Data for 2014
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2014
2014, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2014 covers 103 countries on 3 measures. Belgium is highest, at 5,264.9; Burundi is lowest, at 114.6. The middle country reads 1,243.0. Against 2013, 89 values changed (75 up, 14 down), 14 countries joined, 9 left.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2014
HighestBelgium
5,264.9
LowestBurundi
114.6Shaded 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, 2014, 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 103 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 5,264.9 | 4,445.7 | 6,049 | — |
| 2 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 5,135.9 | 4,177.0 | 6,075 | — |
| 3 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 4,954.6 | 4,263.2 | 5,514 | — |
| 4 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 4,523.0 | 3,402.5 | 5,506 | — |
| 5 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 4,330.9 | 3,443.4 | 5,061 | — |
| 6 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 4,005.0 | 3,509.1 | 4,550 | — |
| 7 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 4,003.2 | 3,019.0 | 4,900 | — |
| 8 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 3,915.7 | 3,478.1 | 4,338 | — |
| 9 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3,771.2 | 3,757.0 | 3,773 | — |
| 10 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 3,726.1 | 3,230.7 | 4,222 | — |
| 11 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 3,633.9 | 2,982.9 | 4,339 | — |
| 12 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 3,623.5 | 3,102.8 | 4,110 | — |
| 13 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 3,592.0 | 3,184.6 | 3,732 | — |
| 14 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 3,473.4 | 2,780.9 | 4,154 | — |
| 15 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3,386.6 | 3,160.2 | 3,593 | — |
| 16 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 3,264.6 | 2,463.7 | 4,005 | — |
| 17 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 3,252.3 | 2,380.5 | 3,738 | — |
| 18 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3,137.1 | 2,432.1 | 3,813 | — |
| 19 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 3,052.5 | 2,605.6 | 3,488 | — |
| 20 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 2,986.3 | 2,812.9 | 3,138 | — |
| 21 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 2,900.5 | 2,520.0 | 3,285 | — |
| 22 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 2,876.4 | 2,408.0 | 3,202 | — |
| 23 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2,761.1 | 2,242.6 | 3,248 | — |
| 24 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2,744.1 | 2,179.9 | 3,019 | — |
| 25 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2,613.0 | 2,053.0 | 3,176 | — |
| 26 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 2,527.9 | 2,174.2 | 2,856 | — |
| 27 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2,436.0 | 2,030.3 | 2,788 | — |
| 28 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2,375.6 | 2,224.2 | 2,491 | Break in series |
| 29 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 2,338.2 | 1,891.9 | 2,820 | — |
| 30 |  MacauMACEastern Asia | 2,308.5 | 2,130.9 | 2,664 | — |
| 31 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2,188.2 | 2,011.9 | 2,337 | — |
| 32 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2,145.0 | 1,863.6 | 2,425 | — |
| 33 |  Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 2,059.0 | 1,742.3 | 2,376 | — |
| 34 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 2,036.2 | 1,625.8 | 2,429 | — |
| 35 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1,952.4 | 1,779.9 | 2,110 | — |
| 36 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 1,951.6 | 1,718.0 | 2,175 | — |
| 37 |  GuamGUMMicronesia | 1,935.0 | — | — | — |
| 38 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1,844.4 | 1,765.9 | 1,912 | — |
| 39 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 1,680.2 | 1,532.3 | 1,813 | — |
| 40 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 1,648.3 | 1,575.4 | 1,732 | — |
| 41 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 1,640.4 | 1,472.4 | 1,810 | — |
| 42 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 1,619.8 | 1,447.1 | 1,809 | — |
| 43 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1,558.5 | 1,370.1 | 1,714 | — |
| 44 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 1,439.0 | — | — | — |
| 45 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 1,392.7 | 1,349.6 | 1,418 | — |
| 46 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1,382.6 | 932.2 | 1,704 | — |
| 47 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1,350.9 | 1,160.0 | 1,510 | — |
| 48 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 1,320.4 | 1,248.5 | 1,379 | — |
| 49 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,309.3 | 1,223.0 | 1,368 | — |
| 50 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 1,299.6 | 1,262.5 | 1,326 | — |
| 51 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1,284.0 | 1,196.4 | 1,359 | — |
| 52 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 1,243.0 | — | — | — |
| 53 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 1,228.5 | 1,046.6 | 1,372 | — |
| 54 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1,216.8 | 1,112.2 | 1,332 | — |
| 55 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 1,193.2 | 1,116.3 | 1,253 | — |
| 56 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1,137.2 | 1,026.9 | 1,245 | — |
| 57 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1,126.2 | 1,109.2 | 1,140 | — |
| 58 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1,126.1 | 1,054.2 | 1,153 | — |
| 59 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 1,118.1 | 943.5 | 1,269 | — |
| 60 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 1,107.9 | 1,037.7 | 1,160 | — |
| 61 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 1,078.9 | 1,057.0 | 1,092 | — |
| 62 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1,029.8 | — | — | — |
| 63 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1,013.8 | 838.1 | 1,128 | — |
| 64 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 1,010.1 | 763.0 | 1,210 | — |
| 65 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1,003.1 | 845.7 | 1,126 | — |
| 66 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 995.0 | 820.1 | 1,104 | — |
| 67 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 979.5 | — | — | — |
| 68 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 966.1 | 843.2 | 1,105 | — |
| 69 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 947.6 | 1,033.2 | 902 | Break in series |
| 70 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 907.1 | 839.2 | 947 | — |
| 71 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 864.5 | 726.4 | 956 | — |
| 72 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 857.8 | 866.9 | 853 | — |
| 73 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 822.4 | 758.9 | 870 | — |
| 74 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 820.4 | 711.3 | 911 | — |
| 75 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 794.5 | 729.2 | 823 | — |
| 76 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 786.3 | — | — | — |
| 77 |  PeruPERSouth America | 776.4 | 666.4 | 847 | — |
| 78 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 762.3 | 726.5 | 789 | — |
| 79 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 681.1 | 660.7 | 690 | Break in series |
| 80 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 668.5 | 608.3 | 726 | — |
| 81 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 630.6 | 699.4 | 594 | — |
| 82 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 624.7 | 637.9 | 617 | — |
| 83 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 617.7 | 575.2 | 657 | — |
| 84 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 592.9 | 501.1 | 705 | — |
| 85 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 574.8 | 593.3 | 563 | — |
| 86 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 572.3 | 519.3 | 603 | — |
| 87 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 568.7 | 538.7 | 590 | — |
| 88 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 556.9 | 356.1 | 640 | — |
| 89 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 531.3 | 529.9 | 533 | — |
| 90 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 521.2 | 406.6 | 625 | Break in series |
| 91 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 517.7 | 322.8 | 534 | — |
| 92 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 499.2 | 444.0 | 513 | — |
| 93 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 487.7 | 438.0 | 500 | Break in series |
| 94 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 447.0 | 284.1 | 477 | — |
| 95 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 444.3 | 397.5 | 468 | — |
| 96 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 424.1 | 364.2 | 453 | — |
| 97 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 401.3 | 360.2 | 432 | — |
| 98 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 390.1 | 358.2 | 429 | — |
| 99 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 381.9 | 321.2 | 411 | — |
| 100 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 379.4 | 367.3 | 384 | — |
| 101 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 344.2 | 222.0 | 387 | Break in series |
| 102 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 225.6 | 177.4 | 255 | Break in series |
| 103 | BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 114.6 | 136.4 | 107 | — |
02In 2014
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Belgium5,264.9
- 2Norway5,135.9
- 3Luxembourg4,954.6
- 4Netherlands4,523.0
- 5Austria4,330.9
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,243.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
032013 → 2014
Since 2013
What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +14 / −9countries joined / left
- 89values changed, of 89 in both
- 75 · 14rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Norway4,517.7 → 5,135.9+618.2
- Serbia1,275.0 → 1,844.4+569.3
- Saudi Arabia3,227.0 → 3,771.2+544.1
- Iceland3,008.0 → 3,473.4+465.3
- Qatar3,188.7 → 3,592.0+403.2
Fell most
- South Africa1,505.0 → 1,350.9−154.2
- Cyprus3,050.2 → 2,900.5−149.7
- Ireland3,753.2 → 3,633.9−119.3
- Namibia1,197.8 → 1,107.9−89.9
- Argentina1,082.8 → 1,003.1−79.7
+ Afghanistan+ Burundi+ Belize+ Brunei+ Cameroon+ Comoros+ Liberia+ North Macedonia+ Montenegro+ Niger+ New Zealand+ Rwanda+ Tanzania+ Uganda
− Bangladesh
− Bermuda
− Côte d’Ivoire
− Egypt
− Ethiopia
− Ghana
− Malawi
− Nigeria
− Timor-LesteBoth 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
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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 2014.
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.
108 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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07Questions
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2014: questions and answers
Which country has the highest average monthly earnings in Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2014?
Belgium, at 5,264.9, of the 103 countries in the file.
What year does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2014 describe?
2014.
How many countries does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2014 cover?
103.
Where can I download Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2014?
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Is Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2014 the newest?
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