Data for 2020
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2020
2020, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2020 covers 94 countries on 3 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 6,541.3; Burundi is lowest, at 152.8. The middle country reads 1,569.4. Against 2019, 89 values changed (65 up, 24 down), 5 countries joined, 26 left.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2020
HighestLuxembourg
6,541.3
LowestBurundi
152.8Shaded 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, 2020, 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 94 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 6,541.3 | 5,739.8 | 7,243 | — |
| 2 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 6,320.7 | 5,454.7 | 7,187 | — |
| 3 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 6,032.5 | 4,648.6 | 7,259 | — |
| 4 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 5,923.3 | 4,976.5 | 6,776 | — |
| 5 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 5,551.6 | 4,828.0 | 6,251 | — |
| 6 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 5,468.1 | 4,228.7 | 6,620 | — |
| 7 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 5,307.2 | 4,292.4 | 6,144 | — |
| 8 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 5,152.6 | 4,574.4 | 5,685 | — |
| 9 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 4,769.6 | 4,204.1 | 5,346 | — |
| 10 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 4,663.6 | 3,627.8 | 5,614 | — |
| 11 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 4,502.2 | 3,925.0 | 5,037 | Break in series |
| 12 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4,243.0 | 3,772.2 | 4,704 | — |
| 13 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 4,228.3 | 4,079.1 | 4,401 | — |
| 14 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 4,227.6 | 4,025.6 | 4,302 | — |
| 15 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 3,996.7 | 3,384.9 | 4,590 | — |
| 16 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 3,867.3 | 2,947.1 | 4,443 | — |
| 17 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 3,826.2 | 3,422.3 | 4,185 | — |
| 18 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 3,747.8 | 3,436.3 | 4,035 | — |
| 19 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 3,708.7 | 3,245.3 | 4,148 | — |
| 20 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3,644.8 | 3,019.0 | 4,299 | — |
| 21 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 3,583.3 | 3,179.6 | 3,873 | — |
| 22 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3,523.3 | 2,979.4 | 4,012 | — |
| 23 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3,411.6 | 2,880.8 | 3,917 | — |
| 24 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3,396.7 | 2,838.5 | 3,921 | — |
| 25 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3,385.4 | 2,772.5 | 4,024 | — |
| 26 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 3,183.4 | 2,817.0 | 3,564 | — |
| 27 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3,138.0 | 2,899.8 | 3,179 | — |
| 28 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 3,057.1 | 2,640.7 | 3,422 | — |
| 29 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2,804.4 | 2,533.7 | 3,060 | — |
| 30 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2,723.3 | 2,228.5 | 2,999 | — |
| 31 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2,665.9 | 2,409.4 | 2,932 | — |
| 32 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 2,656.1 | 2,363.2 | 2,969 | — |
| 33 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 2,651.0 | — | — | — |
| 34 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2,542.7 | 2,246.3 | 2,842 | — |
| 35 |  Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 2,381.4 | 2,212.7 | 2,550 | — |
| 36 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2,314.4 | 2,062.7 | 2,548 | — |
| 37 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2,148.7 | 2,058.0 | 2,217 | — |
| 38 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2,108.0 | 1,877.3 | 2,312 | — |
| 39 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 1,933.8 | 1,791.8 | 2,061 | — |
| 40 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 1,913.0 | 1,705.2 | 2,084 | — |
| 41 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,884.0 | 1,806.1 | 1,936 | — |
| 42 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 1,865.9 | 1,837.9 | 1,885 | — |
| 43 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1,780.2 | 2,345.0 | 1,694 | — |
| 44 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1,681.6 | 1,527.8 | 1,814 | — |
| 45 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 1,679.4 | 1,764.2 | 1,610 | Break in series |
| 46 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 1,603.0 | 1,443.9 | 1,700 | Break in series |
| 47 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 1,580.9 | 1,403.9 | 1,734 | — |
| 48 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 1,558.0 | 1,336.2 | 1,781 | — |
| 49 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1,506.4 | 1,128.4 | 1,760 | — |
| 50 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 1,494.0 | 1,336.5 | 1,680 | — |
| 51 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1,489.4 | 1,383.7 | 1,605 | — |
| 52 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1,460.0 | 1,352.9 | 1,554 | — |
| 53 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1,351.3 | 1,271.4 | 1,387 | — |
| 54 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 1,331.6 | 1,190.8 | 1,460 | Break in series |
| 55 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,308.7 | 1,212.6 | 1,370 | — |
| 56 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1,280.0 | 1,301.7 | 1,262 | — |
| 57 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1,209.4 | 1,047.6 | 1,349 | — |
| 58 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1,190.3 | — | — | — |
| 59 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 1,076.0 | 828.7 | 1,288 | — |
| 60 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1,060.1 | 941.5 | 1,144 | Break in series |
| 61 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 1,049.2 | 940.0 | 1,139 | — |
| 62 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 1,039.4 | 1,001.0 | 1,071 | — |
| 63 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1,032.9 | 921.6 | 1,156 | — |
| 64 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1,030.2 | 798.2 | 1,257 | — |
| 65 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 960.0 | 857.7 | 1,006 | — |
| 66 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 946.1 | 987.9 | 938 | — |
| 67 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 936.9 | 869.7 | 980 | — |
| 68 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 920.2 | 1,024.6 | 870 | Break in series |
| 69 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 916.6 | 829.7 | 1,001 | — |
| 70 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 901.3 | 839.5 | 948 | — |
| 71 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 861.6 | 646.3 | 932 | — |
| 72 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 861.1 | 759.8 | 861 | — |
| 73 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 837.9 | 791.6 | 882 | Break in series |
| 74 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 836.3 | 686.8 | 851 | Break in series |
| 75 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 808.3 | 750.0 | 850 | — |
| 76 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 798.8 | 700.3 | 929 | — |
| 77 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 793.9 | 631.8 | 958 | — |
| 78 |  PeruPERSouth America | 789.5 | 728.2 | 826 | Break in series |
| 79 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 736.0 | 774.6 | 713 | — |
| 80 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 716.1 | 807.6 | 666 | Break in series |
| 81 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 704.9 | 658.1 | 756 | — |
| 82 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 681.0 | 607.5 | 740 | — |
| 83 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 664.2 | 577.0 | 683 | — |
| 84 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 631.3 | 585.0 | 661 | Break in series |
| 85 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 613.1 | 595.4 | 621 | Break in series |
| 86 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 610.8 | 542.1 | 681 | — |
| 87 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 604.2 | 527.8 | 656 | — |
| 88 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 563.4 | 441.8 | 576 | Break in series |
| 89 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 559.1 | 519.1 | 578 | — |
| 90 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 515.9 | 395.6 | 564 | — |
| 91 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 475.5 | 405.9 | 511 | — |
| 92 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 431.4 | 397.6 | 454 | — |
| 93 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 424.1 | 323.0 | 455 | — |
| 94 | BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 152.8 | 134.9 | 163 | — |
02In 2020
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Luxembourg6,541.3
- 2Belgium6,320.7
- 3Germany6,032.5
- 4Norway5,923.3
- 5Iceland5,551.6
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,569.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Women (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg5,739.8Lowest
Burundi134.9Middle country: 1,393.8
Men (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Germany7,259Lowest
Burundi163Middle country: 1,697
032019 → 2020
Since 2019
What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +5 / −26countries joined / left
- 89values changed, of 89 in both
- 65 · 24rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Germany4,035.5 → 6,032.5+1,996.9
- Norway5,297.1 → 5,923.3+626.2
- Iceland4,962.3 → 5,551.6+589.4
- South Africa524.7 → 1,076.0+551.3
- Denmark4,607.5 → 5,152.6+545.1
Fell most
- Serbia2,152.3 → 1,681.6−470.6
- Chile1,945.6 → 1,580.9−364.8
- Hungary2,352.3 → 2,108.0−244.3
- Saudi Arabia3,352.9 → 3,138.0−215.0
- Belize994.2 → 861.1−133.1
+ Afghanistan+ Burundi+ Bosnia and Herzegovina+ Puerto Rico+ Tanzania
− Benin
− Burkina Faso
− Bahamas
− Côte d’Ivoire
− Colombia
− Guinea
− Guinea-Bissau
− Guatemala
− Kenya
− Kiribati
− Lebanon
− Lesotho
− Maldives
− Marshall Islands
− Montenegro
− Niger
− Nigeria
− Russia
− Senegal
− El Salvador
− Seychelles
− Togo
− Tajikistan
− Tunisia
− Uganda
− KosovoBoth 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 2020.
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.
85 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) (2020). Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/average-monthly-earnings/2020
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07Questions
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2020: questions and answers
Which country has the highest average monthly earnings in Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2020?
Luxembourg, at 6,541.3, of the 94 countries in the file.
What year does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2020 describe?
2020.
How many countries does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2020 cover?
94.
Where can I download Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2020?
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Is Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2020 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024.