Data for 2012
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2012
2012, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2012 covers 99 countries on 3 measures. Belgium is highest, at 4,815.4; DR Congo is lowest, at 157.0. The middle country reads 1,170.5. Against 2011, 89 values changed (77 up, 12 down), 10 countries joined, 7 left.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2012
HighestBelgium
4,815.4
LowestDR Congo
157.0Shaded 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, 2012, 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 99 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 4,815.4 | 4,033.3 | 5,522.4 | — |
| 2 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 4,693.5 | 3,846.4 | 5,363.2 | — |
| 3 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 4,263.7 | 3,149.4 | 5,229.1 | — |
| 4 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 4,071.3 | 3,279.6 | 4,835.1 | — |
| 5 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 4,042.0 | 3,116.2 | 4,788.6 | — |
| 6 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 3,762.6 | 2,792.2 | 4,637.9 | — |
| 7 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 3,727.5 | 3,263.7 | 4,205.9 | — |
| 8 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 3,670.9 | 3,285.7 | 4,035.0 | — |
| 9 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 3,540.6 | 3,009.9 | 4,128.5 | — |
| 10 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 3,512.3 | 2,972.7 | 4,020.9 | — |
| 11 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 3,396.7 | 2,919.0 | 3,876.1 | — |
| 12 |  BermudaBMUNorthern America | 3,344.6 | 3,266.2 | 3,427.7 | — |
| 13 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 3,276.1 | 2,408.9 | 3,720.5 | — |
| 14 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3,241.0 | 3,250.8 | 3,239.7 | — |
| 15 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 3,234.2 | 2,569.0 | 3,880.5 | — |
| 16 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3,232.6 | 3,000.4 | 3,381.2 | — |
| 17 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 3,077.8 | 2,277.0 | 3,798.3 | — |
| 18 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3,030.8 | 2,452.2 | 3,601.7 | — |
| 19 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 2,997.6 | 2,554.6 | 3,434.1 | — |
| 20 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2,996.4 | 2,298.7 | 3,622.0 | — |
| 21 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2,896.7 | 2,764.4 | 3,016.4 | — |
| 22 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 2,865.6 | 2,465.2 | 3,009.6 | — |
| 23 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2,642.4 | 2,069.0 | 2,920.2 | — |
| 24 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 2,581.7 | 2,244.7 | 2,796.7 | — |
| 25 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2,559.4 | 2,002.6 | 3,120.9 | — |
| 26 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 2,354.6 | 2,030.3 | 2,651.7 | — |
| 27 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2,205.3 | 2,042.8 | 2,348.1 | — |
| 28 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2,192.3 | 1,833.7 | 2,502.8 | — |
| 29 |  MacauMACEastern Asia | 2,140.6 | 1,946.0 | 2,335.2 | — |
| 30 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 2,135.6 | 1,691.0 | 2,556.7 | — |
| 31 |  Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 2,088.9 | 1,740.8 | 2,437.1 | — |
| 32 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2,052.1 | 1,767.2 | 2,331.9 | — |
| 33 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 1,887.9 | 1,535.2 | 2,264.8 | — |
| 34 |  GuamGUMMicronesia | 1,855.8 | — | — | — |
| 35 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1,812.9 | 1,666.4 | 1,944.0 | — |
| 36 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 1,703.7 | 1,504.4 | 1,897.2 | — |
| 37 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 1,596.1 | — | — | — |
| 38 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 1,561.2 | 1,451.1 | 1,661.4 | — |
| 39 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1,517.8 | 1,329.8 | 1,670.7 | — |
| 40 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 1,429.6 | 1,310.0 | 1,565.5 | — |
| 41 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1,383.3 | 1,319.1 | 1,452.6 | — |
| 42 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 1,344.3 | — | — | — |
| 43 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1,331.6 | 1,182.8 | 1,452.0 | — |
| 44 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1,323.6 | 809.3 | 1,726.9 | — |
| 45 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,265.7 | 1,202.3 | 1,309.7 | — |
| 46 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 1,263.4 | 1,230.9 | 1,281.3 | — |
| 47 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 1,259.7 | 1,027.8 | 1,477.8 | — |
| 48 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1,252.0 | 1,150.5 | 1,335.7 | — |
| 49 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 1,188.2 | 1,173.0 | 1,198.8 | — |
| 50 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1,170.5 | 1,074.7 | 1,273.8 | — |
| 51 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 1,150.4 | 961.9 | 1,294.8 | — |
| 52 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 1,146.4 | 1,067.5 | 1,206.8 | — |
| 53 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1,089.8 | 974.9 | 1,196.1 | — |
| 54 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1,066.9 | 898.2 | 1,198.6 | — |
| 55 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 1,046.0 | 894.4 | 1,179.6 | — |
| 56 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1,045.4 | 1,011.7 | 1,056.7 | — |
| 57 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 1,042.8 | 926.5 | 1,127.4 | Break in series |
| 58 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 1,032.9 | — | — | — |
| 59 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1,006.9 | — | — | — |
| 60 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 951.5 | — | — | — |
| 61 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 929.7 | 675.8 | 1,121.6 | — |
| 62 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 926.8 | 815.0 | 1,050.3 | — |
| 63 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 915.8 | 893.9 | 933.8 | — |
| 64 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 855.7 | 669.0 | 968.2 | — |
| 65 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 850.4 | 682.8 | 957.3 | — |
| 66 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 819.1 | 770.7 | 847.1 | — |
| 67 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 793.2 | 689.6 | 876.7 | Break in series |
| 68 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 787.7 | 712.9 | 843.2 | — |
| 69 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 766.8 | 593.6 | 808.8 | — |
| 70 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 759.9 | 659.6 | 824.8 | — |
| 71 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 754.7 | 763.7 | 750.0 | Break in series |
| 72 |  PeruPERSouth America | 754.6 | 644.9 | 825.5 | — |
| 73 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 750.6 | 771.6 | 744.4 | — |
| 74 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 737.4 | 708.3 | 758.1 | — |
| 75 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 701.2 | 675.2 | 716.2 | Break in series |
| 76 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 694.5 | 752.9 | 663.9 | — |
| 77 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 658.6 | — | — | — |
| 78 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 643.1 | 614.7 | 668.9 | — |
| 79 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 629.4 | 559.8 | 663.1 | — |
| 80 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 627.7 | 569.8 | 683.9 | — |
| 81 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 604.3 | 589.1 | 610.5 | — |
| 82 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 590.7 | 597.1 | 586.9 | — |
| 83 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 561.5 | 437.3 | 664.5 | — |
| 84 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 558.9 | 507.3 | 589.4 | — |
| 85 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 556.1 | 571.6 | 546.0 | — |
| 86 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 497.6 | 479.9 | 516.9 | — |
| 87 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 497.5 | 465.2 | 519.6 | — |
| 88 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 478.6 | 453.2 | 494.2 | Break in series |
| 89 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 409.7 | 382.7 | 442.3 | — |
| 90 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 368.3 | 315.6 | 393.8 | — |
| 91 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 355.4 | 163.2 | 398.0 | — |
| 92 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 337.4 | 261.1 | 381.3 | — |
| 93 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 333.5 | 262.7 | 351.4 | Break in series |
| 94 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 329.7 | 291.3 | 356.3 | Break in series |
| 95 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 327.8 | 199.5 | 375.2 | Break in series |
| 96 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 326.8 | 252.1 | 355.9 | Break in series |
| 97 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 261.1 | 188.8 | 296.7 | Break in series |
| 98 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 210.2 | 164.6 | 237.3 | Break in series |
| 99 | DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 157.0 | 118.5 | 168.6 | Break in series |
02In 2012
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Belgium4,815.4
- 2Luxembourg4,693.5
- 3Netherlands4,263.7
- 4Norway4,071.3
- 5Austria4,042.0
Lowest
- 99DR Congo157.0
- 98Madagascar210.2
- 97Uganda261.1
- 96Gambia326.8
- 95Côte d’Ivoire327.8
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,170.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
032011 → 2012
Since 2011
What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +10 / −7countries joined / left
- 89values changed, of 89 in both
- 77 · 12rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Uganda729.3 → 261.1−468.2
- Greece1,360.0 → 1,252.0−108.0
- Saudi Arabia3,298.8 → 3,241.0−57.8
- Pakistan395.9 → 355.4−40.5
- Ireland3,568.1 → 3,540.6−27.5
+ Bermuda+ Côte d’Ivoire+ DR Congo+ Gambia+ India+ Madagascar+ Namibia+ Nicaragua+ Samoa+ Kosovo
− Benin
− Botswana
− Fiji
− Nigeria
− Sudan
− Senegal
− TogoBoth years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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 2012.
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.
101 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) (2012). Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/average-monthly-earnings/2012
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07Questions
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2012: questions and answers
Which country has the highest average monthly earnings in Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2012?
Belgium, at 4,815.4, of the 99 countries in the file.
What year does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2012 describe?
2012.
How many countries does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2012 cover?
99.
Where can I download Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2012?
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Is Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2012 the newest?
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