Data for 2019
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2019
2019, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2019 covers 115 countries on 3 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 6,588.1; Uganda is lowest, at 318.6. The middle country reads 1,236.2. Against 2018, 91 values changed (83 up, 8 down), 24 countries joined, 9 left.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2019
HighestLuxembourg
6,588.1
LowestUganda
318.6Shaded 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, 2019, 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 115 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 6,588.1 | 5,707.8 | 7,360.32 | — |
| 2 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 6,041.6 | 5,160.8 | 6,902.29 | — |
| 3 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 5,297.1 | 4,468.3 | 6,044.47 | — |
| 4 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 5,118.5 | 3,974.4 | 6,195.49 | — |
| 5 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 4,962.3 | 4,228.3 | 5,692.67 | — |
| 6 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 4,935.1 | 3,871.5 | 5,817.49 | — |
| 7 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 4,607.5 | 4,128.2 | 5,077.46 | — |
| 8 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 4,595.0 | 4,036.1 | 5,182.32 | — |
| 9 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 4,542.9 | 3,494.8 | 5,506.47 | — |
| 10 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 4,265.6 | 4,046.8 | 4,496.45 | — |
| 11 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4,257.9 | 3,832.6 | 4,665.12 | — |
| 12 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 4,233.1 | 3,653.1 | 4,776.76 | — |
| 13 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 4,153.4 | 3,816.5 | 4,294.76 | — |
| 14 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 4,035.5 | 3,202.6 | 4,818.75 | — |
| 15 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean | 3,902.4 | 3,632.3 | 4,180.17 | — |
| 16 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 3,780.1 | 2,872.7 | 4,346.11 | — |
| 17 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 3,654.0 | 3,184.8 | 4,115.27 | — |
| 18 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 3,566.3 | 3,104.7 | 3,977.93 | — |
| 19 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 3,538.5 | 3,285.5 | 3,771.62 | — |
| 20 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3,525.5 | 2,919.9 | 4,133.11 | — |
| 21 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 3,417.9 | 2,969.2 | 3,852.45 | — |
| 22 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 3,384.6 | 3,052.0 | 3,633.29 | — |
| 23 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3,352.9 | 3,416.2 | 3,341.58 | — |
| 24 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3,285.2 | 2,643.2 | 3,928.45 | — |
| 25 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3,268.2 | 2,719.3 | 3,791.63 | — |
| 26 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3,227.4 | 2,733.5 | 3,683.56 | — |
| 27 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3,115.2 | 2,604.1 | 3,586.00 | — |
| 28 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 2,871.2 | 2,575.3 | 3,137.87 | — |
| 29 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 2,803.0 | 2,500.0 | 3,121.53 | — |
| 30 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 2,771.3 | — | — | — |
| 31 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2,636.6 | 2,152.4 | 2,895.96 | — |
| 32 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2,504.2 | 2,244.6 | 2,758.84 | — |
| 33 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 2,486.3 | 2,195.7 | 2,789.62 | — |
| 34 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2,460.1 | 2,154.6 | 2,768.69 | — |
| 35 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2,448.0 | 2,168.8 | 2,745.65 | — |
| 36 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2,352.3 | 2,158.6 | 2,529.26 | — |
| 37 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 2,152.3 | 1,962.6 | 2,317.10 | — |
| 38 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2,103.3 | 1,875.3 | 2,312.52 | — |
| 39 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2,021.6 | 1,951.6 | 2,072.99 | — |
| 40 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 1,998.2 | 1,926.3 | 2,047.78 | — |
| 41 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 1,945.6 | 1,711.9 | 2,142.21 | — |
| 42 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 1,902.4 | — | — | — |
| 43 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1,873.2 | 1,660.4 | 2,049.53 | — |
| 44 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,863.3 | 1,743.6 | 1,947.88 | — |
| 45 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1,833.9 | 1,689.4 | 1,964.03 | — |
| 46 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 1,754.9 | 1,485.8 | 2,061.04 | — |
| 47 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 1,665.7 | 1,635.6 | 1,688.92 | — |
| 48 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1,662.3 | 2,211.6 | 1,580.83 | — |
| 49 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 1,636.5 | — | — | — |
| 50 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 1,571.5 | 1,623.8 | 1,550.39 | Break in series |
| 51 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1,432.0 | 1,320.1 | 1,554.45 | — |
| 52 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1,431.8 | 1,318.0 | 1,530.27 | — |
| 53 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 1,415.3 | 1,142.3 | 1,685.78 | — |
| 54 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1,378.9 | 1,294.1 | 1,417.39 | — |
| 55 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1,337.9 | 936.6 | 1,608.67 | — |
| 56 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 1,329.8 | 1,170.1 | 1,515.22 | — |
| 57 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 1,270.3 | 1,113.6 | 1,411.29 | Break in series |
| 58 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1,236.2 | 1,252.3 | 1,222.66 | — |
| 59 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,207.0 | 1,042.8 | 1,314.20 | — |
| 60 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 1,186.3 | — | — | — |
| 61 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1,153.4 | 986.4 | 1,296.21 | — |
| 62 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 1,140.5 | 968.0 | 1,252.19 | — |
| 63 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1,112.0 | 948.6 | 1,227.37 | — |
| 64 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1,104.3 | — | — | — |
| 65 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1,057.4 | 826.3 | 1,294.89 | — |
| 66 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 1,026.8 | 968.6 | 1,076.98 | — |
| 67 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 994.4 | 822.1 | 1,182.86 | Break in series |
| 68 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 994.2 | 990.8 | 996.34 | — |
| 69 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 970.8 | 859.3 | 1,067.01 | — |
| 70 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 954.8 | 978.1 | 942.63 | — |
| 71 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 949.0 | 881.4 | 975.26 | — |
| 72 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 938.6 | 867.9 | 985.79 | — |
| 73 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 936.1 | 962.6 | 931.26 | — |
| 74 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 901.8 | 826.8 | 951.63 | — |
| 75 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 877.2 | 818.3 | 922.01 | — |
| 76 |  PeruPERSouth America | 827.9 | 733.6 | 890.48 | — |
| 77 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 827.1 | 807.2 | 841.78 | — |
| 78 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 825.8 | 737.2 | 907.53 | Break in series |
| 79 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 809.1 | 622.2 | 871.44 | — |
| 80 |  Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 803.6 | 878.1 | 771.38 | — |
| 81 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 772.0 | 683.5 | 887.47 | — |
| 82 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 766.1 | 769.9 | 764.39 | — |
| 83 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 754.5 | 756.7 | 753.26 | — |
| 84 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 749.3 | 684.1 | 794.83 | — |
| 85 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 736.9 | 568.9 | 890.49 | — |
| 86 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 722.1 | 689.4 | 753.53 | — |
| 87 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 709.7 | 735.3 | 694.21 | — |
| 88 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 678.8 | 628.5 | 717.14 | Break in series |
| 89 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 675.6 | 585.0 | 735.74 | — |
| 90 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 652.0 | 542.6 | 670.33 | — |
| 91 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 647.4 | 604.8 | 696.38 | — |
| 92 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 641.9 | 687.9 | 618.20 | — |
| 93 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 625.7 | 538.1 | 716.84 | — |
| 94 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 620.6 | 532.9 | 659.51 | — |
| 95 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 614.6 | 551.8 | 653.32 | — |
| 96 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 604.4 | 552.5 | 652.89 | — |
| 97 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 586.5 | 496.7 | 613.12 | — |
| 98 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 586.1 | 456.6 | 639.99 | — |
| 99 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 582.2 | 467.0 | 618.16 | — |
| 100 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 577.5 | 423.5 | 599.50 | — |
| 101 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 565.6 | 404.4 | 634.40 | Break in series |
| 102 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 537.3 | 451.2 | 589.91 | — |
| 103 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 524.7 | 478.6 | 552.37 | — |
| 104 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 508.4 | 307.0 | 586.32 | — |
| 105 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 488.8 | 464.9 | 512.60 | — |
| 106 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 480.2 | 404.7 | 518.66 | — |
| 107 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 460.0 | — | — | — |
| 108 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 408.9 | 321.9 | 445.12 | — |
| 109 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 375.2 | 324.7 | 388.89 | — |
| 110 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 369.6 | 251.6 | 425.24 | — |
| 111 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 347.7 | 243.3 | 387.24 | — |
| 112 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 341.3 | 271.1 | 375.76 | — |
| 113 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 333.2 | 323.0 | 336.70 | — |
| 114 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 322.1 | 292.8 | 338.93 | — |
| 115 | UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 318.6 | 280.9 | 336.09 | — |
02In 2019
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Luxembourg6,588.1
- 2Belgium6,041.6
- 3Norway5,297.1
- 4Netherlands5,118.5
- 5Iceland4,962.3
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,236.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Women (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg5,707.8Lowest
Benin243.3Middle country: 1,042.8
Men (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg7,360.32Lowest
Uganda336.09Middle country: 1,314.20
032018 → 2019
Since 2018
What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +24 / −9countries joined / left
- 91values changed, of 91 in both
- 83 · 8rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Luxembourg3,839.5 → 6,588.1+2,748.6
- Spain2,734.1 → 3,566.3+832.2
- Romania1,364.3 → 2,021.6+657.3
- Chile1,330.4 → 1,945.6+615.2
- Hungary1,743.3 → 2,352.3+608.9
+ Angola+ Armenia+ Benin+ Bahamas+ Botswana+ Côte d’Ivoire+ Guinea+ Guinea-Bissau+ Kenya+ Cambodia+ Kiribati+ Lebanon+ Lesotho+ Maldives+ Marshall Islands+ Niger+ Nigeria+ New Zealand+ Russia+ Senegal+ Togo+ Tajikistan+ Tunisia+ Uganda
− Antigua and Barbuda
− Curaçao
− Gambia
− Israel
− Macau
− Namibia
− Chad
− Tonga
− SamoaBoth 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 2019.
The position is ours
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Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
121 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, 2019: questions and answers
Which country has the highest average monthly earnings in Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2019?
Luxembourg, at 6,588.1, of the 115 countries in the file.
What year does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2019 describe?
2019.
How many countries does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2019 cover?
115.
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