Data for 2017
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2017
2017, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2017 covers 102 countries on 3 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 5,720.7; Rwanda is lowest, at 153.4. The middle country reads 1,265.8. Against 2016, 87 values changed (64 up, 23 down), 15 countries joined, 17 left.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2017
HighestLuxembourg
5,720.7
LowestRwanda
153.4Shaded 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, 2017, 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 102 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 5,720.7 | 4,843.6 | 6,447.7 | — |
| 2 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 5,431.3 | 4,607.1 | 6,225.0 | — |
| 3 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 4,790.9 | 4,079.8 | 5,453.4 | — |
| 4 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 4,755.4 | 3,656.4 | 5,788.3 | — |
| 5 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 4,533.0 | 3,505.5 | 5,409.3 | — |
| 6 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 4,356.2 | 3,871.7 | 4,870.7 | — |
| 7 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 4,229.5 | 3,248.3 | 5,118.2 | — |
| 8 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 4,205.4 | 3,751.3 | 4,656.8 | — |
| 9 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 4,062.6 | 3,499.6 | 4,625.6 | — |
| 10 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 3,970.1 | 3,294.3 | 4,615.3 | — |
| 11 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 3,955.2 | 3,399.8 | 4,472.5 | — |
| 12 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 3,863.8 | 3,406.1 | 4,311.3 | — |
| 13 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3,850.8 | 3,664.3 | 4,037.4 | — |
| 14 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 3,845.0 | 3,450.4 | 4,004.7 | — |
| 15 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 3,771.9 | 3,210.4 | 4,335.6 | — |
| 16 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 3,566.6 | 2,779.2 | 4,280.5 | — |
| 17 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3,496.5 | 3,544.9 | 3,489.3 | — |
| 18 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 3,473.5 | 2,564.3 | 4,012.8 | — |
| 19 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3,313.7 | 2,651.3 | 3,958.2 | — |
| 20 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 3,269.8 | 2,812.6 | 3,713.6 | — |
| 21 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 3,246.2 | 3,635.4 | 3,122.1 | Break in series |
| 22 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 3,161.4 | 2,949.1 | 3,350.1 | — |
| 23 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 3,155.2 | 2,813.9 | 3,410.4 | — |
| 24 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3,024.7 | 2,654.7 | 3,363.8 | — |
| 25 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3,011.6 | 2,473.8 | 3,517.7 | — |
| 26 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2,851.2 | 2,243.1 | 3,461.0 | — |
| 27 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 2,690.0 | — | — | — |
| 28 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 2,658.1 | 2,348.2 | 2,942.0 | — |
| 29 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2,619.3 | 2,123.6 | 2,883.2 | — |
| 30 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2,603.6 | 2,354.0 | 2,826.3 | — |
| 31 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2,539.7 | 2,114.2 | 2,914.9 | — |
| 32 |  MacauMACEastern Asia | 2,525.1 | 2,525.1 | 2,693.5 | — |
| 33 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 2,444.8 | 2,143.2 | 2,761.2 | — |
| 34 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2,228.3 | 1,957.2 | 2,498.8 | — |
| 35 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2,072.4 | 1,854.5 | 2,276.9 | — |
| 36 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2,051.6 | 1,903.4 | 2,210.9 | — |
| 37 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 1,976.9 | 1,787.2 | 2,179.4 | — |
| 38 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1,899.5 | 1,765.5 | 2,021.0 | — |
| 39 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 1,793.1 | — | — | — |
| 40 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 1,755.9 | 1,790.0 | 1,730.8 | — |
| 41 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 1,746.1 | 1,578.2 | 1,902.2 | — |
| 42 |  New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 1,743.7 | 1,625.8 | 1,841.8 | — |
| 43 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 1,728.9 | 1,664.7 | 1,773.4 | — |
| 44 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1,705.0 | 1,512.4 | 1,865.1 | — |
| 45 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 1,698.2 | 1,570.4 | 1,811.6 | — |
| 46 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,674.4 | 1,596.1 | 1,724.9 | — |
| 47 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 1,493.5 | 1,263.3 | 1,762.3 | — |
| 48 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1,472.7 | 1,384.5 | 1,556.3 | — |
| 49 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1,345.3 | 1,246.2 | 1,427.5 | — |
| 50 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1,307.5 | 1,106.1 | 1,478.3 | — |
| 51 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1,277.3 | 1,175.4 | 1,388.6 | — |
| 52 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1,254.2 | 1,188.0 | 1,281.8 | — |
| 53 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 1,251.3 | 1,116.8 | 1,357.6 | — |
| 54 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,210.2 | 1,030.3 | 1,334.5 | — |
| 55 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 1,201.6 | 970.3 | 1,430.6 | — |
| 56 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 1,179.4 | 1,020.7 | 1,321.8 | — |
| 57 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1,174.8 | 1,182.0 | 1,168.8 | — |
| 58 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1,159.0 | 958.3 | 1,295.6 | — |
| 59 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1,097.1 | 696.9 | 1,376.5 | — |
| 60 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 1,071.3 | — | — | — |
| 61 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 1,071.0 | 1,027.5 | 1,103.7 | — |
| 62 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 1,047.5 | 962.4 | 1,069.4 | Break in series |
| 63 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 999.7 | 889.5 | 1,128.8 | — |
| 64 |  DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 969.8 | 979.2 | 967.6 | Break in series |
| 65 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 962.1 | — | — | — |
| 66 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 958.1 | — | — | — |
| 67 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 929.1 | 971.1 | 911.8 | Break in series |
| 68 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 928.0 | 872.1 | 974.0 | — |
| 69 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 926.1 | 831.5 | 986.6 | — |
| 70 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 869.4 | 870.2 | 868.9 | — |
| 71 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 852.6 | 758.4 | 933.3 | — |
| 72 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 826.5 | 807.6 | 837.2 | — |
| 73 |  PeruPERSouth America | 772.1 | 667.5 | 842.3 | — |
| 74 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 742.3 | 720.1 | 759.4 | — |
| 75 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 735.0 | 629.8 | 868.6 | — |
| 76 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 716.2 | 671.5 | 749.1 | — |
| 77 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 700.3 | 704.1 | 698.8 | — |
| 78 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 690.4 | 733.6 | 664.2 | Break in series |
| 79 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 657.6 | 658.6 | 657.1 | — |
| 80 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 644.0 | 674.2 | 628.9 | — |
| 81 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 629.3 | 553.1 | 651.6 | — |
| 82 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 628.2 | 648.8 | 616.1 | — |
| 83 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 621.7 | 507.1 | 733.2 | — |
| 84 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 620.4 | 571.9 | 650.7 | Break in series |
| 85 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 608.2 | 560.5 | 652.9 | — |
| 86 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 606.5 | 584.1 | 628.2 | — |
| 87 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 593.6 | 535.7 | 628.1 | — |
| 88 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 586.5 | 449.0 | 640.9 | Break in series |
| 89 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 582.8 | 492.4 | 677.0 | — |
| 90 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 574.7 | 498.2 | 617.1 | — |
| 91 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 574.0 | 364.3 | 610.3 | — |
| 92 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 525.6 | 450.5 | 600.7 | — |
| 93 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 496.9 | 363.6 | 558.5 | Break in series |
| 94 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 467.8 | 396.3 | 503.7 | — |
| 95 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 465.5 | 435.1 | 501.5 | — |
| 96 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 454.8 | 379.9 | 480.3 | — |
| 97 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 427.7 | 402.5 | 452.9 | Break in series |
| 98 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 407.2 | 381.2 | 415.2 | — |
| 99 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 369.7 | 333.7 | 382.2 | Break in series |
| 100 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 351.7 | 216.6 | 404.5 | — |
| 101 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 314.6 | 243.0 | 350.3 | Break in series |
| 102 | RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 153.4 | 114.6 | 184.7 | Break in series |
02In 2017
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Luxembourg5,720.7
- 2Belgium5,431.3
- 3Norway4,790.9
- 4Netherlands4,755.4
- 5Austria4,533.0
Lowest
- 102Rwanda153.4
- 101Uganda314.6
- 100Mali351.7
- 99Togo369.7
- 98Bangladesh407.2
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,265.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Women (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg4,843.6Lowest
Rwanda114.6Middle country: 1,182.0
Men (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg6,447.7Lowest
Rwanda184.7Middle country: 1,427.5
032016 → 2017
Since 2016
What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +15 / −17countries joined / left
- 87values changed, of 87 in both
- 64 · 23rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Liberia1,529.2 → 3,246.2+1,716.9
- Iceland3,454.5 → 3,970.1+515.5
- Luxembourg5,391.4 → 5,720.7+329.3
- Costa Rica1,390.1 → 1,674.4+284.3
- Qatar3,609.8 → 3,845.0+235.2
Fell most
- Georgia1,080.8 → 582.8−498.0
- Jordan1,353.4 → 1,047.5−305.8
- Azerbaijan1,210.4 → 1,097.1−113.3
- Egypt739.3 → 629.3−110.0
- Slovakia1,845.7 → 1,746.1−99.6
+ Argentina+ Côte d’Ivoire+ Djibouti+ Ghana+ Laos+ Myanmar+ Montenegro+ New Caledonia+ Nepal+ Rwanda+ San Marino+ Togo+ Uganda+ Samoa+ Zambia
− Bosnia and Herzegovina
− Barbados
− DR Congo
− Fiji
− Guam
− Hong Kong
− Israel
− Kenya
− Cambodia
− Kuwait
− Saint Lucia
− Maldives
− Namibia
− Suriname
− Eswatini
− Timor-Leste
− Trinidad and TobagoBoth 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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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 2017.
The position is ours
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Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
100 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
Some readings carry a flag
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07Questions
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2017: questions and answers
Which country has the highest average monthly earnings in Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2017?
Luxembourg, at 5,720.7, of the 102 countries in the file.
What year does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2017 describe?
2017.
How many countries does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2017 cover?
102.
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