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Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Singapore has the highest average monthly wage in Asia for 2024, on US$4,350 a month, ahead of United Arab Emirates on 3,663.
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
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A ranked table of the thirteen highest-paying countries in Asia in 2024. Each carries its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one, so the numbers skip: Singapore is 11th, the United Arab Emirates 18th and Bahrain 45th. The bars give gross average monthly wages in US dollars, from Singapore’s $4,350 down to Bahrain’s $1,728, with each country’s 2024 GDP in the last column.
01The figures
Gross average monthly wage, 2024
Every row the chart prints, as text rather than pixels — 13 of them, exactly as CEOWORLD Magazine published them. Country names link to their profiles.
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The ranks are WORLD ranks, not Asian ones: this chart is the Asian countries taken out of a worldwide list, so the numbers skip. Wages are gross and converted at current exchange rates, which is not the same as what the money buys at home.
02Analysis
What the chart says
According to CEOWORLD Magazine data, Singapore is leading the Asian countries by average salaries in 2024. United Arab Emirates and Israel are good competitors for top position.
How Singapore is the hub of trade and financial services?
Their strategic location and agreements with numerous countries makes it the busiest hub for international trade and shipping. Its also the Financial hub due to large global investments and businesses.
Unlike many other highly populated countries in Asia, Singapore has best regulatory system, political stability and investor friendly policies. Their demand for highly skilled workers in trade, financial services and high tech industries assures the highest average salaries.
03Sources
Where these figures come from
Source
Average salary by country, 2024 — CEOWORLD Magazine
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The figures are from the 2024 edition, read on . This page reproduces only the 13 rows the chart itself shows, not the publisher’s full table.
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“Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024”, Nations Inquiry, 2025. https://nationsinquiry.com/charts/countries-in-asia-with-the-highest-average-salaries-2024
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