Data for 2021
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2021
2021, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2021 covers 90 countries on 3 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 6,917.5; Rwanda is lowest, at 139.6. The middle country reads 1,578.9. Against 2020, 78 values changed (60 up, 18 down), 12 countries joined, 16 left.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2021
HighestLuxembourg
6,917.5
LowestRwanda
139.6Shaded 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, 2021, 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 90 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 6,917.5 | 5,962.8 | 7,706.6 | — |
| 2 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 6,476.7 | 5,622.3 | 7,327.1 | — |
| 3 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 5,863.1 | 4,636.7 | 7,042.8 | — |
| 4 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 5,828.8 | 4,622.7 | 6,893.1 | — |
| 5 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 5,688.1 | 4,662.5 | 6,558.2 | — |
| 6 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 5,640.2 | 5,068.7 | 6,183.1 | — |
| 7 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 5,257.1 | — | — | Unreliable |
| 8 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 5,156.3 | 4,400.2 | 5,804.8 | — |
| 9 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 4,941.7 | 4,399.3 | 5,487.9 | — |
| 10 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 4,896.0 | 3,851.1 | 5,866.2 | — |
| 11 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 4,600.1 | 4,044.0 | 5,119.6 | — |
| 12 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 4,426.9 | 3,758.6 | 5,056.8 | — |
| 13 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4,425.8 | 3,973.5 | 4,849.3 | — |
| 14 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 4,419.6 | 4,190.2 | 4,603.8 | — |
| 15 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 4,397.4 | 3,776.3 | 4,888.7 | — |
| 16 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 4,046.6 | 3,716.7 | 4,351.0 | — |
| 17 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 4,014.6 | 3,053.1 | 4,622.3 | — |
| 18 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 3,962.5 | 3,575.2 | 4,311.4 | — |
| 19 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3,925.8 | 3,287.4 | 4,547.2 | — |
| 20 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 3,915.2 | 3,433.3 | 4,376.8 | — |
| 21 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3,602.3 | 3,056.5 | 4,128.8 | — |
| 22 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3,568.3 | 3,027.5 | 4,076.5 | — |
| 23 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3,472.3 | 2,854.3 | 4,105.1 | — |
| 24 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 3,370.3 | 3,015.3 | 3,678.4 | — |
| 25 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 3,322.6 | — | — | — |
| 26 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 3,240.7 | 2,922.6 | 3,564.1 | — |
| 27 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 3,198.2 | 2,914.2 | 3,429.9 | — |
| 28 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3,184.3 | 2,755.7 | 3,576.3 | — |
| 29 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 3,021.2 | 2,703.4 | 3,362.1 | — |
| 30 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2,977.9 | 2,696.3 | 3,282.6 | — |
| 31 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 2,808.7 | 2,317.2 | 3,081.0 | — |
| 32 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 2,781.6 | 2,559.8 | 2,990.4 | — |
| 33 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 2,699.6 | 2,141.8 | 3,242.6 | — |
| 34 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2,506.7 | 2,214.3 | 2,806.4 | — |
| 35 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2,461.2 | 2,346.9 | 2,549.1 | — |
| 36 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2,334.4 | 2,088.0 | 2,549.0 | — |
| 37 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 2,222.4 | 1,886.7 | 2,603.6 | — |
| 38 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 2,108.0 | 1,978.6 | 2,223.7 | — |
| 39 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 1,872.8 | 1,690.8 | 2,026.4 | — |
| 40 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1,825.8 | 1,641.0 | 1,986.3 | — |
| 41 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,731.2 | 1,713.3 | 1,743.5 | — |
| 42 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 1,683.1 | 1,549.2 | 1,765.5 | Break in series |
| 43 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 1,651.3 | 1,742.4 | 1,582.3 | Break in series |
| 44 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1,642.4 | 1,521.8 | 1,773.3 | — |
| 45 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 1,617.7 | 1,462.4 | 1,796.6 | — |
| 46 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 1,540.0 | 1,383.7 | 1,654.1 | — |
| 47 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1,516.5 | 1,143.8 | 1,764.2 | — |
| 48 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1,326.3 | 1,347.7 | 1,308.3 | — |
| 49 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1,308.5 | 1,227.5 | 1,345.2 | — |
| 50 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1,305.9 | — | — | — |
| 51 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,250.1 | 1,107.3 | 1,344.2 | Break in series |
| 52 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1,207.7 | 1,060.6 | 1,319.4 | — |
| 53 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1,203.9 | 1,017.9 | 1,363.9 | — |
| 54 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1,106.0 | 870.6 | 1,352.5 | — |
| 55 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 1,094.8 | 1,067.4 | 1,118.2 | — |
| 56 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1,081.1 | 1,015.1 | 1,157.1 | — |
| 57 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 994.0 | 1,046.4 | 968.2 | — |
| 58 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 985.5 | 894.1 | 1,060.7 | — |
| 59 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 979.5 | 1,013.8 | 972.6 | — |
| 60 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 974.5 | 904.8 | 1,005.7 | — |
| 61 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 945.0 | 841.2 | 1,044.0 | — |
| 62 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 938.1 | 910.7 | 955.9 | — |
| 63 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 903.1 | 679.5 | 977.8 | — |
| 64 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 902.7 | 859.2 | 940.9 | — |
| 65 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 898.3 | 831.6 | 949.4 | — |
| 66 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 888.8 | 806.3 | 943.2 | — |
| 67 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 884.9 | 837.4 | 929.9 | — |
| 68 |  PeruPERSouth America | 854.1 | 776.6 | 902.4 | — |
| 69 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 817.2 | 819.0 | 815.9 | — |
| 70 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 807.7 | 811.9 | 805.8 | — |
| 71 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 795.0 | 634.0 | 962.4 | — |
| 72 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 790.4 | 815.6 | 776.4 | — |
| 73 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 779.6 | 737.4 | 826.3 | — |
| 74 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 748.5 | 785.4 | 726.7 | Break in series |
| 75 |  TongaTONPolynesia | 741.8 | 631.6 | 815.7 | — |
| 76 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 714.1 | 737.2 | 701.5 | — |
| 77 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 708.0 | 637.2 | 724.3 | — |
| 78 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 685.5 | 627.8 | 728.4 | — |
| 79 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 682.7 | 613.2 | 730.2 | — |
| 80 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 669.1 | 610.5 | 705.9 | — |
| 81 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 618.3 | 536.6 | 702.4 | — |
| 82 |  Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 578.2 | 546.0 | 589.9 | — |
| 83 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 565.9 | 470.8 | 580.8 | — |
| 84 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 517.9 | 472.5 | 537.8 | — |
| 85 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 469.1 | 406.7 | 500.5 | Break in series |
| 86 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 462.0 | 373.7 | 500.4 | — |
| 87 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 439.2 | 282.1 | 510.7 | — |
| 88 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 435.7 | 345.2 | 474.3 | — |
| 89 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 312.3 | 256.0 | 343.6 | — |
| 90 | RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 139.6 | 108.4 | 164.2 | — |
02In 2021
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Luxembourg6,917.5
- 2Belgium6,476.7
- 3Netherlands5,863.1
- 4Germany5,828.8
- 5Austria5,688.1
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,578.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Women (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg5,962.8Lowest
Rwanda108.4Middle country: 1,383.7
Men (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg7,706.6Lowest
Rwanda164.2Middle country: 1,654.1
032020 → 2021
Since 2020
What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +12 / −16countries joined / left
- 78values changed, of 78 in both
- 60 · 18rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Italy1,913.0 → 4,397.4+2,484.5
- Greece1,460.0 → 3,198.2+1,738.2
- Malta3,583.3 → 5,257.1+1,673.9
- San Marino2,651.0 → 3,322.6+671.7
- Denmark5,152.6 → 5,640.2+487.6
Fell most
- Norway5,923.3 → 5,156.3−767.0
- Hungary2,108.0 → 1,872.8−235.2
- Czechia3,396.7 → 3,184.3−212.4
- Germany6,032.5 → 5,828.8−203.6
- Costa Rica1,884.0 → 1,731.2−152.8
+ Colombia+ Comoros+ Ethiopia+ Guatemala+ Israel+ Russia+ Rwanda+ El Salvador+ Eswatini+ Timor-Leste+ Tonga+ Uganda
− Afghanistan
− Burundi
− Bahrain
− Belize
− Iceland
− Kazakhstan
− Kyrgyzstan
− Mali
− Myanmar
− Malaysia
− Puerto Rico
− Qatar
− Saudi Arabia
− Tanzania
− Uruguay
− South AfricaBoth 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 2021.
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.
90 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: Unreliable, Break in series.
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2021). Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/average-monthly-earnings/2021
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07Questions
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2021: questions and answers
Which country has the highest average monthly earnings in Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2021?
Luxembourg, at 6,917.5, of the 90 countries in the file.
What year does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2021 describe?
2021.
How many countries does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2021 cover?
90.
Where can I download Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2021?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2021 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024.