70 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 901.3 | 839.5 | 948 | — |
| 71 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 861.6 | 646.3 | 932 | — |
| 72 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 861.1 | 759.8 | 861 | — |
| 73 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 837.9 | 791.6 | 882 | Break in series |
| 74 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 836.3 | 686.8 | 851 | Break in series |
| 75 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 808.3 | 750.0 | 850 | — |
| 76 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 798.8 | 700.3 | 929 | — |
| 77 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 793.9 | 631.8 | 958 | — |
| 78 |  PeruPERSouth America | 789.5 | 728.2 | 826 | Break in series |
| 79 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 736.0 | 774.6 | 713 | — |
| 80 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 716.1 | 807.6 | 666 | Break in series |
| 81 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 704.9 | 658.1 | 756 | — |
| 82 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 681.0 | 607.5 | 740 | — |
| 83 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 664.2 | 577.0 | 683 | — |
| 84 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 631.3 | 585.0 | 661 | Break in series |
| 85 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 613.1 | 595.4 | 621 | Break in series |
| 86 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 610.8 | 542.1 | 681 | — |
| 87 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 604.2 | 527.8 | 656 | — |
| 88 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 563.4 | 441.8 | 576 | Break in series |
| 89 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 559.1 | 519.1 | 578 | — |
| 90 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 515.9 | 395.6 | 564 | — |
| 91 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 475.5 | 405.9 | 511 | — |
| 92 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 431.4 | 397.6 | 454 | — |
| 93 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 424.1 | 323.0 | 455 | — |
| 94 | BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 152.8 | 134.9 | 163 | — |
02In 2020
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Luxembourg6,541.3
- 2Belgium6,320.7
- 3Germany6,032.5
- 4Norway5,923.3
- 5Iceland5,551.6
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,569.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Women (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg5,739.8Lowest
Burundi134.9Middle country: 1,393.8
Men (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Germany7,259Lowest
Burundi163Middle country: 1,697
032019 → 2020
Since 2019
- +5 / −26countries joined / left
- 89values changed, of 89 in both
- 65 · 24rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Germany4,035.5 → 6,032.5+1,996.9
- Norway5,297.1 → 5,923.3+626.2
- Iceland4,962.3 → 5,551.6+589.4
- South Africa524.7 → 1,076.0+551.3
- Denmark4,607.5 → 5,152.6+545.1
Fell most
- Serbia2,152.3 → 1,681.6−470.6
- Chile1,945.6 → 1,580.9−364.8
- Hungary2,352.3 → 2,108.0−244.3
- Saudi Arabia3,352.9 → 3,138.0−215.0
- Belize994.2 → 861.1−133.1
+ Afghanistan+ Burundi+ Bosnia and Herzegovina+ Puerto Rico+ Tanzania
− Benin
− Burkina Faso
− Bahamas
− Côte d’Ivoire
− Colombia
− Guinea
− Guinea-Bissau
− Guatemala
− Kenya
− Kiribati
− Lebanon
− Lesotho
− Maldives
− Marshall Islands
− Montenegro
− Niger
− Nigeria
− Russia
− Senegal
− El Salvador
− Seychelles
− Togo
− Tajikistan
− Tunisia
− Uganda
− Kosovo04Caveats
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