Data for 2022
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2022
2022, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2022 covers 97 countries on 3 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 7,882; Rwanda is lowest, at 132. The middle country reads 1,424. Against 2021, 75 values changed (62 up, 13 down), 22 countries joined, 15 left.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2022
HighestLuxembourg
7,882
LowestRwanda
132Shaded 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, 2022, 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 97 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 7,882 | 7,083.59 | 8,529 | — |
| 2 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 6,928 | 6,122.45 | 7,721 | — |
| 3 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 6,403 | 5,097.73 | 7,650 | — |
| 4 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 6,135 | 4,939.16 | 7,183 | — |
| 5 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 5,945 | 4,756.51 | 6,972 | — |
| 6 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 5,844 | 4,973.74 | 6,603 | — |
| 7 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 5,769 | 5,203.01 | 6,293 | — |
| 8 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 5,567 | 5,000.49 | 6,133 | — |
| 9 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 5,240 | 4,163.89 | 6,232 | — |
| 10 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 5,182 | 4,693.22 | 5,633 | — |
| 11 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 4,845 | 4,276.70 | 5,374 | — |
| 12 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 4,837 | 3,992.62 | 5,645 | — |
| 13 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 4,719 | 4,021.51 | 5,273 | — |
| 14 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 4,525 | 3,461.29 | 5,228 | — |
| 15 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 4,506 | 4,165.66 | 4,818 | — |
| 16 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 4,351 | 3,857.24 | 4,802 | — |
| 17 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 4,226 | 4,322.72 | 4,191 | — |
| 18 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 4,144 | 3,614.62 | 4,655 | — |
| 19 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 4,064 | 3,460.30 | 4,641 | — |
| 20 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3,955 | 3,350.02 | 4,523 | — |
| 21 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3,946 | 3,266.69 | 4,629 | — |
| 22 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 3,480 | 3,181.48 | 3,551 | — |
| 23 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 3,466 | 3,062.01 | 3,849 | — |
| 24 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3,319 | 2,855.05 | 3,744 | — |
| 25 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 3,227 | 2,900.25 | 3,573 | — |
| 26 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 3,215 | 2,937.94 | 3,441 | — |
| 27 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 3,114 | 2,905.32 | 3,308 | — |
| 28 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 3,021 | 2,674.20 | 3,396 | — |
| 29 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 2,995 | 2,709.74 | 3,304 | — |
| 30 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 2,979 | — | — | — |
| 31 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 2,724 | 2,447.80 | 3,008 | — |
| 32 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 2,520 | 2,339.92 | 2,663 | — |
| 33 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 2,377 | 2,246.15 | 2,495 | — |
| 34 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2,250 | 2,028.19 | 2,458 | — |
| 35 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 2,167 | — | — | — |
| 36 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2,141 | 1,929.56 | 2,325 | — |
| 37 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 2,044 | 1,752.81 | 2,343 | — |
| 38 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1,857 | 1,727.58 | 1,971 | — |
| 39 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 1,793 | 1,670.92 | 1,927 | — |
| 40 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 1,792 | 1,647.73 | 1,880 | Break in series |
| 41 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,655 | 1,648.29 | 1,659 | — |
| 42 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1,649 | 1,287.67 | 1,892 | Unreliable |
| 43 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 1,603 | — | — | — |
| 44 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 1,550 | 1,399.97 | 1,663 | — |
| 45 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 1,543 | 1,633.85 | 1,479 | — |
| 46 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 1,540 | — | — | — |
| 47 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 1,447 | 1,277.46 | 1,602 | — |
| 48 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1,435 | — | — | — |
| 49 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1,424 | 1,431.27 | 1,418 | — |
| 50 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 1,399 | 1,306.25 | 1,444 | — |
| 51 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,338 | 1,180.79 | 1,448 | — |
| 52 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 1,294 | 1,030.37 | 1,561 | — |
| 53 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 1,267 | 1,223.94 | 1,305 | — |
| 54 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1,210 | 1,027.01 | 1,370 | — |
| 55 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1,207 | 1,042.31 | 1,333 | — |
| 56 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1,155 | 1,096.97 | 1,213 | — |
| 57 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 1,079 | 972.90 | 1,222 | — |
| 58 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 1,074 | 1,093.80 | 1,064 | — |
| 59 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 1,061 | 985.13 | 1,092 | — |
| 60 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 1,055 | 948.10 | 1,146 | — |
| 61 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 1,050 | 892.34 | 1,198 | — |
| 62 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 1,040 | 969.88 | 1,095 | — |
| 63 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 1,025 | 1,075.33 | 1,016 | — |
| 64 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1,016 | 1,000.03 | 1,029 | Break in series |
| 65 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 977 | 746.62 | 1,054 | — |
| 66 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 972 | 901.50 | 1,019 | — |
| 67 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 970 | 910.75 | 1,025 | — |
| 68 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 897 | 910.20 | 888 | Break in series |
| 69 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 875 | 793.61 | 918 | Break in series |
| 70 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 865 | 665.14 | 1,040 | — |
| 71 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 845 | 849.29 | 843 | — |
| 72 |  PeruPERSouth America | 844 | 740.97 | 913 | Break in series |
| 73 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 811 | 840.79 | 792 | — |
| 74 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 775 | 776.54 | 774 | — |
| 75 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 747 | 678.97 | 762 | — |
| 76 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 732 | 665.11 | 776 | — |
| 77 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 723 | 682.69 | 771 | — |
| 78 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 693 | 305.40 | 761 | Break in series |
| 79 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 675 | 569.99 | 735 | Break in series |
| 80 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 670 | 583.36 | 763 | — |
| 81 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 608 | 536.48 | 620 | — |
| 82 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 603 | 435.62 | 693 | — |
| 83 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 563 | 503.11 | 590 | — |
| 84 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 555 | 498.36 | 575 | — |
| 85 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 548 | 502.36 | 582 | — |
| 86 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 542 | 510.22 | 556 | — |
| 87 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 521 | 439.28 | 561 | — |
| 88 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 469 | 356.33 | 499 | — |
| 89 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 460 | 377.02 | 477 | — |
| 90 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 424 | 286.35 | 486 | — |
| 91 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 422 | 340.24 | 458 | — |
| 92 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 412 | 315.78 | 451 | — |
| 93 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 411 | 280.40 | 467 | — |
| 94 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 398 | 337.37 | 420 | — |
| 95 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 389 | 296.22 | 421 | — |
| 96 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 369 | 337.48 | 377 | — |
| 97 | RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 132 | 99.97 | 156 | — |
02In 2022
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Luxembourg7,882
- 2Belgium6,928
- 3Netherlands6,403
- 4Germany6,135
- 5Austria5,945
Lowest
- 97Rwanda132
- 96Niger369
- 95Togo389
- 94Guinea-Bissau398
- 93Benin411
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,424. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Women (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg7,083.59Lowest
Rwanda99.97Middle country: 1,202.36
Men (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg8,529Lowest
Rwanda156Middle country: 1,431
032021 → 2022
Since 2021
What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +22 / −15countries joined / left
- 75values changed, of 75 in both
- 62 · 13rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Luxembourg6,917 → 7,882+964
- Sweden4,426 → 5,182+756
- Norway5,156 → 5,844+688
- Finland4,942 → 5,567+625
- Netherlands5,863 → 6,403+540
Fell most
- San Marino3,323 → 2,979−343
- Sri Lanka683 → 548−135
- Panama1,651 → 1,543−108
- Slovakia2,334 → 2,250−84
- Ukraine1,618 → 1,540−78
+ Benin+ Burkina Faso+ Bangladesh+ Côte d’Ivoire+ Ghana+ Guinea-Bissau+ Kazakhstan+ Kyrgyzstan+ Laos+ Mali+ Montenegro+ Mozambique+ Niger+ Qatar+ Saudi Arabia+ Sudan+ Senegal+ Seychelles+ Chad+ Togo+ Uruguay+ Samoa
− Australia
− Comoros
− Ethiopia
− Guyana
− Israel
− Japan
− Cambodia
− Malta
− Pakistan
− Russia
− Singapore
− Eswatini
− Timor-Leste
− Tonga
− UgandaBoth 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 2022.
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.
99 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, Unreliable.
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2022). Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/average-monthly-earnings/2022
0622 held
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07Questions
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2022: questions and answers
Which country has the highest average monthly earnings in Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2022?
Luxembourg, at 7,882, of the 97 countries in the file.
What year does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2022 describe?
2022.
How many countries does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2022 cover?
97.
Where can I download Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2022?
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, 2022 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024.