List of countries by average wage
The following list sorts countries according to the average wage an employee receives. The average wage is calculated by dividing the total income after taxes by the total number of employees. This article adjusts the average wage for the cost of living ( purchasing power parity ).
It should be noted that average wages are given, which can be distorted by wage inequality.
List of the OECD
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) dataset contains data on average annual wages for full-time and year-round employees in the economy as a whole. The average annual wage per full-time equivalent dependent employee is obtained by dividing the total wages related to the total account by the average number of employees in the economy as a whole, which is then multiplied by the ratio of the average usual weekly hours per full-time. All data are given in US dollars adjusted for purchasing power in 2019 and thus reflect real wage developments.
country | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Luxembourg | 49.163 | 53,716 | 58,863 | 61,382 | 65,956 | 64,984 | 64,452 | 65,079 | 67,518 | 68,382 | 68.504 | 69,541 | 69,556 | 68,681 |
Iceland | 38,571 | 39,839 | 51,029 | 58,525 | 48,372 | 50,704 | 50,565 | 51,276 | 52.035 | 56,081 | 61.207 | 67.710 | 70.003 | 68.006 |
Switzerland | 52,519 | 55,323 | 57,850 | 61.175 | 64.219 | 64,327 | 65,465 | 66,477 | 66,583 | 66,517 | 66,350 | 66,132 | 66.121 | 66,567 |
United States | 46,362 | 47,577 | 54,642 | 57,331 | 60,248 | 60,330 | 60,826 | 60,542 | 61,447 | 62,982 | 63,079 | 63,734 | 64,397 | 65,836 |
Denmark | 41,367 | 42,781 | 45,532 | 49,975 | 53,947 | 53,668 | 53,593 | 53,949 | 54,978 | 55,943 | 56,883 | 56,277 | 56,828 | 57,150 |
Netherlands | 50,053 | 50,909 | 51,451 | 53,607 | 56,940 | 56,588 | 56,820 | 57.020 | 56,712 | 57,378 | 57,573 | 57,138 | 56,709 | 56,552 |
Belgium | 42,574 | 47,584 | 51,083 | 52,365 | 53,341 | 53,886 | 54,295 | 54,845 | 55.117 | 54,737 | 54,884 | 54,626 | 55,066 | 55,590 |
Norway | 31,089 | 33,100 | 37,616 | 43,263 | 49,248 | 50,962 | 52,365 | 53,396 | 53,663 | 53,944 | 52,943 | 53,034 | 53,485 | 54,027 |
Australia | 40,717 | 41,839 | 46.156 | 49,641 | 53,055 | 54,733 | 55,058 | 54,806 | 55,226 | 54,774 | 54,800 | 54,327 | 54,147 | 54,401 |
Austria | 42,962 | 46,395 | 48,302 | 50.217 | 52,719 | 52.179 | 52,446 | 52,510 | 52,711 | 53,052 | 53,589 | 53,437 | 53,561 | 53.903 |
Germany | ... | 43,590 | 45.310 | 46.275 | 46,772 | 47,739 | 48,392 | 48,862 | 49,700 | 50,878 | 51,623 | 52.181 | 52,930 | 53,638 |
Canada | 40.133 | 40.231 | 44,178 | 45,888 | 49.996 | 50,530 | 51.189 | 51,717 | 52,325 | 52,694 | 51,563 | 52,219 | 52,831 | 53,198 |
Ireland | 25,028 | 31,753 | 37,538 | 42,760 | 49,758 | 49,746 | 49.194 | 47,972 | 47,597 | 48,408 | 49.030 | 49,585 | 49,695 | 50,490 |
United Kingdom | 31,859 | 33,631 | 39,233 | 44,297 | 45,790 | 45,045 | 44,428 | 44,998 | 45,146 | 45,532 | 46,088 | 46,493 | 46,656 | 47,226 |
Sweden | 28,916 | 28,780 | 34,486 | 37,733 | 41,550 | 42,180 | 43,133 | 43,647 | 44,240 | 44,849 | 45,552 | 45,818 | 46,062 | 46,695 |
France | 34,329 | 36,200 | 38,278 | 41,024 | 43,749 | 43,682 | 43,975 | 44,345 | 44,651 | 45,088 | 45,610 | 46.163 | 46,256 | 46,481 |
Finland | 34,539 | 35,057 | 38,361 | 41,697 | 44,507 | 44,528 | 44,574 | 44,138 | 44,138 | 44,616 | 44,976 | 44,864 | 45.023 | 45,698 |
New Zealand | 30,948 | 32,249 | 32,873 | 37.231 | 40.105 | 40.106 | 40,951 | 40,495 | 40,808 | 41,673 | 43,183 | 43,399 | 43,770 | 44,031 |
South Korea | 22,335 | 28,481 | 29,335 | 34,083 | 35,543 | 36,012 | 35,486 | 36,395 | 36,492 | 37,513 | 38,617 | 39,552 | 40,820 | 42,285 |
Slovenia | ... | 24.305 | 28,429 | 32,992 | 36,712 | 36,589 | 35,465 | 34,933 | 35,616 | 36,372 | 37,871 | 38.503 | 39,078 | 40,220 |
Israel | ... | 29,160 | 35,747 | 33,285 | 32,977 | 33,272 | 33,812 | 34,411 | 34,487 | 35,439 | 36,729 | 37,745 | 38,603 | 39,403 |
Italy | 37,733 | 36,134 | 38.009 | 39,149 | 39,967 | 39,328 | 38,086 | 38.205 | 38,354 | 38,691 | 38,982 | 38,707 | 38,853 | 39,189 |
Spain | 35,883 | 38.039 | 37,933 | 37,415 | 41,036 | 40,302 | 39.176 | 39,178 | 39,056 | 39,638 | 39,413 | 38,898 | 38,554 | 38,758 |
Japan | 36,412 | 37,470 | 38,050 | 37,773 | 37,775 | 38,627 | 37,968 | 37,942 | 37,265 | 37,226 | 37,896 | 38,085 | 38.193 | 38,617 |
Poland | ... | 16,490 | 20,903 | 21,848 | 24,534 | 24,536 | 24,320 | 24,597 | 25,098 | 25,648 | 26,934 | 28,071 | 30.091 | 31,970 |
Estonia | ... | 9,104 | 12,735 | 17,656 | 21,971 | 21,479 | 21,798 | 22,333 | 23,548 | 24,629 | 25,841 | 26,555 | 28,499 | 30,297 |
Czech Republic | ... | 14,118 | 16,836 | 21,801 | 23,909 | 24,072 | 24,060 | 23,806 | 24,304 | 24,970 | 25,819 | 26,889 | 28,360 | 29,281 |
Lithuania | ... | 8,443 | 11,867 | 18,124 | 19,694 | 20,106 | 20,412 | 21,226 | 22,180 | 23,593 | 24,854 | 26,258 | 27,368 | 28,914 |
Latvia | ... | ... | 11 477 | 15,551 | 18,982 | 18,316 | 19,067 | 20.005 | 21.307 | 23,258 | 24,663 | 25,620 | 26,765 | 28,454 |
Greece | ... | 23,906 | 28,158 | 33,385 | 32,582 | 30,398 | 28,972 | 27,100 | 27,574 | 27,449 | 27,395 | 27,322 | 27,480 | 27,459 |
Chile | ... | ... | 17,945 | 18,279 | 24,237 | 24,369 | 25,153 | 25,803 | 26,017 | 26.001 | 27,044 | 26,313 | 26,369 | 26,916 |
Portugal | ... | 24,360 | 27,515 | 27,436 | 28,064 | 27,385 | 26,209 | 26,712 | 26,253 | 26,176 | 26,024 | 26,141 | 26,413 | 26,634 |
Hungary | ... | 15,266 | 16,817 | 22,921 | 22,367 | 22,543 | 21,664 | 21,414 | 21,148 | 21,450 | 21,810 | 23,527 | 24,703 | 26,223 |
Slovakia | ... | 11,850 | 15,378 | 17,754 | 21,256 | 21,071 | 20,813 | 20,966 | 21,377 | 22,230 | 22,947 | 23,610 | 24,254 | 25,452 |
Mexico | 15,021 | 14,653 | 16,742 | 18,169 | 17,050 | 17.203 | 16,895 | 16,909 | 16,888 | 17.102 | 16,981 | 16,984 | 17.181 | 17,594 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ OECD: Average annual wages. Retrieved September 25, 2018 .