Data for 2024
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024
2024, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024 covers 75 countries on 3 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 9,307; Rwanda is lowest, at 193. The middle country reads 1,636. Against 2023, 70 values changed (63 up, 7 down), 5 countries joined, 9 left.
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees · Data for 2024
HighestLuxembourg
9,307
LowestRwanda
193Shaded 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, 2024, 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 75 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 9,307 | 8,062 | 10,356.2 | — |
| 2 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 8,282 | 7,463 | 9,111.2 | — |
| 3 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 7,234 | 5,846 | 8,596.5 | — |
| 4 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 6,832 | 5,531 | 7,982.8 | — |
| 5 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 6,749 | 5,797 | 7,568.1 | — |
| 6 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 6,458 | 5,854 | 7,019.5 | — |
| 7 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 6,253 | 5,619 | 6,899.7 | — |
| 8 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 5,985 | 5,094 | 6,819.0 | — |
| 9 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 5,758 | 4,657 | 6,779.4 | — |
| 10 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 5,441 | 4,648 | 6,238.3 | — |
| 11 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 5,326 | 4,518 | 6,007.8 | — |
| 12 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 5,317 | 4,855 | 5,758.0 | — |
| 13 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 5,291 | 4,836 | 5,706.5 | — |
| 14 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 5,166 | 4,616 | 5,682.8 | — |
| 15 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 4,622 | 4,149 | 5,064.2 | — |
| 16 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 4,566 | 3,814 | 5,270.9 | — |
| 17 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 4,505 | 3,960 | 5,023.2 | — |
| 18 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 4,448 | 3,777 | 5,159.2 | — |
| 19 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 4,172 | 3,577 | 4,723.5 | — |
| 20 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 4,065 | 3,685 | 4,472.3 | — |
| 21 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 4,011 | 3,588 | 4,480.2 | — |
| 22 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 4,001 | 3,630 | 4,396.3 | — |
| 23 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 3,611 | 3,351 | 3,859.9 | — |
| 24 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 3,546 | 3,226 | 3,813.7 | — |
| 25 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 3,420 | 3,128 | 3,657.2 | — |
| 26 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 3,076 | 2,898 | 3,239.1 | — |
| 27 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3,064 | 2,772 | 3,356.8 | — |
| 28 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean | 2,660 | 2,541 | 2,791.9 | — |
| 29 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 2,485 | 2,264 | 2,692.2 | — |
| 30 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 2,451 | 2,221 | 2,667.3 | — |
| 31 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 2,311 | 2,146 | 2,458.5 | — |
| 32 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 2,270 | 2,144 | 2,350.0 | — |
| 33 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 2,245 | 2,055 | 2,342.3 | — |
| 34 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 2,096 | 1,947 | 2,255.8 | — |
| 35 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 2,079 | 1,834 | 2,265.2 | — |
| 36 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 1,843 | 1,802 | 1,873.2 | — |
| 37 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 1,727 | 1,818 | 1,656.2 | — |
| 38 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 1,636 | 1,460 | 1,793.8 | — |
| 39 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1,629 | 1,466 | 1,768.4 | — |
| 40 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 1,515 | 1,522 | 1,508.2 | — |
| 41 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 1,503 | 1,484 | 1,514.2 | — |
| 42 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 1,478 | 1,297 | 1,644.3 | — |
| 43 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1,405 | 1,227 | 1,534.2 | — |
| 44 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 1,392 | 1,211 | 1,527.7 | — |
| 45 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 1,352 | 1,221 | 1,396.7 | — |
| 46 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 1,250 | 1,118 | 1,364.3 | — |
| 47 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 1,249 | 1,233 | 1,262.1 | — |
| 48 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 1,239 | 1,037 | 1,418.7 | — |
| 49 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1,232 | 1,127 | 1,352.6 | — |
| 50 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 1,198 | 1,125 | 1,256.9 | — |
| 51 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 1,173 | 1,112 | 1,235.0 | — |
| 52 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 1,166 | 1,195 | 1,151.6 | — |
| 53 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 1,094 | 1,061 | 1,101.8 | — |
| 54 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 1,089 | 1,018 | 1,139.8 | — |
| 55 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1,046 | 791 | 1,137.3 | — |
| 56 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 1,038 | 929 | 1,102.2 | Break in series |
| 57 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 1,009 | 983 | 1,024.6 | — |
| 58 |  PeruPERSouth America | 964 | 862 | 1,036.7 | — |
| 59 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 915 | 821 | 979.2 | — |
| 60 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 893 | 924 | 872.9 | — |
| 61 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 864 | 823 | 915.8 | — |
| 62 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 862 | 936 | 823.5 | — |
| 63 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 836 | 759 | 878.4 | Break in series |
| 64 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 738 | 540 | 818.7 | — |
| 65 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 713 | 622 | 728.9 | Break in series |
| 66 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 589 | 559 | 603.5 | — |
| 67 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 558 | 510 | 584.0 | — |
| 68 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 555 | 356 | 610.2 | — |
| 69 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 546 | 460 | 599.9 | — |
| 70 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 516 | 412 | 570.3 | — |
| 71 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 470 | 383 | 487.0 | — |
| 72 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 406 | 380 | 429.0 | — |
| 73 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 359 | 290 | 391.6 | — |
| 74 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 288 | 230 | 315.3 | — |
| 75 | RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 193 | 147 | 229.8 | — |
02In 2024
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Luxembourg9,307
- 2Belgium8,282
- 3Netherlands7,234
- 4Austria6,832
- 5Norway6,749
Lowest
- 75Rwanda193
- 74Nigeria288
- 73Angola359
- 72Lesotho406
- 71Bangladesh470
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,636. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Women (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg8,062Lowest
Rwanda147Middle country: 1,522
Men (2021 PPP $)
Highest
Luxembourg10,356.2Lowest
Rwanda229.8Middle country: 1,768.4
032023 → 2024
Since 2023
What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +5 / −9countries joined / left
- 70values changed, of 70 in both
- 63 · 7rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Croatia2,965 → 4,622+1,657
- Bahamas1,796 → 2,660+864
- Mauritius933 → 1,629+696
- United States5,334 → 5,985+651
- Lithuania3,372 → 4,001+629
Fell most
- Norway7,138 → 6,749−389
- Sweden5,600 → 5,317−283
- Ghana783 → 546−236
- Angola502 → 359−142
- Burkina Faso526 → 516−10
+ Fiji+ Guyana+ Lesotho+ Nigeria+ Tanzania
− Armenia
− Antigua and Barbuda
− Georgia
− Equatorial Guinea
− Indonesia
− Cambodia
− Kiribati
− Palau
− TongaBoth 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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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 2024.
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.
72 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) (2024). Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/average-monthly-earnings/2024
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07Questions
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024: questions and answers
Which country has the highest average monthly earnings in Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024?
Luxembourg, at 9,307, of the 75 countries in the file.
What year does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024 describe?
2024.
How many countries does Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024 cover?
75.
Where can I download Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024?
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Is Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, 2024 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-29, when it was read from the publisher.