Data for 2024
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024
2024, 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, 2024 covers 75 countries on 3 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 9,307; Rwanda is lowest, at 193. The middle country reads 1,636. Against 2023, 70 values changed (63 up, 7 down), 5 countries joined, 9 left.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2024
HighestLuxembourg
9,307
LowestRwanda
193Shaded 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, 2024, 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 75 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 9,307 | 8,062 | 10,356.2 | — |
| 2 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 8,282 | 7,463 | 9,111.2 | — |
| 3 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 7,234 | 5,846 | 8,596.5 | — |
| 4 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 6,832 | 5,531 | 7,982.8 | — |
| 5 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 6,749 | 5,797 | 7,568.1 | — |
| 6 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 6,458 | 5,854 | 7,019.5 | — |
| 7 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 6,253 | 5,619 | 6,899.7 | — |
| 8 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 5,985 | 5,094 | 6,819.0 | — |
| 9 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 5,758 | 4,657 | 6,779.4 | — |
| 10 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 5,441 | 4,648 | 6,238.3 | — |
| 11 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 5,326 | 4,518 | 6,007.8 | — |
| 12 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 5,317 | 4,855 | 5,758.0 | — |
| 13 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 5,291 | 4,836 | 5,706.5 | — |
| 14 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 5,166 | 4,616 | 5,682.8 | — |
| 15 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 4,622 | 4,149 | 5,064.2 | — |
| 16 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 4,566 | 3,814 | 5,270.9 | — |
| 17 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 4,505 | 3,960 | 5,023.2 | — |
| 18 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 4,448 | 3,777 | 5,159.2 | — |
| 19 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 4,172 | 3,577 | 4,723.5 | — |
| 20 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 4,065 | 3,685 | 4,472.3 | — |
| 21 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 4,011 | 3,588 | 4,480.2 | — |
| 22 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 4,001 | 3,630 | 4,396.3 | — |
| 23 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 3,611 | 3,351 | 3,859.9 | — |
| 24 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 3,546 | 3,226 | 3,813.7 | — |
| 25 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 3,420 | 3,128 | 3,657.2 | — |
| 26 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3,076 | 2,898 | 3,239.1 | — |
| 27 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3,064 | 2,772 | 3,356.8 | — |
| 28 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean | 2,660 | 2,541 | 2,791.9 | — |
| 29 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 2,485 | 2,264 | 2,692.2 | — |
| 30 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2,451 | 2,221 | 2,667.3 | — |
| 31 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2,311 | 2,146 | 2,458.5 | — |
| 32 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 2,270 | 2,144 | 2,350.0 | — |
| 33 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2,245 | 2,055 | 2,342.3 | — |
| 34 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 2,096 | 1,947 | 2,255.8 | — |
| 35 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 2,079 | 1,834 | 2,265.2 | — |
| 36 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,843 | 1,802 | 1,873.2 | — |
| 37 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 1,727 | 1,818 | 1,656.2 | — |
| 38 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 1,636 | 1,460 | 1,793.8 | — |
| 39 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1,629 | 1,466 | 1,768.4 | — |
| 40 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1,515 | 1,522 | 1,508.2 | — |
| 41 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 1,503 | 1,484 | 1,514.2 | — |
| 42 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 1,478 | 1,297 | 1,644.3 | — |
| 43 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1,405 | 1,227 | 1,534.2 | — |
| 44 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,392 | 1,211 | 1,527.7 | — |
| 45 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 1,352 | 1,221 | 1,396.7 | — |
| 46 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 1,250 | 1,118 | 1,364.3 | — |
| 47 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1,249 | 1,233 | 1,262.1 | — |
| 48 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1,239 | 1,037 | 1,418.7 | — |
| 49 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1,232 | 1,127 | 1,352.6 | — |
| 50 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 1,198 | 1,125 | 1,256.9 | — |
| 51 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1,173 | 1,112 | 1,235.0 | — |
| 52 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 1,166 | 1,195 | 1,151.6 | — |
| 53 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 1,094 | 1,061 | 1,101.8 | — |
| 54 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 1,089 | 1,018 | 1,139.8 | — |
| 55 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1,046 | 791 | 1,137.3 | — |
| 56 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1,038 | 929 | 1,102.2 | Break in series |
| 57 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 1,009 | 983 | 1,024.6 | — |
| 58 |  PeruPERSouth America | 964 | 862 | 1,036.7 | — |
| 59 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 915 | 821 | 979.2 | — |
| 60 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 893 | 924 | 872.9 | — |
| 61 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 864 | 823 | 915.8 | — |
| 62 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 862 | 936 | 823.5 | — |
| 63 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 836 | 759 | 878.4 | Break in series |
| 64 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 738 | 540 | 818.7 | — |
| 65 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 713 | 622 | 728.9 | Break in series |
| 66 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 589 | 559 | 603.5 | — |
| 67 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 558 | 510 | 584.0 | — |
| 68 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 555 | 356 | 610.2 | — |
| 69 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 546 | 460 | 599.9 | — |
| 70 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 516 | 412 | 570.3 | — |
| 71 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 470 | 383 | 487.0 | — |
| 72 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 406 | 380 | 429.0 | — |
| 73 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 359 | 290 | 391.6 | — |
| 74 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 288 | 230 | 315.3 | — |
| 75 | RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 193 | 147 | 229.8 | — |
02In 2024
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Luxembourg9,307
- 2Belgium8,282
- 3Netherlands7,234
- 4Austria6,832
- 5Norway6,749
Lowest
- 75Rwanda193
- 74Nigeria288
- 73Angola359
- 72Lesotho406
- 71Bangladesh470
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,636. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Women (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg8,062Lowest
Rwanda147Middle country: 1,522
Men (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg10,356.2Lowest
Rwanda229.8Middle country: 1,768.4
032023 → 2024
Since 2023
- +5 / −9countries joined / left
- 70values changed, of 70 in both
- 63 · 7rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Croatia2,965 → 4,622+1,657
- Bahamas1,796 → 2,660+864
- Mauritius933 → 1,629+696
- United States5,334 → 5,985+651
- Lithuania3,372 → 4,001+629
Fell most
- Norway7,138 → 6,749−389
- Sweden5,600 → 5,317−283
- Ghana783 → 546−236
- Angola502 → 359−142
- Burkina Faso526 → 516−10
+ Fiji+ Guyana+ Lesotho+ Nigeria+ Tanzania
− Armenia
− Antigua and Barbuda
− Georgia
− Equatorial Guinea
− Indonesia
− Cambodia
− Kiribati
− Palau
− Tonga04Caveats
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