Data for 2002
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2002
2002, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2002 covers 65 countries on 3 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 2,972.1; Hungary is lowest, at 4.0. The middle country reads 669.0.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2002
HighestLuxembourg
2,972.1
LowestHungary
4.0Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2002, 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 65 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 2,972.1 | 2,523 | 3,194.3 | — |
| 2 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 2,909.5 | 2,441 | 3,035.9 | — |
| 3 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 2,839.4 | 2,353 | 3,265.5 | — |
| 4 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2,832.3 | 1,982 | 3,570.0 | — |
| 5 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 2,809.4 | 2,297 | 3,078.5 | — |
| 6 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 2,806.4 | 2,304 | 3,273.8 | — |
| 7 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 2,753.5 | 2,342 | 2,971.2 | — |
| 8 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 2,671.5 | 2,285 | 2,914.2 | — |
| 9 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 2,490.0 | 2,214 | 2,633.1 | — |
| 10 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2,461.1 | 2,142 | 2,821.0 | — |
| 11 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2,433.7 | 2,139 | 2,595.2 | — |
| 12 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 2,371.4 | 1,886 | 2,642.8 | — |
| 13 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 2,337.2 | 1,981 | 2,685.2 | — |
| 14 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 2,188.4 | 1,802 | 2,553.6 | — |
| 15 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 2,141.9 | 1,837 | 2,288.6 | — |
| 16 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2,052.5 | 1,590 | 2,456.1 | — |
| 17 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1,984.1 | 1,464 | 2,482.2 | — |
| 18 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1,775.5 | 1,426 | 1,994.2 | — |
| 19 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 1,723.9 | — | — | — |
| 20 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 1,666.4 | — | — | — |
| 21 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1,282.9 | 1,218 | 1,293.8 | — |
| 22 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 1,238.8 | — | — | — |
| 23 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1,099.9 | 994 | 1,197.1 | — |
| 24 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 960.1 | — | — | — |
| 25 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 845.8 | 768 | 917.7 | — |
| 26 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 792.7 | — | — | — |
| 27 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 764.9 | 652 | 783.7 | — |
| 28 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 750.2 | 626 | 856.3 | — |
| 29 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 741.3 | 668 | 783.2 | — |
| 30 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 690.7 | — | — | — |
| 31 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 671.6 | 552 | 776.6 | — |
| 32 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 671.1 | — | — | — |
| 33 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 669.0 | 604 | 741.5 | — |
| 34 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 608.9 | 564 | 628.8 | Break in series |
| 35 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 583.6 | 468 | 644.7 | — |
| 36 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 583.2 | 583 | 583.3 | — |
| 37 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 582.7 | — | — | — |
| 38 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 575.9 | 501 | 630.6 | — |
| 39 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 569.0 | — | — | — |
| 40 |  PeruPERSouth America | 532.3 | 472 | 568.3 | Break in series |
| 41 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 530.6 | 401 | 598.4 | — |
| 42 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 508.0 | 413 | 567.7 | Break in series |
| 43 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 505.5 | 424 | 575.8 | — |
| 44 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 501.8 | 440 | 534.3 | Break in series |
| 45 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 465.8 | 393 | 520.7 | — |
| 46 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 461.6 | — | — | — |
| 47 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 453.8 | 455 | 453.0 | — |
| 48 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 443.0 | 334 | 541.7 | — |
| 49 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 439.2 | — | — | — |
| 50 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 385.8 | 339 | 433.6 | — |
| 51 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 329.9 | — | — | — |
| 52 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 312.5 | — | — | — |
| 53 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 291.9 | — | — | — |
| 54 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 272.7 | 221 | 296.0 | — |
| 55 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 260.5 | 154 | 277.3 | — |
| 56 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 259.8 | 214 | 308.6 | — |
| 57 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 238.4 | 238 | 252.8 | — |
| 58 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 237.9 | — | — | — |
| 59 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 227.2 | 194 | 231.5 | — |
| 60 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 209.6 | — | — | — |
| 61 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 194.4 | 130 | 257.1 | — |
| 62 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 180.2 | — | — | — |
| 63 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 98.3 | 58 | 108.6 | — |
| 64 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 37.1 | — | — | — |
| 65 | HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 4.0 | 4 | 4.3 | — |
02In 2002
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Luxembourg2,972.1
- 2Netherlands2,909.5
- 3Singapore2,839.4
- 4Switzerland2,832.3
- 5Germany2,809.4
Lowest
- 65Hungary4.0
- 64Tajikistan37.1
- 63Uganda98.3
- 62Kyrgyzstan180.2
- 61Georgia194.4
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 669.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Women (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg2,523Lowest
Hungary4Middle country: 626
Men (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Switzerland3,570.0Lowest
Hungary4.3Middle country: 783.2
03Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2002.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
97 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
Some readings carry a flag
ILO marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Break in series.
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2002). Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/average-monthly-earnings/2002
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06Questions
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2002: questions and answers
Which country has the highest average monthly earnings in Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2002?
Luxembourg, at 2,972.1, of the 65 countries in the file.
What year does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2002 describe?
2002.
How many countries does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2002 cover?
65.
Where can I download Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2002?
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Is Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2002 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024.